Politics & Current Affairs

Persona Non Grata: The Death of Free Speech in the Internet Age

“A national political campaign,” wrote H.L. Mencken, “is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.” After four federal elections in the seven years ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Winning Power: Canadian Campaigning in the 21st Century

By Tom Flanagan

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Lynching of Peter Wheeler

By Debra Komar

Canadian forensic anthropologist Debra Komar spent decades helping the United Nations solve mysteries involving mass graves in the former Yugoslavia, Darfur, and other international political hot spots. Lately, Komar has been metaphorically exhuming Canadian graves ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Fists upon a Star: A Memoir of Love, Theatre and Escape from McCarthyism

By Florence Bean James with Jean Freeman

Taken from Stephen Vincent Benét’s epic Civil War poem John Brown’s Body, the title Fists upon a Star refers to the tenacity and forbearance of indefatigable theatre producers Florence Bean James and husband Burton James. ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Hostile Seas: A Mission in Pirate Waters

By JL Savidge

In 2008, JL Savidge was a 33-year-old intelligence officer aboard the HMCS Ville de Québec, patrolling the Mediterranean on a NATO counter-terrorism mission. However, a call from Ottawa drastically changed the Ville de Québec’s mission, ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest Is Good for Democracy

By Stephen D’Arcy

When thousands of demonstrators shut down the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle almost 15 years ago, a small group of black-clad, masked window smashers captured significant media attention and kickstarted a heated debate in ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Who’s Afraid of the Black Blocs? Anarchy in Action Around the World

By Francis Dupuis-Déri; Lazer Lederhendler, trans.

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story

By Robyn Doolittle

The ongoing saga surrounding Toronto’s scandal-saturated mayor, Rob Ford, epitomizes the term “sensational.” The story has virtually everything: illegal drugs, gangsters, political infighting, a whiff of sex, and a hubristic, outsized, fascinatingly flawed leading man. ... Read More »

February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP

By Brad Lavigne

Written by Brad Lavigne, the NDP’s campaign director for the 2011 federal election, Building the Orange Wave is an excellent case study in how to build momentum, promote an agenda, and get a candidate noticed. ... Read More »

December 9, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

No One to Tell: Breaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP

By Janet Merlo

The image of Canada’s iconic RCMP has long been burnished by strategic marketing, culminating in the recent release of Mattel’s limited-edition RCMP Barbie doll. While the toy has proved to be a hit, its timing ... Read More »

December 2, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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Persona Non Grata: The Death of Free Speech in the Internet Age

Winning Power: Canadian Campaigning in the 21st Century

The Lynching of Peter Wheeler

Fists upon a Star: A Memoir of Love, Theatre and Escape from McCarthyism

Hostile Seas: A Mission in Pirate Waters

Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest Is Good for Democracy

Who’s Afraid of the Black Blocs? Anarchy in Action Around the World

Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story

Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP

No One to Tell: Breaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP

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