Just a thought about London prompted by Doug Saunders and this blog post (which appeared in a Naomi Klein tweet that was, I think ironically, RTd by Andrew Potter). We would do well to remember what’s happening in London the next time someone tries to suggest that unemployment payments, child
Continue readingKing of the Shiners: Remember London
Just a thought about London prompted by Doug Saunders and this blog post (which appeared in a Naomi Klein tweet that was, I think ironically, RTd by Andrew Potter).
We would do well to remember what’s happening in London the next time someone tries to…
Continue readingKing of the Shiners: Remember London
Just a thought about London prompted by Doug Saunders and this blog post (which appeared in a Naomi Klein tweet that was, I think ironically, RTd by Andrew Potter). We would do well to remember what’s happening in London the next time someone tries to suggest that unemployment payments, child
Continue readingGod’s Blog
Your morning smile, courtesy of my favourite magazine. Far be it from me to suggest additional comments in the style of certain regular commenters here. :)…
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: Turmel Apologists Reveal More Than They Know
Apologists for Nicole Turmel continue referring to her as someone who’s had a change of heart.
Brian Topp, president of the New Democratic Party, wrote last Thursday that "… if the unity of the country were the issue, then the recruitment of an articulate, effective, high-profile female Francophone Quebec labour leader to the cause of Canada would be widely celebrated — not subjected to
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: On Barack Obama, Europe is Anxiously Underwhelmed.
It’s not just moderates and progressives in the United States who are losing faith in Barack Obama. So are the Europeans. Spiegel Online claims that Obama’s indecision and weakness are a serious threat to the global economy.America’s presid…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: China Now Wants a Military Presence in Pakistan Tribal Areas
In the wake of two terrorist bombings in Xinjiang province, China wants to hunt down Uyghur militants it claims are being trained in Pakistan’s ungovernable tribal areas.Since the blasts, which killed 18, Chinese official…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Elizabeth May’s Current Projects
Although I detect a subtext of sarcasm running through the article, Jane Taber’s recent piece on Elizabeth May is well-worth a read, as it illustrates a woman involved in a worthwhile battle to encourage political engagement on the part of young people…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The New anti-Abortionists: Young Political Activists or Youthful Vigilantes?
I Burned my Bra For This? REAL Women of Canada and the Men Behind ThemThe inspiration for the Moral Majority/Religious Right, in the United States, was the central government’s passing of anti-segregation laws. However, the art of political activism by…
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: UK lights up — is Canada next?
While no act of law enforcement, and no austerity measure, can justify the kind of rioting that has happened in the UK the last few days, one cannot help but appreciate the need to vent. These are not easy times and budget cutbacks can only…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: English Riots Metastasize
England has sustained its third night of widespread rioting and looting. What began as an isolated uprising over a police shooting in Tottenham has rapidly spread to other greater London buroughs including Enfield, Islington and Oxford Circ…
Continue readingIs the Newsweek cover photo (and story title) of Michele Bachmann sexist?
That’s the charge being laid by conservative bloggers and NOW (!) about this week’s cover photo of Michele Bachmann, which depicts her as she so often appears with wide eyes. I obviously don’t agree, having blogged about it here earlier…
Continue readingThose Emergency Blues: You Want a Side of Plavix with That?
Now arriving at the Canadian National Exhibition — wait for it — the doughnut cheeseburger*: The Doughnut Burger made its debut at the Calgary Stampede, where brave revellers downed the sweet and salty snack, despite its high calorie count. Now the hefty bacon cheeseburger with two maple-glazed doughnuts for buns will be featured at the […]
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Russia Burns – Again
Last year a powerful heat wave triggered massive forest fires in Russia and led to the failure of Russia’s wheat crop. So far this year, 1-million hectares of Russian forests have been burned out, already breaking last year’s record.The far…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Worshipping at the Trough
Patronage politics of the worst old-fashioned sort is alive and well in Newfoundland and Labrador. VOCM posted a story online within the past 24 hours (hopefully it won’t be disappeared too soon) that makes it pretty clear: A cabinet minister is…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Yvonne Jones newser – details
From the official media advisory: Head: Yvonne Jones to discuss her future in politics Opposition Leader Yvonne Jones will make a statement today concerning her future as Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. …
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: What Michelle Bachmann Watched on Sunday
Oh those crazy foaming fundamentalist rightwingers and their homophobia.On Sunday, Bachmann and her curious husband, attended a church service at which the pastor railed on, denouncing homosexuality as “unnatural” and “immoral.” At the end of the…
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Economist Says Money Now More Important Than Environment (Duh)
Greenhouse effect: We can always deal with it later, right? No surprise there, I suppose. Still, it was depressing to read ATB economist Todd Hirsch’s attempt at an obituary for climate change in the Globe & Mail: “debt is the new carbon.” Hirsch’s argument is that climate change doesn’t matter anymore because we’re interested in […]
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Stephen Harper’s in Brazil: Dilma Smacks down Standard and Poor
Stephen Harper was in Brazil yesterday, and met with dthat country’s former guerilla president Dilma Rousseff. He listened, apparently, while she told reporters about how solide Brazil’s economy was and how Standard and Poor’s downgrading of the US wa…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Unconscionable Juxtapostion – Doughnut Cheese Burgers and Starvation
Strap on the feedbags y’all. Because if you have not maxed out your gluttony meters yet have we got a deal for you. All the goodness of a cheese burger cradled in the sugary luxury of a glazed maple doughnut. 1500 calories and wating in quantity at a Fair near you… Oh! It is that […]
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