Accidental Deliberations: New column day

Here, on the new year’s early reminders of the generous treatment of corporations and their CEOs compared to workers. For further reading…– David MacDonald’s look at CEO pay is here (PDF). – And Toby Sanger’s study of corporate tax freedom day is here (PDF). From that, I’ll particularly highlight this

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Accidental Deliberations: New column day

Here, discussing how Justin Trudeau is campaign entirely according to the formula so thoroughly documented by Martin Lukacs – and why voters seeking change need to reject politicians committed to the preservation of power and privilege. For further reading…– Others have also discussed Lukacs’ The Trudeau Formula, including Nora Loreto

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Accidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links

Assorted content to end your week. – Jim Stanford calls out corporate apologists for blaming workers for deteriorating working conditions and stagnant wages which have resulted from deliberate policy choices: Unemployed workers on the dole for months at a time? Clearly they aren’t looking hard enough for work. Low-wage workers

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Accidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links

Assorted content to end your week. – Mike Pearl discusses the climate despair of people understandably having difficulty working toward a longer term which is utterly neglected in our most important social decisions. But Macleans’ feature on climate change includes both Alanna Mitchell’s take on what a zero-emission future might

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Accidental Deliberations: New column day

Here, examining David Macdonald’s latest report on wealth concentration in Canada – and the availability of more ambitious solutions than what’s been on offer in most recent political debates. For further reading…– The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis studies (PDF) how unearned income and wealth are similarly becoming more concentrated

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