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disability issues Comedian Mike Ward ordered to pay 35k+ in damages for offensive comedy swallow Aug 8 2016 - 8:59pm 137
international news and politics Venezuela right-wing opposition wins control of National Assembly by a landslide kropotkin1951 Aug 8 2016 - 8:54pm 149
international news and politics Jill Stein For President radiorahim Aug 8 2016 - 8:53pm 112
international news and politics Milosevic exonerated, as the NATO war machine moves on swallow Aug 8 2016 - 8:43pm 18
babblers helping babblers Choosing a Linux desktop radiorahim Aug 8 2016 - 8:32pm 76
canadian politics Queen of Chaos, The Misadventures of Hillary Clinton ikosmos Aug 8 2016 - 8:27pm 41
international news and politics Jeremy Corbyn swallow Aug 8 2016 - 8:25pm 306
international news and politics Russia 2 Mr. Magoo Aug 8 2016 - 7:43pm 452
international news and politics Ukraine 4 Geoff Aug 8 2016 - 7:26pm 510
canadian politics Proportional Representation part 3 Mr. Magoo Aug 8 2016 - 6:10pm 134
international news and politics 2016 presidential election campaign 2 NorthReport Aug 8 2016 - 5:44pm 404
international news and politics The Trump phenomenon NorthReport Aug 8 2016 - 5:42pm 428
canadian politics Greens adopt BDS as official party policy ikosmos Aug 8 2016 - 5:04pm 15
body and soul Bless Me Now With Your Fierce Tears XI ikosmos Aug 8 2016 - 1:15pm 370
international news and politics All hail the peacemakers 19 CMOT Dibbler Aug 8 2016 - 12:58pm 406
humanities & culture Explain why you are (NOT) watching the Olympic spectacle in Rio. ikosmos Aug 8 2016 - 12:21pm 24
international news and politics War in Syria 2 ikosmos Aug 8 2016 - 11:57am 600
international news and politics Turkey: Coup d'état ikosmos Aug 8 2016 - 11:43am 120
humanities & culture "All social organizing is science fiction." adrienne maree brown ikosmos Aug 8 2016 - 11:28am 3
labour and consumption French economist shows inequality trends gaining strength ygtbk Aug 8 2016 - 11:20am 10
introductions New here, author and debater from Sweden MegB Aug 8 2016 - 10:33am 2
canadian politics Publisher, author and political agitator Mel Hurtig dies at 84 mark_alfred Aug 8 2016 - 9:59am 7
international news and politics BDS campaign... still working! epaulo13 Aug 8 2016 - 6:58am 112
canadian politics TPP may die because.of.Canada. epaulo13 Aug 8 2016 - 6:30am 186
environmental justice Climate Change: I don't want to talk about it Doug Woodard Aug 8 2016 - 4:30am 233
alberta and british columbia Mt. Polley mine disaster -- Imperial Metals tailings pond rupture iyraste1313 Aug 7 2016 - 10:31pm 69
canadian politics NDP leadership race 2 Geoff Aug 7 2016 - 10:17pm 231
activism 5Stars Movement - Italy Mr. Magoo Aug 7 2016 - 8:40pm 3
international news and politics Obama's Next Supreme Court Nominee NorthReport Aug 7 2016 - 7:54pm 9
activism Autonomy: an idea whose time has come epaulo13 Aug 7 2016 - 3:54pm 61
labour and consumption Canada Post’s lockout is a sham epaulo13 Aug 7 2016 - 3:35pm 54
international news and politics 2016 USA Senate Elections NorthReport Aug 7 2016 - 3:28pm 7
international news and politics US Election 2016 Polling - started Feb 16, 2016 NorthReport Aug 7 2016 - 3:25pm 92
the media The Information Age of Warfare Has Arrived ikosmos Aug 7 2016 - 1:57pm 63
ontario Andrea Horwath Ciabatta2 Aug 7 2016 - 1:18pm 50
international news and politics The United States of Atrocity part 2 ikosmos Aug 7 2016 - 12:16pm 2
babblers helping babblers Free Software, Free Society - the Free Software Thread radiorahim Aug 7 2016 - 8:36am 115
activism no pipeline, no tankers, no problem 2 epaulo13 Aug 7 2016 - 7:46am 259
canadian politics West-east pipeline part 2 epaulo13 Aug 7 2016 - 7:30am 16
international news and politics A journalist's reservations about libertarian municipalism in Syria Doug Woodard Aug 7 2016 - 4:10am 1
international news and politics 2016 Australian election Robo Aug 6 2016 - 8:16pm 43
international news and politics Hiroshima 71 years later ikosmos Aug 6 2016 - 3:49pm 9
the media The New Russophobia 2 ikosmos Aug 6 2016 - 3:35pm 255
international news and politics The hacking of the DNC computers NorthReport Aug 6 2016 - 3:18pm 45
international news and politics 2016 USA House Elections NorthReport Aug 6 2016 - 3:05pm 2
babble book lounge Queen of Chaos, The Misadventures of Hillary Clinton indigo 007 Aug 6 2016 - 2:51pm
international news and politics The United States of Stupid. I mean, really, REALLY stupid ... 6079_Smith_W Aug 6 2016 - 11:36am 66
the media Gawker Sued into Bankruptcy 6079_Smith_W Aug 6 2016 - 10:36am 40
international news and politics documentation of Ukrainian war crimes and atrocities ikosmos Aug 5 2016 - 8:48pm 262
international news and politics The amazing resilience of the stock market NorthReport Aug 5 2016 - 4:04pm 69
canadian politics Liberal government's first budget 22 March 2016 mark_alfred Aug 5 2016 - 12:07pm 136
canadian politics Conservative leadership race #1 mark_alfred Aug 5 2016 - 10:54am 236
