Raise the Hammer
List of contributors to Raise the Hammer, with a brief bio for each author and links to that author's articles.
Adrian Duyzer lives in downtown Hamilton and has a blog. He is an associate editor of Raise the Hammer.
Canada Needs a Progressive Majority Government - A majority of Canadians want a left-leaning party in power, but our votes split between the Liberals, the NDP, the Bloc, and the Green Party. Published Sep. 11, 2008
A Legacy to Celebrate? - The former mayor's bleak vision may haunt us for a long time to come. Published Nov. 8, 2007
Ontario Tories Putting Fund in Fundamentalism - John Tory's pledge to fund private religious schools would have a serious, negative long-term impact on Hamilton. Published Sep. 28, 2007
Vanishing into the American Gulag - Does Canada transfer detainees to the United States, and if so, what happens to them? Published May. 18, 2007
As Spring Arrives, Perennial Issues and Guerilla Gardeners Resurface - Perennials are everywhere, it seems, except in the city's gardens. Published Apr. 10, 2007
Anti-Science: The National Post on Climate Change - Eventually, even the most committed ideologues are forced to face the facts. Published Mar. 19, 2007
Rare Items from the Classifieds of February 2028 - Extinct floor coverings and death-defying snack foods. Published Feb. 9, 2007
iProducts vs. weProducts - The stark contrast between two remarkable devices reaches beyond mere dollars and into the realm of technological philosophy. Published Jan. 24, 2007
Time for Strong Leadership on the Environment - Changing consumer behaviour will help the environment, but without strong leadership from business and government we won't get far. Published Jan. 24, 2007
Raise the Hammer on January 27 - Raise the Hammer turns two. It's time to throw a party. Published Jan. 24, 2007
Raise the Hammer Second Anniversary Party - Raise the Hammer is marking two years of independent journalism and we'd like to celebrate with you. Published Jan. 10, 2007
The Digital City - It's time we built a Hamilton-wide wireless network. Published Dec. 13, 2006
Have Guilt, Will Travel - I wonder how many trees it would take to absorb the carbon I've burned in my trip to Europe. Published Nov. 23, 2006
Platitudes Don't Fill Plates - We spend hundreds of millions of dollars blasting through rock and building massive concrete overpasses but cannot afford to feed the hungry. Published Oct. 20, 2006
Why We Act, Part II - It's time sensible people made the decisions. Published Oct. 6, 2006
High Interest: Protecting the Illegitimate Profits of Payday Lenders - The payday loan industry is booming, but the interest they charge is against the law. Now they want the law changed - or they'll be out of business. Published Oct. 6, 2006
Why We Act - What do our children see when they look out at their neighbourhoods: flowering trees and vegetable gardens, or concrete walls and asphalt parking spaces? Published Aug. 30, 2006
No Crepes on Locke? - A local business owner on Locke Street plans to expand his business, but some neighbouring residents are concerned. Published Jun. 16, 2006
Will the Highways on the Internet Become More Few? - Big business and intrusive government want to control and monitor what you read, watch and listen to. Published May. 26, 2006
I'd Like a Second Opinion - No matter what you believe, you'll find other people to back you up, but feeling safe isn't the same as being safe. Published Apr. 21, 2006
Data Insecurity - Communicating through screens puts distance between people. The people you deal with become less real as a result. Published Mar. 18, 2006
Free Won't - Video games become a powerful weapon in the hands of those for whom a disenfranchised citizenry is a benefit. Published Feb. 15, 2006
The Truthiness Hurts - Legions of determined amateurs are challenging the safe unreality manufactured by the purveyors of professional news and entertainment. Published Jan. 9, 2006
Our Silicon Idolatry - Instead of finding facts and getting answers, perhaps we should be asking questions. Published Dec. 14, 2005
The Seven Hundred Billion Dollar Swindle, Published Sep. 22, 2008 under Politics
Free HSR Fares Not The Way To Go, Published Jul. 16, 2008 under Transportation
Lister: Reasons for Optimism, Published Jun. 27, 2008 under Lister Block
Food Is Not Just Another Commodity, Published Apr. 29, 2008 under Politics
Neglect of Downtown Buildings Could Carry More Than Just Economic Costs, Published Apr. 18, 2008 under Revitalization
