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January 13, 2019 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Stub History

I’ve been getting rid of some accumulated paper. I found a receipt for a full year of university tuition in 1978-79: $740. I also found

January 6, 2019 susanonthesoapbox

Susan on the Soapbox: Politics in the Age of Bewilderment

The historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari says we’re living in the Age of Bewilderment, the old stories have collapsed and the new stories have

January 5, 2019 Marie Snyder

A Puff of Absurdity: On Taxing the Rich

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the freshest Democrat to hit the White House, is making headlines for mimicking the dance sequence from The Breakfast Club back in college,

December 21, 2018 rww

THE FIFTH COLUMN: Beliefs That Will Destroy The World

November 25, 2018 David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics: If other Canadians don’t think Alberta should go suck a lemon, they probably soon will

Alberta! Go suck a lemon! I don’t endorse that sentiment, of course. I’m an Albertan, after all. The person who did say something like that,

November 5, 2018 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Moe Defends His Travel By Attacking the wrong NDP

Saskatchewan’s Premier literally thinks that raw resources are more important than our people and their future here in Saskatchewan. Why is his badly typed meme

November 2, 2018 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: 12 Years Left and Over $200B to Fund

We have less than 12 years left to kick the oil bums out. The oil bums have left us with hundreds of billions of dollars

October 14, 2018 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: “An appealing concept”

Does the north of Canada need improved transportation? Yes. Is this need being exploited by those who want a pipeline to “tidewater”? Yes. Will constructing

September 8, 2018 Norman Farrell

In-Sights: Economic illiteracy in Canadian media

The Fraser Institute declares Tax Freedom Day each year. It is an inaccurate trick to further interests of the millionaires and billionaires for whom the

August 15, 2018 David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics: Doomsayers, Chicken Littles and Conservatives get it wrong on the impact of minimum wage increases

Now there’s a surprise! Ontario’s minimum wage increase behaved exactly as predicted by most mainstream economists. That is, the 21-per-cent wage increase implemented by the

August 10, 2018 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Hursh Lights A Match

And the fields are dry. “As a farmer in southwest Saskatchewan, this isn’t a great year. It’s been dry and hot. Crop yields as well

August 5, 2018 susanonthesoapbox

Susan on the Soapbox: Money or Mission? A Simple Test of Policy

In a discussion about politics in America, Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short and Moneyball, said the rift isn’t between Republicans and Democrats,

June 18, 2018 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Worst President Possible

Who puts children in cages?Not men assured living wages.A #FightforFifteen?A quaint little dream,While American Dreams shrink in stages.#WhereAreTheChildren?#ChildrenConcentrationCamps.This started when?President Orange Gramps.* *Obama and Bush

May 29, 2018 The Arbourist

Dead Wild Roses: Universal Basic Income – A Change We Need

If we have to live within a capitalist framework, the very least we can do is make sure everyone has a chance.

May 28, 2018 John Klein

Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Your Alberta Propaganda

WARNING: The following blog post contains government propaganda (literally). Reading it may cause a warped sense of reality, and loss of your bearings. It’s repulsive

May 16, 2018 Mark

Earthgauge News: Interview with journalist Paul McKay about pipeline economics in Canada

https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/paulmckay-part1-forair.mp3 https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/paulmckay-part2-forair.mp3 Time and time again, we hear from politicians that we need more pipelines to get Alberta’s oil to new markets. But Paul Mckay,

May 10, 2018 Damien Gillis

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