UBC Alma Mater Society: NO !! to HIV/AIDS Club

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContribnutorCertainly the Old "Practice what you preach" doesn't apply here on Campus? Where many out in force, demonstrating, Yadda, Yadda, Yadda,  Especially when drives such...

How to win arguments and change minds

"You ever notice how nobody on the Internet seems to see that wise leader ship involves recognizing the dangers both of paranoia and naivety? Everybody falls squarely in one camp or the other, advocating universal love or a kind of bigoted fascism. "

Suicide by Steak

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAh yes, Junk Science, the "National Enquirer" of the Science and Health World.  As this story states, pretty much anything  you do will kill you.  For now we...

Nuke Mecca: Buy your t-shirts today!

"FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY Conservative blogging legend Nuke Gingrich has announced the launch of a new website to be published in Arabic. “Using the power of Google translation tools, I believe this will be the...

Former Ambassadors Call on DNC to Remove Jimmy Carter

"Former Ambassadors Call on DNC to Remove Jimmy Carter Contact: Executive Director Matthew Brooks Wednesday, June 27, 2007CORRECTION: The date of Carter's remark about Hamas was June 19, not June 21. Washington, DC... The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) today sent a letter...

Anti-Sweatshop Crusader Rini Chakraborty

"How can garment workers at the dawn of the 21st century still face 19th-century sweatshop conditions? It's disturbing questions like this that drive Rini Chakraborty, 31, Executive Director of California-based Sweatshop Watch, to seek justice for exploited workers in the...

Dancing for the sake of dance: NYC residents take to the streets

We here at NowPublic have been covering New York's tendencies towards becoming a nanny city over the last year (No trans fats? No metal bats? No iPods across the street? No slurs?) Not least of all the bans was the...

Faith-at-work movement going mainstream

We've probably all noticed this trend happening little by little.  The Christmas party becomes the holiday party...people praying before meals in the office cafeteria.  If you haven't seen this in your office yet, it looks like it you may soon. "First companies...

Bolton's Last Stand

"The outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, is backing a call for the president of Iran to be charged with inciting genocide because of his speeches advocating the destruction of the state of Israel. Barely a week after he announced his resignation from...

A World Of Somalia Warlords And Worship.

"A conversation with a young Muslim refugee introduces Regina Lane to a world of Somali warlords and worship; a life full of poetry and pain; and a heart of kindness and compassion. In my recent work, I have been advocating for action on climate change. Recognising the...

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