| The May 2008 issue: Money & Debt With Canadians’ debt levels at record highs and the U.S. economy in the midst of a massive housing/credit deflation, Briarpatch takes a sorely needed critical, radical look at the politics of money and debt in this issue. From exposing the spectre of diabolical materialism to offering “concrete” investment strategies and tools for getting out of debt, from profiling alternative currencies to outlining the options for conscientious objection to military taxation, Briarpatch puts its money where its mouth is.  More Detailstable of contentsfeaturesdas crapital By Don Sawyer A spectre is haunting the suburbs of North America -- the spectre of diabolical materialism! freedom 25 By Calvin Neufeld One couple's quest to achieve financial independence in the first quarter-century. debt cemetery By Geordie Gwalgen Dent Will the carnage in the U.S. housing & credit crises spread northward? 'weird money' (a tale of two currencies, part I) By Shayna Stock Making friends with the Saugeen Trading Community. trading favours (a tale of two currencies, part II) By Erin Mulligan Calgary Dollars in action. not in my name, not on my dime By Jan Slakov Conscientious objectors to military taxation make the connections between taxes & war. 4 reasons to get out of debt & 9 ways to do it By Dave Oswald Mitchell We've become a nation of debt slaves -- so what are we going to do about it? departmentsletter from the editor The politics of debt film review The rising interest in debt: a review of In Debt We Trust and Money as Debt. By Brent Erickson quotes from the underground from Edward Abbey, Eduardo Galeano, Alan Stang, Saint Jerome, Stan Goff, Saul Alinsky, Bill Rees & Georg Lukacs parting shots A concrete investment plan By Kubate Baba Edward luz: girl of the knowing "Tiny Beginnings": Claudia Dávila's peak oil comic. |
| The March/April 2008 issue: Gender & sexuality In this issue, Briarpatch embarks on a decidedly anti-essentialist exploration of gender politics, covering everything from feminist homeschooling to feminist porn to partiarchy’s harmful effects on men’s health. Grounding our analysis in a revolutionary feminist approach that seeks to involve people from across the gender spectrum in this discussion, this issue challenges all our readers to take responsibility for their gender politics. More Detailstable of contentsfeatureswon't get schooled again By Becky Ellis Feminist home-schoolers are creating new ways of living & learning. "any Indian woman marrying any other than an Indian, shall cease to be an Indian" by Barbara Barker & Tyler McCreary Sharon McIvor's fight for gender equality in the Indian Act. strange bedfellows Nikko Snyder interviews Chanelle Gallant How feminism & porn get it on at the Feminist Porn Awards. what progress for Afghan women? by Michael Skinner The use & abuse of feminism to sell Canada's war in Afghanistan warlords to the left of me, druglords to the right Asad Ismi interviews Malalai Joya Afghan Member of Parliament Malalai Joya is stuck in the middle with Canada. finding his better half By Calvin Sandborn The Boy Code & the modern man--adapted from the first chapter of Sandborn's book Becoming the Kind Father: A Son's Journey a heroine's herstory By Norman G. Walker The legacy of Harriet Tubman departmentsletter from the editor Gender politics in theory & practice reviews Robert Jensen's Getting Off: Pornography & the End of Masculinity Reviewed by Nikko Snyder Alpizar Duran, Payne & Russo's Building Feminist Movements & Organizations: Global Perspectives Reviewed by Jen Peirce quotes from the underground from Adam Hochschild, Sunera Thobani, Lisa Jervis, bell hooks, Crimeth.Inc, Sarah van Gelder & Doug Pibel, Paul Goodman & the Red Sunshine Gang parting shots Criminalizing the sex trade does sex workers no favours by A. E. Franzen luz: girl of the knowing Claudia Dávila's peak oil comic. |
| The February 2008 issue In this issue, Briarpatch’s intrepid contributors “go Dutch” to make the case for cannabis coffeeshops in Canada, brave the front-line violence of Guatemala’s recent elections, mark the 10th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty with South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, assess the fighting words of shock troops Jeremy Scahill and Naomi Klein, and still make it home in time for dinner. |
| The December 2007/January 2008 Issue - Trail-blazing In this issue, Briarpatch reflects on a coast-to-coast tour of intentional communities, contracts malaria on the Thai-Burma border, takes a critical look at the colour of environmentalism in Canada, investigates the recent introduction of genetically modified yeast into Canadian wine, and more. |
| The November 2007 Issue - Precarious Work The concept of precarity has emerged in recent years as a useful description of daily life under neo-liberal globalization, as well as a potential banner for uniting various movements in the fight against it. This issue of Briarpatch dives into the shallow end of the labour pool to investigate the increasingly precarious nature of work in Canada, and highlights a number of sites of struggle where workers are beginning to challenge this growing precarity. |
| The September/October 2007 Issue - Mental Health It’s the great paradox of our time: poverty makes us more susceptible to mental illness, while affluence drives us to depression. Exploring these topics and many more, Briarpatch takes a fresh and fearless look at the state of our mental health in an age of growing inequality. |
| The August 2007 Issue - Urban Guerrilla Art Cover story: Guerrilla Traffic Control: Using public art to stick it to car culture |
| The June/July 2007 Issue - Media |
