Reb Arie: Practical theology
Two of my columns last week generated a lot of commentary. My article on the United Church of Canada’s (UCC) general council meeting, during which several resolutions with respect to divestment in...
View ArticleLauren Reichelt: “What’s a Co-Pay?”
Connecticut Man1 posts a video of real Canadians talking about their health care. Guess what? They like it!
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: The Sun Is Setting on the Two-State Solution
Perhaps recent leaders of Israel might made better choices had they spent more time reading Sherlock Holmes. Of particular use to them might have been The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet in which Holmes...
View ArticlePhillip Barcio: Nothing Is Wasted: The Art of Aurora Robson
“The forms in my work are derivative of nightmares I had when I was a child. My fodder is junk mail, litter, waste, and nightmares. My job is to transform these things into art.” — Aurora Robson When...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: Some Thoughts on the Winter Solstice
Winter solstice is time of greatest darkness, which of course is why so many cultures have festivals of lights at this time. But in our culture the lights have gotten over the top, with thousands of...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: The Government versus the Law
One of the most read pieces on this blog in the last week is Eli Zaretsky’s “Proto-Fascist Elements in America Today.” It’s a powerful piece, and I disagree with it only in two regards: I don’t think...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: What Is Happening in That Canadian Election?!?
We elect a new government next Monday in Canada after a one month election that began with a lot of whimpering, but seems to be ending with a remarkable bang. To the surprise of media, pundits, and...
View ArticleRalph Seliger: Canadian Socialists Show Huge Gains (But Conservatives Win)
I’m not a Canadian, but I’ve lived in Canada and was an enthusiastic supporter of the New Democratic Party, the perennial third (sometimes fourth) party in that country until a few days ago. I don’t...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: A Reading of the Entrails of the Canadian Body Politic
The Canadian election is two weeks behind us in the rear view mirror of history, perhaps offering enough distance for a sense of perspective. There’s agreement on what happened, pending a few recounts,...
View ArticleClaire Bohman: Six Sacred Considerations in Solidarity with Idle No More
If this legislation passes, the Canadian government will cease to recognize First Nations treaty rights and Canadian First Nations potentially could lose the rights to their land, among other things.
View ArticleDave Belden: A Canadian Perspective
A couple of months back a Canadian rabbi wrote to me objecting, in friendly but strong language, that Tikkun magazine was ignoring Canada. I had no doubt he was right. The U.S. is nothing if not...
View ArticleDonald Mcgrath: Zero-tolerance for BDS in Canada
On May 11 of this year, CBC News published an article in which its senior Washington correspondent, Neil Macdonald, wrote that Canada’s Harper government “is signalling its intention to use hate crime...
View ArticleLauren Reichelt: “What’s a Co-Pay?”
Connecticut Man1 posts a video of real Canadians talking about their health care. Guess what? They like it!
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: The Sun Is Setting on the Two-State Solution
Perhaps recent leaders of Israel might made better choices had they spent more time reading Sherlock Holmes. Of particular use to them might have been The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet in which Holmes...
View ArticlePhillip Barcio: Nothing Is Wasted: The Art of Aurora Robson
“The forms in my work are derivative of nightmares I had when I was a child. My fodder is junk mail, litter, waste, and nightmares. My job is to transform these things into art.” — Aurora Robson When...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: Some Thoughts on the Winter Solstice
Winter solstice is time of greatest darkness, which of course is why so many cultures have festivals of lights at this time. But in our culture the lights have gotten over the top, with thousands of...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: The Government versus the Law
One of the most read pieces on this blog in the last week is Eli Zaretsky’s “Proto-Fascist Elements in America Today.” It’s a powerful piece, and I disagree with it only in two regards: I don’t think...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: What Is Happening in That Canadian Election?!?
We elect a new government next Monday in Canada after a one month election that began with a lot of whimpering, but seems to be ending with a remarkable bang. To the surprise of media, pundits, and...
View ArticleRalph Seliger: Canadian Socialists Show Huge Gains (But Conservatives Win)
I’m not a Canadian, but I’ve lived in Canada and was an enthusiastic supporter of the New Democratic Party, the perennial third (sometimes fourth) party in that country until a few days ago. I don’t...
View ArticlePeter Marmorek: A Reading of the Entrails of the Canadian Body Politic
The Canadian election is two weeks behind us in the rear view mirror of history, perhaps offering enough distance for a sense of perspective. There’s agreement on what happened, pending a few recounts,...
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