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1000 Words, 1000 Days: Day 316 – A Salute To The Ass-Whomping Good Guys
by Marty Schwartz on November 11, 2012
In honor of this day, one of the most unexploited and truly genuine days of note on our calendar, I would like to take a few words (let’s say, a thousand or so) to reflect on some of the most ass-kickish Canadians in our military’s history. No one’s making movies about these guys, and apart from history books that few people read, nobody is telling their stories.
And these are …
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Greece: To Fleece a Nation (or not)
by Andrew Loewen on July 4, 2011
Following political and economic matters in our media environment is always a two-fold task, especially if you aim, as I do, to comment or share information yourself on occasion. First, there is the dominant narrative to account for: the framing and selection of facts found in the mainstream media, which bounces around in the volleying chatter of talking heads, like a beach ball for all to see. And then there …
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