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From Detroit to IsraelReuel S. Amdur
April 24, 2019
It was either in 1962 or 1963. I was fresh out of graduate school in my first social work job, at Brightmoor Community Center in Detroit. In those times racial conflict was never far from mind. At Brightmoor, we received a post card inviting us to send someone to a meeting, clearly a meeting to prevent black people from moving into white neighborhoods. Of course, nothing that crude was said openly. I was assigned to go.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderReuel S. Amdur
April 24, 2019
While not readily in the public eye, the rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is far higher than that of the raft of other serious disorders. That includes Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy. Dr. Svetlana Popova, Senior Scientist at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, noted this unfortunate situation, pointing out that FASD can damage any organ of the body and can have serious mental health consequences. She was part of a panel presenting in Ottawa on January 24 at a session sponsored by the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Group of Ottawa and Adopt 4 Life.
Persistence of Bad Welfare PolicyReuel S. Amdur
April 24, 2019
Karl Marx famously observed, in the Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, that "The tradition of all the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living." This quotation came to mind when I reflected on the putrid and bizarre changes to social assistance in Ontario over the years that are carried over from government to government, coming back like that bad penny. As has been said, the bad penny always turns up, even now that the penny is no longer with us.
Context is CriticalDave Parnas
April 18, 2019
Mr. Juan Guaido's claim to being the interim President of Venezuela is based on one sentence from Article 233 of Venezuela's 1999 constitution. It reads:
Lest We Forget: Trudeau Rolled Back Harper's Dark Era Javed Akbar
April 17, 2019
It's safe to say that Canada has always been one of the cooler countries in the world. It's important to remember that despite Trudeau's scandal, Canadians remain unshaken in the values of liberal democracy, fair governance and the international rules-based order.
Our first image of a black hole: Is it the beginning of a new era of discovery?Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
April 17, 2019
Does the first recorded image of a black hole mean we're almost at the end of what science can discover? The short answer is: No.
Why has Trudeau risked so much for SNC-Lavalin?Michael Harris
April 14, 2019
Four related mysteries fuel flames of an ever more ruinous scandal.
Why the SNC-Lavalin affair could cost Justin Trudeau the October election and his Liberal leadershipThe Canadian Charger
April 14, 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suffering a major hangover - without the help of alcohol beforehand.
"Hate Speech" bills endanger Canadian rights of speech and assemblyKarin Brothers
April 14, 2019
Two legislative drafts making their way through Queen's Park and Toronto City Hall could spell the end of events in public spaces that criticize Israel. Although the wording of these drafts does not explicitly name the annual Muslim commemoration of the Palestinian situation, the intent has been made clear by comments around both of them:
The Never-ending fascination of Abu SimbelProf. Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
March 23, 2019
Apart from the Great Pyramids of Giza, few monuments of ancient Egypt have captured the world's fascination like the two great Abu Simbel temples of Ramses II the Great and his beautiful wife, Queen Nefertari.

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In early 2023, months before Israel launched its genocidal war on Palestinians, renowned French anthropologist Emmanuel Todd opined that World War III had begun.