Raise the Hammer
Political Ideology is Simplistic and Naive (Section: Accidental Activist)
By Ben Bull
A response to the argument that the best way to help the poor is to stop helping them.
Hello, I'm over Here (Section: Commentary)
By Norma LaForme
When will society view people in terms of their skills, gifts and abilities instead of their differences?
Moving Forward on Hamilton's LRT Initiative (Section: Commentary)
By Nicholas Kevlahan
The City cannot reasonably expect the province to pay 100 percent of the capital costs for light rail. Why is LRT important, and yet not important enough to warrant any City contribution?
Farmers Market Renovation Process Painfully Slow (Section: Downtown Bureau)
By Jason Leach
One only needs to look at old photos of our market and market square to realize how much we've sacrificed in this city for the privilege of high speed commuter and truck traffic.
Civic Advocacy: A Brief Primer (Section: Editorial)
By Ryan McGreal
Build relationships, find common ground, and focus on campaigns that are concrete and winnable.
Enough Already! (Section: Editorial)
By Ryan McGreal
Say what you want about whether the recent Canadian election was a waste of time; at worst it was only a waste of 35 days.
Who Do You Owe? (Section: Entertainment and Sports)
By Kevin Somers
Everybody owes. Graduating students, ostensibly enlightened, are increasingly burdened by banks or Alma Mater. Mortgage-poor is a modern malady more common than mumps and measles combined.
Anxiety (Section: Entertainment and Sports)
By Kevin Somers
A poem by Kevin Somers.
Three Inconvenient Things (Section: Ideas)
By Ted Mitchell
There are three nasty sources of air pollution very close to home that nobody seems to recognize as a problem.
World Food Day: Global Crises' Double Standards (Section: Opinion)
By Ramzy Baroud
Those who cried foul every time a Third World government dared intervene in their national economy said nothing as the US, the UK and others defied every rule of the free market economy.
Lost Word, Lost Image: Photo Tour of a Sentence (Section: Photo Essay)
By Mark Fenton
All literature is about loss, and Malcolm Lowry and Proust are each exceptional in their hourly agonizing over, and meticulous accounting of loss.
Fisher Delivers During Live Recording (Section: Reviews)
By Amy Kenny
There's no pretense here, just solid songwriting. In sickness and in health, Fisher delivers.
Album Review: Jackson Square by Arkells (Section: Reviews)
By Ryan McGreal
Hard-hitting, melodic, bluesy rock with crisp guitars, driving bass and bombastic drums: hot damn, these guys are good!
Three Movies and a Restaurant (Section: Reviews)
By Ben Bull
Ben got to enjoy (or not) these little treats last week as he took some time off work.
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