Vancouver: After the 2010 Riot

The 2010 Olympics are over, and we're told that everything is back to normal. Wrong. Vancouver will never be the same. Never mind what the news jockeys said about the thrilling celebration of our nation's proud heritage, showcasing our city, hosting the admiring elite of the world, promoting our youth, and attracting new business and tourism. It's all bullshit. For us here at ground zero, the Olympics turned the Lower Mainland into a nightmare landscape of security zones, armed troops, and police traps. And guess what? The nightmare didn't end when the circus left town.

Give Bush a piece of your mind

An unlikely hero has emerged from the shoe throwing incident in Baghdad this week. Muntadar al-Zaidi seized the moment and gave W a piece of his mind. This gives new meaning to the term "sitting duck". Anyshits, here’s your chance to tell Bush everything you’ve been wanting to tell him,...

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Come Home to Roost

In this week’s sedition, we take a look at the so-called “War on Cops” in the United Snakes, simmering anti-cop sentiment in the UK and the fallout stemming from Turkey’s recent failed coup. If you love what we do, consider supporting us! On the musical break we’ve got Rocky Rivera...

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A Brief History of the Modern Police

In light of fresh police murders of black men in the United Snakes, we bring you this interview with Kristian Williams, author of “Our Enemies in Blue.” This was originally published in 2009. Save In light of fresh police murders of black men in the United Snakes, we bring you...

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The Plague of Nationalism

  This week we unpack the historic #Brexit vote in the UK, which has sparked a political crisis and generalized a populist anti-immigrant sentiment. If you love what we do, consider supporting us! For the musical break, we’ve got Caxton Press, with Broken Dreams. We then shift our attention to...

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BLOCK EVERYTHING

This week we catch up on the multi-layered insurrection taking place in France, where the state is struggling to get a handle on things, amidst regular protests, strikes, fuel shortages, and the general drunken chaos of soccer hooliganism. If you love what we do, consider supporting us! For the musical...

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THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY

  This week we look at the current turmoil in South America, where the so-called “pink tide” is beginning to recede in Venezuela and Brazil as the United Snakes seeks to exploit political and economic crises for its geopolitical gain. If you love what we do, consider supporting us! For...

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Smashing the Fortress

  This week, we take a look at the tens of thousands of migrants tapped in limbo in Europe, facing down the prospect of being deported back to the war zones they’ve just escaped. If you love what we do, consider supporting us! For the musical break, we’ve got The...

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