Raise the Hammer

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List of sections in Raise the Hammer, with links to each article in that section.

Section: Digital Kayak

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• 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 2008/09/11

• A Legacy to Celebrate? - The former mayor's bleak vision may haunt us for a long time to come. Published 2007/11/08

• 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 2007/09/28

• Vanishing into the American Gulag - Does Canada transfer detainees to the United States, and if so, what happens to them? Published 2007/05/18

• Anti-Science: The National Post on Climate Change - Eventually, even the most committed ideologues are forced to face the facts. Published 2007/03/19

• Rare Items from the Classifieds of February 2028 - Extinct floor coverings and death-defying snack foods. Published 2007/02/09

• 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 2007/01/24

• iProducts vs. weProducts - The stark contrast between two remarkable devices reaches beyond mere dollars and into the realm of technological philosophy. Published 2007/01/24

• The Digital City - It's time we built a Hamilton-wide wireless network. Published 2006/12/13

• 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 2006/11/23

• 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 2006/10/20

• Why We Act, Part II - It's time sensible people made the decisions. Published 2006/10/06

• 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 2006/08/30

• 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 2006/05/26

• 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 2006/04/21

• Data Insecurity - Communicating through screens puts distance between people. The people you deal with become less real as a result. Published 2006/03/18

• Free Won't - Video games become a powerful weapon in the hands of those for whom a disenfranchised citizenry is a benefit. Published 2006/02/15

• The Truthiness Hurts - Legions of determined amateurs are challenging the safe unreality manufactured by the purveyors of professional news and entertainment. Published 2006/01/09

• Our Silicon Idolatry - Instead of finding facts and getting answers, perhaps we should be asking questions. Published 2005/12/14