The Harper government re-introduced the Copyright Modernization Act, Bill C-11 in September 2011. Wonder about where the coverage is on Bill C-11? Me, too. SOPA + PIPA may be dead — or shelved — but Bill C-11 is alive and well and set to pass ASAP in 2012. The Harper
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Copyright Radical
I’m a copyright radical, like most younger people. I wasn’t born that way, but Napster, and the war on Napster and filesharing helped shape my vision of what people need to do to remain free. As most TED talks are, this is an amazing video on how to understand culture
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Media Matters Analysis Shows Keystone XL Proponents Dominated Media
corporate news.jpg A compelling new study from Media Matters for America reveals that proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline were granted far more time in the media than those who opposed it. As their study reveals, the majority of the coverage of the proposed pipeline regarded the creation of jobs,
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Conflict of Interest? Not Here!
Let’s suppose that it was publicly revealed that a communications officer in the Prime Minister’s Office — Sara MacIntyre — was the wife of a senior Russian diplomat at the embassy — again, let’s suppose, Sergei Zhukov. When this is revealed, there is some public criticism. But it’s all right.
Continue readingwmtc: "we don’t care about facts", crime edition
If only the Harper GovernmentTM weren’t determined to waste our tax dollars on prison-building and useless mandatory sentencing, while telling us we can’t afford to maintain decent spending levels for universal health insurance. If only they cared about facts. New poll results show the public is abandoning a stubborn belief
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Chantal Hebert – liveblog at UofRegina
Intro by Mitch D. Then Rick Kleer Last time she was here was 2004 when Martin won PM. Journalists drank Regina out of white wine. She broke a rib and got to cover an election from the ground, where most voters are anywhere, giving her a better perspective. Our new
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Mysteries Surrounding the GOP Race, MSM, CNN and the CBC
Something’s smelly with the GOP primaries, but as a Canadian progressive, I’m not concerned about the race. What I am concerned about is how the CBC is ignoring Ron Paul, the only candidate worth mentioning.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament in Review: November 21, 2011
Monday, November 21 featured the final day of debate on the Harper Cons’ omnibus budget bill. The Big Issue Not surprisingly, the final day of debate on budget legislation gave rise to plenty of clash, with Peter Julian offering up the best summary of the contrasting positions: What the Conservatives
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Only in America!
Quite an appropriate theme song by Toby Keith playing at last night’s victory rally in South Carolina… Truly it can be said that “Only in America” could a pompous, selfishly scheming, ethically-challenged, morally bankrupt hypocrite like Newt Gingrich – who once grandiosely described himself as “the definer of civilization” –
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Wall Strikes Out on Fiscal Federalism
Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall recently issued a statement exhorting his fellow Premiers to blaze largely unspecified new trails on healthcare, Employment Insurance and Equalization. Unfortunately, he misses the ball on all three issues. Greg Fingas and Verda Petry have already refuted Wall’s call for further healthcare privatization. On Employment Insurance, Wall
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: SOPA defeat: Don’t celebrate just yet
On Wednesday, the Internet won resoundingly against censorship. A grassroots-style online campaign torpedoed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) an intended internet killing law before the US Congress. And yet, this is not the victory to …Read More
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: To Infinity and Beyond: Media Matters Exposes Echo Chamber On Bogus Keystone XL Jobs Claims
Media Matters for America produced this spot-on video to highlight the manner in which the totally bogus Keystone XL jobs figures were echoed and inflated by Fox News and other media. Media Matters notes: Their job figures rely on industry-funded studies, and at times even grossly exaggerate those estimates. Watch as they struggle to get on
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – I’d planned to post on the sheer arbitrariness of the Cons’ insistence on eliminating a regulation for any new one they implement. But Erin gets there first: At best, this rule is a gimmick. At worst, it will delay or prevent the
Continue readingwmtc: the walled-off internet, or why facebook and mobile apps are good for them and bad for us
Last summer, Allan and I had plans to meet a friend for dinner, and I Googled the restaurant to get the address and details. The place came up in Google right away, but I couldn’t get to the website. After trying a few times, I realized the restaurant no longer
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The appeal, and vacuousness, of sports team politics
Last Tuesday, the second game of the playoffs took place in New Hampshire with front runner Massachusetts Mitt leading the pack going into game three in South Carolina. For six months of the regular season the candidates squares off again and again and again, jostling for position in the rankings going into the playoffs. It
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Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers Mislead Public On Climate Change and Environment
Rupert Murdoch 2.jpg When it comes to climate change misinformation, arguably no single person has done more to spread false information to confuse the public than Rupert Murdoch. With his vast media empire that spans the globe, Murdoch has helped misdirect the public, as well as to openly advocate against
Continue readingExcited Delirium: A Brief History of Plutocracy
Plutocracy has always been around us. So what’s a reasonable substitute?
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: How the corporate media manipulates public support for international wars
The drums of war with Iran are beating. Once again, the corporate media, on behalf of the ever-hungry military-industrial complex and it’s puppets in position of political power, will force us to support this war. …Read More
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: My blog: Reviewing 2011, Previewing 2012
Following in the custom of New Years, I take a look at the past year for this blog and set some goals for the coming year. Almost necessarily, this results in something of a broader look at blogging in general, webpage design, and my place in the broader blogosphere and political
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