On September 20, 1811, Tecumseh rode into Tuckhabatchee, in present day Alabama, the capital of the Muscogee people. Twenty warriors, members the Shawnee, Kickapoo and Winnebago nations, rode with him. The last months of a tense peace between the Uni…
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JAMES LAXER: TWO CENTURIES AGO: TECUMSEH’S FREEDOM SPEECH TO THE MUSCOGEE PEOPLE
On September 20, 1811, Tecumseh rode into Tuckhabatchee, in present day Alabama, the capital of the Muscogee people. Twenty warriors, members the Shawnee, Kickapoo and Winnebago nations, rode with him. The last months of a tense peace between the United States and the native peoples led by Tecumseh were quickly
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On September 20, 1811, Tecumseh rode into Tuckhabatchee, in present day Alabama, the capital of the Muscogee people. Twenty warriors, members the Shawnee, Kickapoo and Winnebago nations, rode with him. The last months of a tense peace between the United States and the native peoples led by Tecumseh were quickly
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Why the Tar Sands are Destructive for Canada: “Ethical” Oil and Other Resourceful Fantasies
The Harper government’s Big Idea for the future of the Canadian economy is that Canada should become an “energy superpower”. What will make it so is the gargantuan development of the Alberta tar sands, which the Harperites and their f…
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The Harper government’s Big Idea for the future of the Canadian economy is that Canada should become an “energy superpower”. What will make it so is the gargantuan development of the Alberta tar sands, which the Harperites and their friends de…
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: WHY THE TAR SANDS ARE DESTRUCTIVE FOR CANADA:" ETHICAL" OIL AND OTHER RESOURCEFUL FANTASIES
The Harper government’s Big Idea for the future of the Canadian economy is that Canada should become an “energy superpower”. What will make it so is the gargantuan development of the Alberta tar sands, which the Harperites and their friends depict as “ethical oil.” In truth, the development of the
Continue readingJames Laxer: WHY THE TAR SANDS ARE DESTRUCTIVE FOR CANADA:" ETHICAL" OIL AND OTHER RESOURCEFUL FANTASIES
The Harper government’s Big Idea for the future of the Canadian economy is that Canada should become an “energy superpower”. What will make it so is the gargantuan development of the Alberta tar sands, which the Harperites and their friends depict as “ethical oil.” In truth, the development of the
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: When the Rich and Powerful Overplay their Hand
We are in the grip of a socio-economic crisis in which the rich and the powerful in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Euro Zone countries and Canada refuse to share the burden of coping with the economic disaster they did so much to unleash. A…
Continue readingWHEN THE RICH AND THE POWERFUL OVERPLAY THEIR HAND
We are in the grip of a socio-economic crisis in which the rich and the powerful in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Euro Zone countries and Canada refuse to share the burden of coping with the economic disaster they did so much to unleash….
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: WHEN THE RICH AND THE POWERFUL OVERPLAY THEIR HAND
We are in the grip of a socio-economic crisis in which the rich and the powerful in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Euro Zone countries and Canada refuse to share the burden of coping with the economic disaster they did so much to unleash. A few among them—Warren
Continue readingJames Laxer: WHEN THE RICH AND THE POWERFUL OVERPLAY THEIR HAND
We are in the grip of a socio-economic crisis in which the rich and the powerful in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Euro Zone countries and Canada refuse to share the burden of coping with the economic disaster they did so much to unleash. A few among them—Warren
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: We’ll miss you Jack
To lose Jack Layton at the height of his capacity as a person and as a political leader, is especially sad.
When Jack walked into my graduate course at York University in the early 1970s, it didn’t take me long to see that this was someone very…
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: WE’LL MISS YOU JACK
To lose Jack Layton at the height of his capacity as a person and as a political leader, is especially sad. When Jack walked into my graduate course at York University in the early 1970s, it didn’t take me long to see that this was someone very special. The energy
Continue readingWE’LL MISS YOU JACK
To lose Jack Layton at the height of his capacity as a person and as a political leader, is especially sad.
When Jack walked into my graduate course at York University in the early 1970s, it didn’t take me long to see that this was someone very sp…
Continue readingJames Laxer: WE’LL MISS YOU JACK
To lose Jack Layton at the height of his capacity as a person and as a political leader, is especially sad. When Jack walked into my graduate course at York University in the early 1970s, it didn’t take me long to see that this was someone very special. The energy
Continue readingHalf Way Onto Twitter
I launched myself onto Twitter yesterday, but only halfway. After signing up, I tweated a few times into the great vault of cyber-space. I even established a new rating agency along the lines of Standard and Poor’s, to be called the James Laxer Rat…
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: Half Way Onto Twitter
I launched myself onto Twitter yesterday, but only halfway. After signing up, I tweated a few times into the great vault of cyber-space. I even established a new rating agency along the lines of Standard and Poor’s, to be called the James Laxer Rating Agency. It will specialize in rating
Continue readingJames Laxer: Half Way Onto Twitter
I launched myself onto Twitter yesterday, but only halfway. After signing up, I tweated a few times into the great vault of cyber-space. I even established a new rating agency along the lines of Standard and Poor’s, to be called the James Laxer Rating Agency. It will specialize in rating
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: We Don’t Need a Lecture from Alberta “Firewall” Harper
The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw opposition leaders under the bus. And they’re at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel. She is a self-proclaimed federalist and always has been. She was a member of the BQ and of…
Continue readingWE DON’T NEED A LECTURE FROM ALBERTA “FIREWALL” HARPER
The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw opposition leaders under the bus. And they’re at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel. She is a self-proclaimed federalist and always has been. She was a member of the BQ and of …
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