Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: This graph which refers to the United States is from Derek Thompson’s article in The Atlantic Read more… 75 more words
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OPSEU Diablogue: Chef says Scarborough-Rouge merger could be bad news for good food
Last week we wrote about a possible Scarborough-Rouge Valley hospital merger that threatens an innovative local food program. We tweeted our story to Toronto chef Joshna Maharaj , a rising star in the culinary scene who served as a consultant … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Short Takes: Hillier’s remarkable labour conversion, the battle of the inequality authors and more
It is somewhat astonishing to see PC Randy Hillier vote against a Tory private member’s bill that would free construction giant EllisDon from a 55-year-old obligation to hire only unionized labour. This is the same Randy Hillier who, as the … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Is CFIB willing to shoulder health costs resulting from prescription for more inequality?
At a time when the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is advocating an end to “defined benefit” (DB) pensions, the latest retirement index suggests that the alternate “defined contribution” (DC) pensions are struggling and will not produce the kind … Continue reading →
Continue readingValerie Burns: Doldrums
My three faithful readers remind me that I don’t post here often enough for their liking. They are dear to me, and I love them all. Hi guys. There are a few reasons I don’t post more. SInce I like lists, I’ll make one here to amuse and bemuse: 1.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: An Irrational Mixup at SaskPower
Ten years ago, SaskPower was spending money to promote education about Climate Change. The poster contest is an important component of our efforts to educate the public about the climate change issue. There are increasing concerns that human activity – such as the burning of coal and other fossil fuels
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Regulatory changes suggests hospitals soon to divest outpatient procedures
In the dead of summer the province gave notice that it intends to bring the independent health facilities (IHFs) under the Local Health Integration Networks. The change in regulation states their intention to shift “low-risk ambulatory services from a hospital … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Going backwards — Fresh food preparation may be lost in Scarborough-Rouge merger
The Scarborough Hospital has been an innovator in food services at its main campus. Last year it garnered considerable media attention by bringing in a consulting chef to work with the hospital in developing a menu that would feature locally … Continue reading →
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Andrew Kliman: "Post-Work: Zombie Social Democracy with a Human Face?"
Reblogged from Pluto Press – Independent Progressive Publishing: Andrew Kliman, author of The Failure of Capitalist Production: Underlying Causes of the Great Recession, has written an article for the New Left Project about post-work society, and why it appears to be catching on now. He begins by posing a question to us,
Continue readingLeft Over: The Emperor Prorogues, Then comes to BC with his Rogues….
Harper cabinet readies major B.C. pipelines push B.C. First Nations leaders to meet with key federal officials Sept. 23 in Vancouver By Chris Hall, national affairs editor, CBC News Posted: Sep 12, 2013 6:03 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 13, 2013 7:21 AM PT We are ready for whatever BS
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Magic monkey time!
To get the full effect of this magical, awesome monkey moment, you will want to play the soundclip, and then scroll back up so you can only see the monkey: Happy Friday! Alltop thinks it would be better with a … Continue reading →
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Would the Making of the English Working Class get made today?
Would the Making of the English Working Class get made today? An interesting article by Rowan Cahill from Radical Sydney about whether or not Thompson’s classic work of social and labour history would see the light of day in today’s academic environment. Suffice to say, I’m inclined to think not
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Dead, non-dead, or walking dead? The global financial crisis and neo-liberalism
Dead, non-dead, or walking dead? The global financial crisis and neo-liberalism. Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Video: The incredible shrinking Kingston hospital
Following Monday’s demonstration outside the former Kingston psychiatric hospital, Providence Care is now telling staff that the job cuts and bed closures taking place are not about funding? Really? Even though the hospital is running at capacity, even though it is next to impossible to … Continue reading →
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Marshall Berman, 1940-2013
Reblogged from Corey Robin: Political theorist Marshall Berman, who was my colleague at the CUNY Graduate Center, died yesterday morning. When I heard the news last night, my first thought was the date: 9/11. There’s no good day to die, but to die on a day so associated with death—whether
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: The Making of Global Capitalism
The Making of Global Capitalism A groundbreaking account of America’s role in global capitalism By Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin The all-encompassing embrace of world capitalism at the beginning of the twenty-first century was generally attributed to the superiority of competitive markets. Globalization had appeared to be the natural outcome
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown By Philip Mirowski After the financial apocalypse, neoliberalism rose from the dead—stronger than ever At the onset of the Great Recession, as house prices sank and joblessness soared, many commentators concluded that the economic convictions behind
Continue readingbastard.logic: Hilzoy Speak, You Listen
While still ardent in her conviction to make her cold turkey retirement from blogging a permanent one, beloved ObWi ex-pat Hilzoy sends us this all-too brief dispatch (courtesy Donkeylicious) on why, if we can’t exactly trust Assad re: Russia’s opportune embrace of Kerry’s apparently off-the-cuff Syrian CW solution, we at least can count
Continue readingbastard.logic: Hilzoy Speak, You Listen
While still ardent in her conviction to make her cold turkey retirement from blogging a permanent one, beloved ObWi ex-pat Hilzoy sends us this all-too brief dispatch (courtesy Donkeylicious) on why, if we can’t exactly trust Assad re: Russia’s opportune embrace of Kerry’s apparently off-the-cuff Syrian CW solution, we at least can count
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat
In memory of the coup in Chile, on this day in 1973. Filed under: Uncategorized
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