Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from Maria Alejandra Madi and the WEA Pedagogy Blog In her new book, Kari Polanyi Levitt considers the insights of her father Karl Polanyi’s classic The Great Transformation to propose a challenging discussion on the contemporary global financial crisis in the perspective of the financialization
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Parchment in the Fire: Portugal: Local polls to test government austerity policies
Reblogged from Revolting Europe: Portugal is to go to the polls Sunday in what will represent a test for the brutal policies of austerity of the ruling right-wing coalition led by prime minister Passos Coelho. The international media is downplaying the significance of this local poll, which comes two weeks
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Coal Hard Facts #cdnpoli
It’s super embarrassing to have these sorts of puppet, lying people in office, when it’s so critically important for Canada to be making REAL, FACTUAL efforts against climate change. .@leonaaglukkaq You must seriously not understand the words coming out of your fingers. It's embarrassing. #coal #cdnpoli #FromTheFuture?— John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina)
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Staggered by the contrasting realities of Ontario’s hospitals
We were reminded last night that Ontario hospitals live in very different realities from each other. When University Health Network CEO Bob Bell has a casual chat with Health Minister Deb Matthews, it is a very different reality from that … Continue reading →
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: David Gilmour is a self-involved jerk
As I said on Brian Lilley’s program last night. Check it out. I’m on just before the six minute mark.
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Democratic constitutions a ‘barrier’ to neo-liberal ‘reforms’
Check out @EurozoneCrisis’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/EurozoneCrisis/status/383338023402090496 Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Austerity, Democracy, Eurozone Crisis, neoliberalism
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: What now for the German SPD?
Check out @SocialEurope’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SocialEurope/status/383374841187139584 Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: About Effing Time; Del Mastro Charged #RoboCon #cdnpoli
Dean Del Mastro charged nationalnewswatch.com/2013/09/26/new… #cdnpoli— Will (@natnewswatch) September 26, 2013 .@torontodan @stribe39 Leaving the question, when will #Penashue be charged for overspending and illegal contributions? #elxnfraud #cdnpoli— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) September 26, 2013 The Prime Minister’s former point man for the Robocalls scandal (known as RoboCon around my blog
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: 8,300 participate in merger telephone town hall
There were many questions but few detailed answers during the first telephone town hall meeting to discuss the possible merger of The Scarborough Hospital and the Rouge Valley Health System. The hospitals report that 8,300 people participated, although the one-hour … Continue reading →
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Reblogged from Pluto Press – Independent Progressive Publishing: Jack Rasmus, author of Obama’s Economy: Recovery for the Few, has published a new article entitled From ‘Taper Tantrum’ & ‘Token Taper’ to ‘Taper Tomorrow’: Fed Policy in Crisis. In his article, Rasmus explains the potential crisis facing the Federal Reserve: This past week
Continue readingThose Emergency Blues: I Care About What’s in Your Head, Not What’s on Your Head
So there’s this thing in Quebec which I’m sure my Canadian readers have heard of and maybe also a few of my American readers, which involves the Quebec government devising some legislation called the Charter of Quebec Values. Since everyone loves “charters” and “values” and la belle province, who can
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Jeffrey Simpson – Live blog
Rick Kleer giving introduction to Simpson. 7:01pm non fiction book writing award winner. Written many political books since the early ’80s. 7:05 Simpson starts. Was a baseball fan. Persuaded the Jays were going to be contenders, so arranged for viewing them in Minnesota. Got the Riders’s colors wrong as Green
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Ontario’s austerity policies self-defeating — Hennessy
There are many ways to tell a story. For Trish Hennessy, Ontario director at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, one way is to look at the most searched word annually for the on-line Mirriam-Webster dictionary. Speaking last night at the … Continue reading →
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: "Golden Dawn’s rise signals breakdown of the Greek state’s authority." – Richard Seymour
Reblogged from Pluto Press – Independent Progressive Publishing: Richard Seymour, author of the upcoming Against Austerity (Pluto, 2014), has written an article for the Guardian about the emergence of the far right in Greece. For more on Greek austerity and politics, check out Crucible of Resistance: Greece, the Eurozone & the World Economic Crisis
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Dr. Goldenberg – God’s Role in Government -Liveblog
At the Filmpool , where an overfull crowd has gathered for a UofR religious studies lecture. 7:06 introductions are done by Luther College and another. Luther HS students present for a class assignment. What is religion and what does it have to do with governments around the world? Huge question.
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Politics and the illusion of choice
“The politicians are there to give you the illusion of choice. You don’t have choice – you have owners. They own you. These rich cock-suckers own the entire country.” – George Carlin (Apologies for the poor choice of wording, but he does nail it here. You can find this short,
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Reflections on tumblr, facebook and social media
Going from specifics to depth and breadth, and from particularities to universals, here are some thoughts for your consideration, for anyone who may be interested. I’ve come to love the social networking / blogging community / window onto the web which is called tumblr. That being said, tumblr is largely
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Best example of someone who has zero self-awareness, ever
“Loyalty matters in politics.”
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: The benefits of sick leave — and of absenteeism
Most of us know the old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That’s why we’re told by teachers to keep our kids home from school when they’re sick, so they get better and they don’t get others sick as well. It’s why there’s increased focus
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Not your Bill Davis Tories: Ont PCs formally adopt U.S. tea-party labour politics
The Ontario PCs almost walked away from the brink this weekend. Last year the provincial Tories introduced a white paper advocating U.S.-style labour policies that would undo the rights working people have had in this country for more than a … Continue reading →
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