Hey all. I’m heading back to china in a few days, and i should be blogging more once i get back. In the mean time, check out the latest bit of academic McCarthyism going on in the USA: DePaul University recently denied tenure to Norman Finkelstein, who is a wonderfully intelligent writer [...]
ahh, so good to be back. I’m at my parents’ house for the next 2 or 3 weeks, enjoying all that is Vancouver. Presently, i’m enjoying a multigrain flax pita with some artichoke and jalepeño dip, and i just had a nice big glass of fortified soy milk. Last night i had [...]
I was inspired today by the list of Core Beliefs on Insurgent American. It combines nicely with their 35 point practical guide for action.it’s inspired me to learn more about some pieces that i hadn’t thought of as connected before, but i now see as part of a whole strategy for social change.
My political [...]
Recently i’ve been investigating ideas around sustainability and permaculture, and trying to imagine what my home town of Vancouver would be like if there was no waste. The main thing i’ve been investigating is agriculture, and ideas about how a city can produce its own food. I’m particularly inspired by the claim that [...]
Hey all, just a quick note. Some of you may have heard about the controversy surrounding the death of ex-Football player and soldier Pat Tillman….theories abound about how there may have been a conspiracy to kill him because he was critical of the war and had arranged to meet with Noam Chomsky in order [...]
hey all, sorry for the lack of updates. I’m busy with chinese courses until my final exam on august 10th, then i’m coming back to vancouver for a short vacation starting on about august 15th or so, until september when i return to china for 5 more months of classes. back in vancouver [...]