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Guardians of the Truth? Notes on MSM

By Stan Persky | March 26, 2019

Stan Persky checks out the “guardians of the truth,” and puts in a good word for mainstream media (MSM). It’s “breaking news.”

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This Year’s Question

By Stan Persky | February 25, 2019

Can Democracy Work? asks James Miller. It’s not only this year’s question, it’s a question for the ages, from ancient Athens to the Trumpian present.

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Good Country for Old Men

By John Harris | February 5, 2019

Two senior Vancouver poets, George Bowering and George Stanley, do a book together. John Harris reads and reviews.

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Alexander Meiklejohn: Free Speech Theorist, Teacher, and Activist

By R. J. Rowan | January 31, 2019

Bob Rowan tells a free speech story about a too-little-known American philosopher, Alexander Meiklejohn.

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Old People’s Socialist League

By Sidney Australia | January 17, 2019

Old Socialists, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your walkers.

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In the Land of Oz

By Stan Persky | December 28, 2018

Amos Oz, 1939-2018. Reading “A Tale of Love and Darkness.”

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Taking the Piss out of Donald Trump

By Brian Fawcett | November 7, 2018

David Shields thinks Trump is missing an “inner life.” Brian Fawcett checks.

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MeMeMe! … and It

By Stan Persky | October 20, 2018

Stan Persky tries to get through the day… a day all about, well, Stan Persky.

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McCain’s Meme

By Stan Persky | September 2, 2018

The message from John McCain’s funeral.

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After the Asshole Apocalypse

By Daniel Gawthrop | August 27, 2018

How to keep thinking and acting during and after the Apocalypse. Dan Gawthrop has a few practical suggestions.

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