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Stephen Harper's proposed ban on terror travel: subversive, unconstitutional, and unlikely to work, but clever | Aug 10 2015 | David J. Climenhaga | Stephen Harper's travel ban law poses a far more serious threat to our liberty than the gun-control laws the prime minister is busy trying to dismantle in advance of the Oct. 19 election.
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Linda McQuaig states a fact -- Everyone freaks out | Aug 10 2015 | Michael Laxer | If we continue to fiddle with political fantasies while the planet burns, who was right about the oilsands will become very clear soon enough. We can only hope that at that point it is not too late.
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There is nothing funny about Donald Trump. And he is dangerous as hell. | Aug 9 2015 | Michael Laxer | While many are seeing his run as the joke that just keeps giving up new punchlines, his run for Presidential office should be taken deadly seriously for the tremendous danger it represents.
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Linda McQuaig is right: Leave the oil in the soil | Aug 9 2015 | Jesse McLaren | The NDP should be a megaphone for the climate justice movement
Education
Aug 6 2015
The corporatization of Canadian universities is a startling reality. Academia Inc. reveals the astonishing scale and scope corporate influence has on our universities.
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Jul 30 2015
Do we need to rethink the practices of modern-day psychiatry? Dr. Bonnie Burstow says yes. Find out why.
Immigration
Jul 23 2015
Why do people migrate and what is it like when they do? This question frames 'Meet Me In Venice' by Suzanne Ma as we follow the journey of a young girl from Qingtian, China.

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