national news Is flossing teeth a waste of time? Unionist Aug 5 2016 - 10:39am 61
LGBTQ Show Pride in your small town quizzical Aug 5 2016 - 10:36am 19
national news Leap Manifesto: 'A Call For A Canada Based on Caring For the Earth and One Another' epaulo13 Aug 5 2016 - 6:39am 485
canadian politics Canada's pot legalization bill to be introduced in spring 2017, minister tells UN mark_alfred Aug 5 2016 - 1:46am 253
international news and politics USA Elections 2016 - started Feb 21, 2016 NorthReport Aug 4 2016 - 8:14pm 280
canadian politics Hunter Tootoo resigns as fisheries minister, leaves Liberal caucus Mighty Middle Aug 4 2016 - 5:12pm 28
international news and politics USA Mr. Magoo Aug 4 2016 - 4:26pm 15
national news Lib government pay system mess affects 80,000 workers quizzical Aug 4 2016 - 3:10pm 62
international news and politics Libya 24: Aftermath iyraste1313 Aug 4 2016 - 9:55am 142
national news Bursting Vancouver Real estate Bubble? iyraste1313 Aug 4 2016 - 9:42am 50
science & technology Bruce Schneier "Power in the Age of the Feudal Internet" radiorahim Aug 3 2016 - 11:58pm
anti-racism news and initiatives "In defense of black rage: Michael Brown, police and the American dream" RevolutionPlease Aug 4 2016 - 9:08am 229
alberta and british columbia Gentrification in Metro Vancouver Left Turn Aug 3 2016 - 9:17pm 48
international news and politics The United States of Atrocity MegB Aug 3 2016 - 2:24pm 467
babblers helping babblers meaningful and dynamic large scale public discussions will require a standardized format: initial discussion of details had enough Aug 3 2016 - 2:22pm 24
aboriginal issues and culture 'Nation to Nation'? Indigenous people and the Trudeau government mark_alfred Aug 3 2016 - 1:28pm 98
canadian politics Carolyn Bennett: Inquiry into missing & murdered Aboriginal women to begin within 2 weeks mark_alfred Aug 3 2016 - 1:27pm 7
activism World Social Forum - Montreal 2016 epaulo13 Aug 3 2016 - 12:02pm 3
international news and politics Death-Watch Updates on the Collapsing Global Financial System iyraste1313 Aug 3 2016 - 9:47am 169
manitoba and saskatchewan Make Pallister A One-Term Premier Aristotleded24 Aug 3 2016 - 3:33am 15
anti-racism news and initiatives KKK activity in Chilliwack bagkitty Aug 2 2016 - 11:10pm 2
canadian politics Tracking the Liberal government's record of keeping promises (a.k.a. Trudeaumeter 2) mark_alfred Aug 2 2016 - 9:43pm 335
canadian politics If Elxn 42 were in Oct 2016 would Trudeau still have won? Debater Aug 2 2016 - 6:48pm 18
international news and politics China #2 Sean in Ottawa Aug 2 2016 - 1:02pm 305
québec SQ police officer fired for dangerous driving & assault - 5 years later Unionist Aug 2 2016 - 12:11pm 1
canadian politics Trudeau Liberals and the Environment iyraste1313 Aug 2 2016 - 10:15am 86
babblers helping babblers Project idea; solar chargers for cell phones (Africa) radiorahim Aug 2 2016 - 12:33am 2
canadian politics Trudeau government and health care funding mark_alfred Aug 1 2016 - 11:34pm 17
labour and consumption Solidarity is a dead horse Unionist Aug 1 2016 - 9:54pm 28
international news and politics 2016 USA Presidential Debates NorthReport Aug 1 2016 - 9:40pm 9
international news and politics Bernie Sanders for President josh Aug 1 2016 - 8:09pm 754
humanities & culture Late in life, Michel Foucault developed a curious sympathy for neoliberalism little eiffel Aug 1 2016 - 4:09pm 4
national news Forcillo found guilty of attempted murder Mr. Magoo Aug 1 2016 - 3:56pm 48
anti-racism news and initiatives Canadian police killing people of colour epaulo13 Aug 1 2016 - 2:16pm 11
international news and politics From Dallas to Montreal NorthReport Aug 1 2016 - 2:03pm 6
international news and politics Brazil NorthReport Jul 31 2016 - 9:32pm 35
international news and politics Malaysia NorthReport Jul 31 2016 - 8:03pm 4
international news and politics England Mr. Magoo Jul 31 2016 - 6:57pm 49
alberta and british columbia Site C: Let's get on with it and build it! epaulo13 Jul 31 2016 - 1:47pm 323
LGBTQ Black Lives Matter Toronto briefly halts Pride parade mark_alfred Jul 31 2016 - 12:23pm 186
science & technology Solar power Doug Woodard Jul 31 2016 - 9:39am 3
international news and politics America, wake up: It's time to repeal the Second Amendment NorthReport Jul 30 2016 - 7:05pm 200
national news Chelsea Manning: Soldier of Humanity NorthReport Jul 30 2016 - 5:20pm 55
environmental justice Water, water, and more water news. epaulo13 Jul 30 2016 - 5:01pm 8
canadian politics Trudeau to push to make Trans Mountain and Energy East pipelines a reality NorthReport Jul 30 2016 - 1:54pm 163
international news and politics Voter Supression in the USA NorthReport Jul 30 2016 - 1:34pm 5
humanities & culture What are you listening to Part 'You Linear Thinkers ... Arrrghhh' epaulo13 Jul 30 2016 - 11:30am 281
international news and politics Dallas police officers gunned down 6079_Smith_W Jul 30 2016 - 1:49am 92