Articles

Ageing G-r-r-acefully

By Stan Persky | May 18, 2018

I’m mad as hell and…

Words Falling on Disabled Ears

By Stan Persky | May 3, 2018

Trump is deciding whether to pull out of the Iran deal. French president Emmanuel Macron had some friendly advice.

Monday, Monday in Europe… You Gave Me No Warning

By Stan Persky | March 8, 2018

In Italy, La Dolce Vita turns sour; in Germany, “stability” is still in fashion; in Switzerland, yodel-oh.

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy (Part MMXVIII)

By Stan Persky | February 15, 2018

Some mornings, we sit by the waters of Babylon and scroll down.

Vancouver: I’m Not Proud of This

By Stan Persky | December 11, 2017

The Vancouver Pride Society wants to ban uniformed police from the annual Pride parade. Is this something we should take pride in?

Berlin notebook: Antifa, “Fascists,” and the Real Thing in the Streets of Warsaw

By Stan Persky | November 13, 2017

Straight from the front lines of Facebook to your ear (and God’s, and the CIA’s).

Letter from Berlin: “Mutti” Merkel in the Middle

By Stan Persky | September 29, 2017

German chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term, the Far Right won seats in Parliament for the first time since Hitler. Dooney’s is on-site to read the tea-leaves.

Xenophobic nationalism: Myanmar’s curse

By Daniel Gawthrop | September 25, 2017

Dan Gawthrop on genocide-in-progress. The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar.

Trump’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

By Stan Persky | September 6, 2017

The end of the world used to include Death, War, Famine and Pestilence. The 2017 edition features Climate Change, Civil War, Nuclear Armageddon, and Trump. And don’t forget the Pink Lady.What’s a Dreamer to do?

An Interview with Jenny Mastoraki

By Myrna Kostash | September 4, 2017

Myrna Kostash pulls a 1982 Interview with Greek poet and translator Jenny Mastoraki from the memory vault. We think its worth publishing.