Dec 3, 2014
Like zombies, Kinder Morgan won't stay dead for long
Chris Shaw
Don't overestimate the recent victories on Burnaby Mountain. Kinder Morgan will be back, and the left needs to be ready.
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw is a professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia where he conducts research into the origins and treatments for neurological diseases. He has been an vocal anti-Olympics critic and is the author of Five Ring Circus, Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games. His blog is hosted on VancouverObserver.com.
Nov 24, 2014
Kinder Morgan is pushing the limits of peaceful protest
Chris Shaw
The protest against Kinder Morgan's pipeline spilled over into civil disobedience this week. Has Kinder Morgan and government complicity opened the door to more radical resistance?
Feb 5, 2014
Sochi vs. Vancouver: Does either Olympic city really win?
Chris Shaw
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are fast approaching and Chris Shaw just can't help but comparing the appalling social issues, environmental destruction and financial costs with Vancouver 2010.
Dec 8, 2011
#Vanelxn: Things that money will buy
Chris Shaw
There are many things money can buy and, to no one's great surprise, one of them is an election.
Nov 16, 2011
Occupy Olympic Village?
Chris Shaw
As the Occupy Vancouver protest enters its second month, the dynamics of the occupation and the city's response are on the verge of a major change.
Nov 10, 2011
Gregor Robertson's next riot in the service of the 1 per cent
Chris Shaw
Call it anything you like, but Gregor Robertson et al. serve the 1 per cent ... and do it each and every time the developers and the Board of Trade pull their strings.
Oct 12, 2011
OccupyVancouver organizing meeting draws hundreds
Chris Shaw
On Saturday Oct. 8, Occupy Vancouver's first general meeting was held in the Woodward building's atrium.
Oct 6, 2011
Occupy Vancouver and the fight for human rights
Chris Shaw
The Occupy Wall Street protests are rapidly growing and spreading from New York to other cities in America and Canada. Could the "Occupy Vancouver" protest begin to transform the city for the better?
Sep 30, 2011
Gregor Robertson's riot, part three
Chris Shaw
The latest FOI release on the Stanley Cup riot responds to various queries about how the City of Vancouver did, or didn't, prepare for a potential riot.
Sep 22, 2011
Gregor Robertson's riot, part two
Chris Shaw
Why is it so hard to get a straight answer from Vancouver City Hall? There are some really simple questions whose answers the public has a right to know.
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