FIRST PERSON: Police Abuses at the G-20 Protests
TORONTO — The anti-G20 protests this past Saturday were portrayed in the mainstream media here and in the United…
The Indypendent
TORONTO — The anti-G20 protests this past Saturday were portrayed in the mainstream media here and in the United…
Wastelands: Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish Proved Poetry Can Be for the People
Mural By Mahmoud Darwish, Translation by Rema Hammami and John Berger Verso, 2009 “Something is wrong with America’s moral…
Mayoral Election: Can I Get an AMEN?!
As Bloomberg and the real estate industry gentrifies the city, performance activist Reverend Billy Talen is preaching a gospel of neighborhood revival. But,…
Poetic Tension: A Review of Poets for Palestine
Poets For Palestine Edited By Remi Kanazi Al Jisser Group, 2008 There is often a fear among critics of…
The Church of Stop Bloomberg: Reverend Billy Launches Longshot Mayoral Bid
It’s hard to imagine someone as different from New York’s current mayor, Michael Bloomberg, as performance-activist William Talen (a.k.a.…
First Person: Israeli Peace Activists Continue to Protest
While a strong majority of Israelis supported the military siege of Gaza, there are some outspoken Israeli opponents of…
For those of you thinking of moving to Canada, if McCain wins… not so fast. You would be moving…