Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
Breaking the law has played an important role in resisting social injustice for centuries; in particular, civil disobedience and other forms of non-violent direct action. Whatever the issue — workers’ rights, anti-racism, women’s rights, the environment, anti-militarism, Indigenous rights, and Continue reading Direct action works
Candelaria is, originally, a Roman Catholic celebration dating back many centuries. It arrived in Latin America with Spanish invaders beginning in the 15th century but, as with much of the Catholic religion brought to the Americas, the Indigenous peoples ignored Continue reading Greetings from San Miguel
The World Economic Forum (WEF) last week heard from Patriotic Millionaires (PM), an American organization whose members must have a minimum annual income of $1 million or assets of at least $5 million. Self-described as “proud traitors to their class,” Continue reading Taxes or pitchforks?
When 18-year-old Shelby Herchak woke up suddenly one night in 2010, she picked up and then dropped her one-month old baby, who died as a result. However, that was just the beginning of Shelby’s nightmare, because the report of forensic Continue reading “I did not kill my son.”