BY: KHADIJA KHAN Islam has been responsible for making endless contributions to the development of society. It stressed the importance of hygiene, emphasized women’s rights and made advancements in medicine and science. Through painting, calligraphy and Sufism it branched into…
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Nestlé plans to siphon one million litres of BC’s freshwater for $2.25 and sell 24 packs for $4.99
BY: MICHAEL LYONS If you bought a $2.00 bottle of Nestlé water, how much would you expect it to cost to draw that natural Canadian resource? Under a new rate introduced by British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment, Nestlé would only…
Banksy just snuck into the Gaza Strip and captured this video
Banksy is back in action and recently updated his website with his newest street art work in Gaza. He writes: “Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But…
This is the unmasked face of the modern day Ku Klux Klan (Photos)
Over half a century after the Ku Klux Klan flourished in the United States lynching many African Americans, many might be surprised to know that the hate group is currently still fighting to promote aggressive racism and regain white power.…
Why the war on drugs is creating addicts, not helping them.
BY: DANIEL KORN Illegal drug trade is a huge problem internationally for a few reasons. While drug-related murders only account for an estimated 5% of all murders in the United States, it becomes much worse in developing countries. Honduras, the…
Human zoos are one of Europe’s most shameful secrets, and only ended in the ’50s.
BY: BRITTANY ROSEN Not too long ago, people from Belgium, France and many other countries came to visit humans, locked up in cages, exhibited in front of a large audience and thrown in with animals at their local zoo. Many…
It is cheaper to create housing for homeless than it is to ignore the problem
BY: CONNOR BRIAN It’s a fact that long-term investment will always supersede erratic donation based on the concept that infrastructure-based development is principal in achieving economic growth. According to recent studies, lending a hand to those in need doesn’t just…
The Canadian feds target environmentalists as a threat to national security
BY: MICHAEL LYONS Canadian press and environmental groups are reporting that a leaked 2014 report by the federal and national police body, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) describes the national security threat of an “anti-petroleum movement.” In the face…
Chris McCandless’ sister reveals the real reason he went Into The Wild
BY: SINEAD MULHERN It’s been nearly 22 years since Outside magazine published Death of an Innocent, the story of a young man who left his home in a suburb of Washington D.C., travelled across the U.S., and disappeared into the…
The food you’re eating could be killing you…slowly
By: JACK M. It’ll hardly come as a shock to learn that so-called “experts” frequently disagree. Put three experts in a room to work on some problem, and there’s a fair chance you’ll get three different opinions. And it doesn’t…
How these new technologies are killing your privacy and building a surveillance state
BY: DEXTER BROWN Would you allow someone to watch over you and hear your private conversations all day, every day? Well, with cameras and mics on everything from phones to tablets to computers, and even some video game controllers, you may…
These alarming photos show how bad pollution in China has become
China is perhaps one of the most polarized landscapes, home to the strikingly beautiful Yellow Mountains and Great Wall of China, yet in other parts pollution runs rampant and completely unchecked. Unregulated dumping in various watersheds throughout China is fairly…
This man cooked and served his genitals at a banquet to make a statement about gender equality.
BY: TJ MOREY Meet Mao Sugiyama, a 24-year old illustrator from Tokyo, Japan, who surgically removed his genitals and auctioned them off for people to munch on. Mao Sugiyama exploded on the twittersphere in 2012 when he tweeted “[Please retweet]…
Why basic income is the solution to the staggering disparity of wealth
BY: DANIEL KORN We’ve got a big problem. It’s called income inequality; I assume you’ve heard of it. President Obama called it “the defining challenge of our time,” and the Occupy movement rallied around the statistic that the richest 1%…
When the world’s largest landfill closed, a city of garbage pickers collapsed
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Sifting through the rot you never know what you might find. When garbage is your specialty, the smell becomes normal, you eat among it sharing space with the vultures and watch for sharp discards jutting out from…
At this college, students hire their professors, ride horses, and study for free
BY: TYLER FYFE A single scar of asphalt runs the length of the basin of the Inyo-White Mountains in the isolated desert of Eastern California. This is the only road in or out and located thirty miles from the nearest…
Disturbing quotes revealed from the real American Sniper, Chris Kyle
BY: KHADIJA KHAN American Sniper is proving to be brilliant propaganda that reveres American military aggression while conveying Hollywood’s most racist depiction of Arabs that is effectively legitimizing America’s constant bombing crusades across the Middle East. Where Clint Eastwood misses…
Why Canada just legalized assisted suicide
BY: TYLER FYFE The Supreme Court of Canada lifted the criminal ban on doctor-assisted suicide today granting previously barred rights to those suffering the “irremediable” pain of a terminal illness. This comes at the realization that subjecting citizens to laws…
How Walmart, Target and GNC got away with selling fake supplements
BY: TED BARNABY If you live in the U.S., you’ve probably felt the pressure of a system where money is more than just a means to an end—it’s also the currency of many moral, political and even legal issues. So…
Juggalos aren’t a crazy clown gang, they’re just hippies with heavy face make-up
BY: DANIEL KORN “My brother over here, I’ve known him for 11 years,” says a woman in a ripped tank-top and loose-fitting camo shorts, pointing to a skinny, green-haired, heavily-pierced guy behind her. “He’s not my blood, but he’s the…