I recently read a few unrelated items that dealt with racism, equality and civil rights in the US, which raised some thoughts I want to share. This time I’m purposely burying the lede, putting the easy stuff up front.In this essay and review, author an…
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The Happy Wanderer: Debt Deal History
There is a lot of history on the debt ceiling in the united states. In fact for many decades the debt ceiling increased tremendously without the need of any compromise on spending. In fact JFK increased has the debt ceiling&nbs…
Continue readingwmtc: "the marriage vow": more racist myths about american slavery
Earlier this year, I blogged about a dangerous, racist myth about US history: that the southern states seceded from the union not because of slavery but because of “state’s rights”. This is a lie. Historical record leaves no doubt: there was only one r…
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Summer Lies
Do you remember sitting on the couch in the house off Broadway the summer that everything seemed so unreal, the day you told me you were falling in love with me? It was stiflingly hot; the air did not move … Continue reading →
Continue readingwmtc: what i’m reading: cradle of gold, story of re-discovery of machu picchu
One hundred years ago, this week – July 7, 1911, to be exact – an American man named Hiram Bingham found the ruins of an ancient ceremonial city, mostly overgrown with Peruvian jungle. Some indigenous families were living on the site, tending small sub…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Canada Again
What Canadians Need to Know About Canada Canada is a country the world can be proud of. This is despite our numerous shortcomings and mistakes over our 144 years of history as a nation of many co-operative nations. Not everyone in the world is impressed with Canada, some because they don’t know the first thing […]
wmtc: report on war resisters fundraising dinner from u.s. peace activist bruce beyer
This past week, the Toronto chapter of the War Resisters Support Campaign hosted a fundraising dinner at the United Steelworkers Hall. These dinners, which we hold four times a year, are informal gatherings of friends and supporters, with music, campai…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: On the Hydraulic Thesis
The Hydraulic Thesis is related to the interplay between the rise of states in certain societies and the production of large scale irrigation and other ‘hydraulic’ systems that increase per area food production. Historically we see there is a loose tem…
Continue readingImpolitical: 70 years ago today
For the history buffs out there, this is one of Churchill’s very memorable speeches selected in Brad DeLong’s liveblog of today in World War II: “Winston Churchill Liveblogs World War II: June 22, 1941.””We have but one aim and one single, irrevocable …
Continue readingExponential Book: Hi, I am Jack, and I am a recovering socialist
Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) held in Vancouver its fiftieth national congress since its foundation. It is presently Canada’s official opposition in the House of Commons, and arguably one of strongest (nominally still) socialist political forma…
Continue reading350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
There are so many societies in which the elite made decisions that were good for themselves in the short run and ruined themselves and societies in the long run…. Similarly, in the United States at present, the policies being pursued by too many weal…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Battlefield Earth
Vancouver is Canada’s latest battlefield. I don’t think Regina’s population would easily riot, not even over the Riders. We’ve come to accept losing the Grey Cup pretty well, and when we won, the party didn’t get out of hand. Sure, the Regina Riot is famous, but that was a bunch of out-of-towners pent up and […]
The Happy Wanderer: My On Trek To Washington trip!
I will be going to Washington next week I hope to keep you posted on my voyage. You may recall the title of this post it comes from the famous On Trek To Ottawa in which people in the worker camps the government set up thought the country. In BC pe…
Continue readingwmtc: history repeats itself as toronto censors subversive messages in public art
Did the City of Toronto paint over a mural because a figure in it resembled Stephen Harper? Or was the mural eradicated because it bears an anti-capitalist message? Or perhaps a little of both.
In early June, artist Joel Richardson said the City of T…
Continue readingwmtc: books on books, part 3: reading matters: what the research reveals about reading, libraries and community
Nobody reads anymore, or nobody reads anything worth reading.
At least that’s what we’re supposed to believe. These days everyone is too busy playing video games, watching YouTube and texting. Before that, everyone was too busy listening to loud musi…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Should We Keep The Royals?
The Royals are coming to Canada this summer. With the comments from people like Amir Khadir saying that the Royals are Parasite’s. It may bring to Question on the Issue of whether we should stay in the monarch. According to recent polls the idea of …
Continue readingwmtc: why i support the canadian union of postal workers and why you should, too
Earlier today, we put a sticker on our mailbox.
It’s meant to be a message for our letter carrier, to show support for her cause.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has filed notice to strike at one minute before midnight on June 2. The o…
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2011-05-29 16:54:00
PERSONAL:THEN AND NOW:As part of the cleanup that never ends I recently came across a series of old publications ie the ‘Discussion Bulletin’ published by Frank Girard down Michegan way. The issues in question date to the late 80s/early 90s. Appreciate…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Israel Borders Over The Years (Part 3)
Now that we know some of the History of Israel it’s time to shed some lights on some rumors. First Israeli Borders hadn’t grown tremendously recently In fact compared to 1967 Israel is much smaller. Obama wants Israel to go back before 1967 borders. Th…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Israel Borders Over The Years (Part 2)
After the 1967 war Israel was faced with many wars. Including the Yom Kippur war which was when Israel’s Neighbors declared war on Israel on the Jewish fast day. Israel managed to keep it’s borders. Now In 1993 the Oslo Agreement was signed. The Israel…
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