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RIP Henry Hoekema

By Brian Fawcett | October 12, 2017

A belated obituary for a man who deserved better than he got from life.

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.

John Asbhbery (1927-2017)

By Stan Persky | September 4, 2017

John Ashbbery.

Andrew Struthers’ Hippie Calculations

By John Harris | August 21, 2017

John Harris reviews Andrew Struthers’ new book from New Star Press.

Monday Monday: Keeping Up with the Trumps

By Stan Persky | August 5, 2017

It’s a brand new week. What’s the tweeter-in-chief gonna do today? Keeping up with the Trumps is exhausting.

Against Tyranny: an urgent review of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny

By Brian Fawcett | July 24, 2017

Why you need to read this book — now.

Omar Khadr: Window on the Canadian Soul

By Daniel Gawthrop | July 11, 2017

Thinking through the controversy over a child soldier.