Monthly Archives: August 2007

Friday Funny: International Arms Trade Edition

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Chris Tindal

Actually, like so many Daily Show stories, it’s hard to tell if this one (“America to the Rescue,” which aired last Wednesday) is more funny than tragic and infuriating. Today, though, I’m invoking the “sometimes you just have to laugh” … Continue reading →

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AT&T, Leave This Signal Alone

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Chris Tindal

At the start of the month I took a roadtrip down to Chicago (four of us crammed into a Pontiac Sunfire, which remarkably only used about one tank of gas each way) for Lollapalooza, a 3-day music festival. The bands … Continue reading →

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I See Dots

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Chris Tindal

I see dots. Let’s try to connect them. Yesterday morning’s news contained an alarm bell from a widespread coalition of groups (including Cancer Care Ontario, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Ontario Medical Association, the Ontario Federation of Labour, multiple public … Continue reading →

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What They Knew Could Hurt Them

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Chris Tindal

The line from the Conservatives is that taking enough action on the climate crisis to avert catastrophe would damage the economy (as if that’s a real choice). Then, two months ago, we found out that their own experts told them … Continue reading →

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