Hazardous Waste: Don't Chuck It or Flush It!, Published Mar. 27, 2008 under Green City
Gypsy Moths and Area Rating, Published Mar. 20, 2008 under
Hamilton Politicians: Live and Don't Learn, Published Mar. 13, 2008 under Energy
Grim Future v. Buy More Stuff?, Published Jan. 23, 2008 under Climate Change
Imagining the Future of Hamilton, Online, Published Jan. 22, 2008 under Media
Highway Tolls Down the Road?, Published Jan. 21, 2008 under Transportation
LIUNA Still Obstructing Progress, Published Jan. 7, 2008 under Lister Block
Dreschel dumps on pedestrian piazza proposal, Published Oct. 5, 2007 under Revitalization
Wrong Again: The National Post on Climate Change, Part 2, Published Jul. 11, 2007 under Climate Change
$17 Billion for Ontario Transit, Published Jun. 15, 2007 under Light Rail
A Fair and Balanced Look at Climate Change?, Published May. 9, 2007 under Media
Police Pinch Perforating Prowler, Published Apr. 18, 2007 under News
A Futile Search for Answers at Virginia Tech Begins, Published Apr. 17, 2007 under Media
McHattie Tries to Limit HSR Fare Increase, Published Apr. 13, 2007 under Transportation
Brian Mchattie Explains Support for Fare Increase, Published Mar. 28, 2007 under Transportation
Destroying the HSR to Save it, Published Mar. 8, 2007 under Transportation
Canadians Take a Look at Dion, Grow Fonder of Harper, Published Feb. 20, 2007 under Politics
The Perils of Marketing, Published Feb. 15, 2007 under Politics
On the Futility of Challenging Big Business, Published Feb. 2, 2007 under Business
Going Green, Published Jan. 7, 2007 under Green City
An Excerpt from "Hiroshima", Published Dec. 27, 2006 under Politics
This is how they treat Americans, Published Dec. 4, 2006 under Geopolitics
Three weeks after winning Congress, the Democrats turn their backs on Americans, Published Dec. 1, 2006 under Geopolitics
Fire and Blood: the Iraqi conflagration is beyond American intervention, Published Nov. 29, 2006 under Geopolitics
The Hipness Battle, Published Nov. 27, 2006 under Revitalization
NATO Kills 60 Civilians in Afghanistan, Published Oct. 26, 2006 under Geopolitics
Nuclear Hypocrisy, Published Oct. 10, 2006 under Geopolitics
Another Turn Towards Tyranny, Published Sep. 29, 2006 under Geopolitics
The Great Lakes: America's Shooting Range, Published Sep. 28, 2006 under Politics
Maher Arar is Vindicated, Published Sep. 20, 2006 under Geopolitics
More to Remember from 9/11, Published Sep. 12, 2006 under Geopolitics
Polls, Conspiracies, Denials, Admissions & Crimes, Published Sep. 8, 2006 under Geopolitics
One tankful of ethanol could feed a person for a year, Published Aug. 21, 2006 under Energy
Plenty of Blame to Go Around, Published Jul. 25, 2006 under Politics
Forbidden Fruit, Published Jun. 28, 2006 under Green City
Welcome to the Future, Published Apr. 25, 2006 under Transportation
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Aerotropolis: Will It Fly? - Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Mount Hope Community Hall, 3027 Homestead Dr., Mount Hope.
Can Harper Prorogue Parliament? (Dec. 3, 2008) - Given the paucity of Prime Minister Stephen Harpers options as Monday's confidence vote draws closer, pundits and analysts are coalescing around the conclusion that he will ask Governor Genera
Picking a Prime Minister: A Parliamentary Primer (Dec. 2, 2008) -
We will use all legal means to resist this undemocratic seizure of power.
-- Prime Minister Stephen Harper
With the Liberals and NDP agreeing to a coalition with the support of the B
Bratina: City Hall Plan Could Save $110 Million Over 20 Years (Dec. 2, 2008) - Councillor Bob Bratina, who has proposed that the City remain at Hamilton City Centre, is claiming that this move will cost only $50 million over the next 20 years, compared to $150 million to com
City Backs Down on Airport Development Size (Dec. 1, 2008) - Citizens at City Hall (CATCH) reports that the city has backed down on at least one aspect of its dispute with the province on the size of the Airport Economic Growth District (AEGD), a planned in
Same Old 'Traffic Trumps Everything' Thinking (Dec. 1, 2008) -
Apparently, the City Traffic department still doesn't get it.
After turning James and John into two-way streets that slowed traffic down, the city is now looking for ways to speed thing
Toronto Council to Vote on Corporate, Union Donations (Dec. 1, 2008) -
Toronto City Council has another opportunity today to decide whether to allow corporate and union donations to be proffered during municipal campaigns.
City Council has voted against such don