One Brown girl. Two killers with white privilege. Seven attackers. Twenty onlookers. This is the Reena Virk case.

On July 29, an article titled “Curb Your Racism” appeared on the widely read Mondoweiss, a blog devoted to “the war of ideas in the Middle East”. Written by Eleanor Kilroy, it expressed dismay at the most recent “Curb Your Enthusiasm” episode on HBO.

Given that the Evo Morales government recently celebrated its 2000th day in power–a feat in its own right for a country that has had around 180 coups since 1825–any serious attempt to explain the underlying dynamics of this decade long political process should be welcomed.

A collection of single panel comic strips, Henry and Glenn Forever, introduces us to two of the First Wave Punk Rock’s most masculine frontmen, Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig, as a Queer couple living together in anti-Prop 8 bliss.

The Spirit Level’s argument is simple: In rich countries, a smaller gap between rich and poor means a happier, healthier, and more successful population.

Against a background of snow-capped mountains, surrounded by drilling rigs and refineries a gas-masked Josh Fox strums a slow banjo tune. This fittingly apocalyptic visual transitions into a truly terrifying but remarkable story of corporate greed, negligence and the concentration of power.

Joining the chorus of Canadian voices offering alternative economic prescriptions and critiques in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis, the contributors to Neoliberalism and Everyday Life offer one of the more sweeping and varied contributions to date.

Both a call to arms and a guide towards broader points of redress for the hard times within Canadian women’s movements.

William Deverell’s Snow Job and Martin Duberman’s Haymarket.

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is never far from the news.