Secret Service agent Mike Adams used the identity of a grifter named Justin Todd Moss to sell criminals fake IDs and build a case against them. The story behind the Secret Service’s long con: Wired From late 2007 until March 2011, if you were an identity thief or credit card fraud artist in need…
The story of a beautiful rare tree—and the man who took a chainsaw to it. “There was only one giant golden spruce in the world, and, until a man named Grant Hadwin took a chainsaw to it, in 1997, it had stood for more than three hundred years in a steadily shrinking patch of old-growth…
An essay by White House reporter Helen Thomas, who died Saturday at 92, on how the press failed to do its job in the run-up to the Iraq war. She recalls one exchange with former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan: “‘Did we invade those countries?’ “At that point McClellan called on another reporter. “Those were…
«Plus de 5000 manifestants se sont rassemblés dimanche au croisement des rues Clark et Sainte-Catherine à Montréal.» Journal de Montréal «Des centaines de personnes ont marché dans les rues de Montréal, dimanche.» La Presse «Plus de mille personnes ont répondu à l’appel lancé par le Rassemblement des citoyens engagés pour un Québec ouvert. » Radio-Canada français «Hundreds marched through the…
Big Sugar explores the dark history and modern power of the world’s reigning sugar cartels. Using dramatic reenactments, it reveals how sugar was at the heart of slavery in the West Indies in the 18th century, while showing how present-day consumers are slaves to a sugar-based diet. Going undercover, Big Sugar witnesses the appalling working…
Dans cette conférence TEDXConcorde, Clair Michalon nous explique ce que sont les Roms, Manouches, et autres Bohémiens en s’appuyant sur une analyse historique partant de -7000 avant Jésus-Christ jusqu’à nos jours. La colonne vertébrale de son analyse consiste à examiner l’opposition entre les sédentaires qui ont inventé l’agriculture, la propriété et le travail et les nomades…
Influential columnist Margaret Wente shares her controversial opinion on seven sacred Canadian cows most dare not criticize. Reader’s Digets
Jean-Benoît Nadeau, chroniqueur (MSN Actualités) En France prononcer le mot RIB est très fréquent, mais il ne vous conduira jamais à un barbecue entre amis. Le journaliste Jean-Benoît Nadeau nous explique pourquoi. Un récit de ses mésaventures dans les dédales de l’administration française. « En France, le RIB ne se mange pas. Il est même plutôt indigeste….
What She Saw at The Revolution Nobody close to Sheryl Sandberg, now the COO of Facebook, is surprised to find her running the company that turned friend into a verb. In her case, it’s an action verb. Sheryl remembers birthdays. She texts people seconds before big presentations (“Smile. Talk into the mic. Good luck”). She…