With a skin as thin as Donald Trump’s it is not surprising that the Great Orange Bloat took to twitter to fire back at Theresa May for her stiff rebuke this morning. The British prime minister took Trump to task for retweeting three videos put out by the racist, anti-Muslim
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Accidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how the spin behind the Trump administration’s push for a massive tax giveaway to the rich has no basis in economic reality – and how Canada shouldn’t be suckered into following suit. For further reading…– Michael Linden examines the overall effects of the Senate’s version of tax reform
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Donald Trump Gone Stark Raving Mad?
We've always known that Donald Trump is a virulent racist, and that strange and dirty things swirl around in his head.And in the last few days he has been teetering on the edge of the abyss, with his tweets becoming more and bizarre. Or more and more deranged,But now he has finally exceeded
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Sad and Scary Thanksgiving
As you probably know, yesterday Americans celebrated their Thanksgiving or Turkey Day. And sadly, there was at first glance, very little to give thanks for this year.Although the biggest turkey in the United States, the so-called Orange Oaf, begged to disagree.Claiming that it was the BEST Thanksgiving EVER.And strongly suggesting
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Larry Elliott interviews Joseph Stiglitz about the rise of Donald Trump and other demagogues in the wake of public anger over inequality and economic unfairness. And Stiglitz also joins a group of economists calling for an end to austerity in the UK. –
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Writing Off NAFTA.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is still on the operating table. While it appears that the gurus at Canada’s banks are giving poor odds, that seems to be what banks always do. They do appear to like spreading doom and gloom. Despite their predictions, nobody is willing to
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Is ‘compassionate belt tightening’ in Alberta just another sign of our worldwide neoliberal derangement?
PHOTOS: The hopeful, celebratory crowd in front of the Alberta Legislature on May 24, 2015, as Premier Rachel Notley and her NDP Government were sworn in. Below: UBC geographer Dr. Jamie Peck and Ms. Notley. On Friday, Alberta’s New Democratic Party premier warned a meeting of rural municipal officials to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Deeply Disturbing Twitter Weekend
Even by Donald Trump's insanely low standards, his behaviour on Twitter in the last 48 hours couldn't be more deranged and deeply disturbing.Firing out tweets in every direction as if he was in some fevered frenzy.Looking and sounding more and more like a maniac.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Donald Trump Losing His Marbles Again?
It's really good to know that the U.S. nuclear commander says he would resist an illegal order from Donald Trump.The US armed forces could refuse an order from the President to launch a nuclear strike if is deemed illegal, the country's top defence officer has said. Air Force General John Hyten, commander of
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Great War on Christmas Is With Us Again
Uh oh, don't look now, but it seems that the Great War on Christmas has begun.And not in the United States where Donald Trump has vowed to save Christmas from the liberals and their happy holidays. But in Britain, where a group of religious fanatics is threatening to boycott Tesco the large
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Canada needs more Jeremy Corbyn, less Justin Trudeau, 21st annual Parkland Institute conference is advised
PHOTOS: Guardian journalist Martin Lukacs, moments before his remarks to the 21st annual Parkland Institute Conference in Edmonton yesterday morning. Below: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; British Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn and Prime Minister Theresa May (U.K. Photos: Wikimedia Commons); and bestselling Canadian author Linda McQuaig before her keynote
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Samantha Bee on the Homophobic Pervert Roy Moore
As I'm sure you know, Roy Moore is a disgusting creature, more hog than human, for many reasons. He's a dirty old man who had to be banned from a mall so he couldn't harass young teenage girls.He's a religious fanatic, who makes a mockery out of the Christian religion.But the
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Trudeau tries to tip-toe through the tulips.
Canada’s prime minister always looks good. With or without his shirt on, he can always draw an admiring crowd. In Manilla the other day, he even looked good in that traditional Filipino shirt they gave him to wear while his suits were being pressed. And did you see how friendly
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Pee Tape Story Comes Back To Haunt Donald Trump
It's been almost a year since Donald Trump was presented with a top secret dossier, that included an unsubstantiated report that he was being blackmailed by the Russians. The chiefs of America’s intelligence agencies last week presented President Obama and President-elect Donald J. Trump with a summary of unsubstantiated reports that
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: A travesty of travellers.
The dynamic duo of Trump and Trudeau are meeting in south-east Asia this weekend. Neither has the other on their agenda. And neither has a similar agenda. They have different needs and different objectives. U.S. President Donald Trump has the shortest list to match his short memory. His top-of-mind concern
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Which way will the wedge slice? Alberta NDP and UCP adopt opposite strategies on gay-straight alliances
PHOTOS: Jason Kenney may be the UCP’s leader now, but he’s still doing his best to appeal to his red-meat social conservative base. (Photo: Dave Cournoyer, Daveberta.ca.) Below: NDP Education Minister David Eggen, NDP Premier Rachel Notley, and UCP House Leader Jason Nixon. The impassioned, at times bitter, tone of
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andrew Jackson writes that widespread precarity in work is keeping wages down even as unemployment stays relatively low: (W)age pressures and inflation might remain persistently low even with a low unemployment rate due to the seemingly inexorable rise of precarious work. Marx’s reserve
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: The President who would be King.
If U. S. President Donald Trump could just live up to his tweets, he would be more interesting—and maybe deadly. Since winning the American presidency, he has been creating a cottage industry among writers trying to understand him. He makes the understanding more difficult, because he himself has no idea
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Turning of the Tide
It's hard to believe that today marks one year since Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States.It seems like so much longer.But at least he's far away in South East Asia today, and at least he doesn't have much to celebrate.Not after voters in the U.S.
Continue readingAlberta Politics: One year has passed since Donald Trump’s election and, here we all are, still in Crazytown!
PHOTOS: Donald J. Trump. (Photo: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons.) He’s President of the United States, you know! Below: Hillary Clinton (Wikimedia Commons), who won the vote but lost the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who promised to fix Canada’s electoral system, and didn’t. Today is
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