by Scott Cressman
An infection is sweeping the world. The flu has changed from a seasonal nuisance to a deadly menace. But the latest virus strain is overshadowed by a wider outbreak: fear. The newest superbug is on everybody’s lips, and it may be creating a panic more than a pandemic.
May 7, 2009
Categories: General . Tags: fear, pandemic, perspective, swine flu . Author: iamrevolting . Comments: 3 Comments
by Lucas Redekop
The Globe and Mail newspaper runs an informal daily online poll asking readers various questions. A recent question asked “Do you think you will resume your old spending habits once the economy rebounds?” At the time 41% said yes and 59% said no.
April 3, 2009
Categories: Canada and Culture, General, Live Sustainably . . Author: iamrevolting . Comments: 1 Comment
by Lucas Redekop
Last week I saw an advertisement for a dental office that blinked “Peace begins with a smile” and I thought to myself “What a horrible misrepresentation”. Now, this blunt response had less to do with peace being paralleled to good dental work and more to do with a prevailing belief that Christianity requires [...]
February 2, 2009
Categories: General, Transform Conflict . . Author: lucasredekop . Comments: Leave a Comment
Jesse Epp-Fransen
At first it seems that these might in fact be antonymic concepts. Isn’t revolt where we all take guns and kill the people in power? Revolt is a way of solving problems with violence right? So what do we do when those in power but politically and economically use violence to solve problems? The [...]
January 17, 2008
Categories: General . . Author: iamrevolting . Comments: 2 Comments