RT interviews James Howard Kunstler on a range of topics including the current state of the global economy, the de-legitimization of the U.S. political system, and, of course, his thoughts about the OCW movement. At the outset, Kunstler makes a … Continue reading →
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Red Tory v.3.0.3: Gary Johnson @ OCW
Republican candidate Gary Johnson (the other libertarian in the race) talks to OCW protesters in Zuchotti Park, eventually running into Young Turks host Cenk Uygur. Most protesters probably wouldn’t agree with Johnson’s radical prescriptions for fixing the economy (although they’d … Continue reading →
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Occupy Wall Street vs the GOP leadership contest
Since the 2010 midterms, the dominant topic in American domestic politics has been on deficit reduction. The rhetoric built up for a while and then culminated in the twin crises over the potential government shut down and then the raising of the debt c…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The media’s questionable coverage of the Occupy movement
It can’t be said that the mainstream media isn’t covering the Occupy Wall Street et al protests. Indeed, a major difference between these protests and so many others that came before it is that the media has given it quite extensive coverage. Ho…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Herman Cain’s motivations for running
In a leadership contest like the GOP one that has multiple contenders who have nearly zero chance of winning, it is worth investigating various possible other motivations they might have beyond actually becoming President. As it turns out, there is qui…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Thoughts on the Nevada GOP debate
This post is a collection of miscellaneous thoughts regarding the Nevada GOP nomination debate. There is no particular order or theme.
Cain and 9-9-9:
In the previous New Hampshire debate, just after Herman Cain’s ascendancy in the polls, he sp…
Blast Furnace Canada Blog: At long last, a "churchie la femme" has been busted …
Finally, after more than a quarter of a century, a Roman Catholic bishop in North America may finally be held to account in the courts — the legal courts, not the canonical ones. The sex abuse scandal that has plagued the Catholic Church has had a rel…
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Global News | Interactive map: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ events taking place across Canada on Saturday
Global News | Interactive map: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ events taking place across Canada on Saturday
“Occupy Wall Street” events across Canada are continuing the movement that began with a small group of people in New York City weeks ago. “Occupy” e…
Continue readingPop The Stack: What Are They So Angry About?
On October 15 the #occupywallstreet protests will arrive at cities around the world and in one of the birthplaces of the movement in downtown Vancouver. The Vancouver based magazine Adbusters actually inspired the protests that have been going on in New York. The decentralized nature of the protests has led to some
Continue readingPop The Stack: What Are They So Angry About?
On October 15 the #occupywallstreet protests will arrive at cities around the world and in one of the birthplaces of the movement in downtown Vancouver. The Vancouver based magazine Adbusters actually inspired the protests that have been going on in New York. The decentralized nature of the protests has led to some
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Wagging the dog, Mexican style
It’s been a little over 24 hours since the United States announced it had arrested an Iranian operative who was picked up in Mexico for wanting to try to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US. If even half of it is true then it s…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Herman Cain’s 9,9,9 plan, concision, and the rest of the GOP nomination field
One of the problems with the mass media is the need for concision; that is, the need to be able to explain oneself within the very short periods of time one gets on TV (and other mediums). One is thus constrained to only saying very simple ideas or by …
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The US Congress’s punitive actions against Palestine
In response to the Palestinian bid for statehood, the US House, against the wishes of the White House, has frozen some $200 million dollars worth aid to Palestine. The funds were targeted towards food aid, healthcare and infrastructure devel…
Continue readingwmtc: more mcfadden: scenes from a class war
Please visit Brian McFadden and his Big Fat Whale. The war on Afghanistan is having a birthday party, and you’re invited.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Got Paradox? – How Nutastically Schiztophrenic The Republicans Have Become.
Liberal Viewer, with the help of Bill Mahr and Steven Colbert poke at the fetid miasma aka the Republican Primary debates, and attempt to find coherence. Good luck with that.
Filed under: Politics Tagged: Nutty Republicans, Paradox!, Sad day for Hum…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Chris Christie Answers Questions…
Following his speech about American Exceptionalism at the Reagan Presidential Library in California last night, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie answered questions from the audience, most of which (predictably) concerned speculation about him possibly running to the U.S. President in … Continue reading →
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Carney: €1 trillion to bail out Europe
We’re all used to the concept of “shock therapy” when it comes to finances. Canada went through that process a decade and a half ago in an unpopular but successful attempt to balance the budget and start paying down our debt. We…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Elizabeth Warren on "Class Warfare"
Via Atrios, this hits it out of the park:
I hear all this, you know, “Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever.”—No!
There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody.
You built a factory out there—good for you! But…
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Unfunded mandate galore, courtesy the Fed Cons
No surprise that the Cons reintroduced, yet again, their “omnibus” crime bill. And no surprise, again, that the Cons refused to say how much it will cost to implement — much less if there will be any commensurate transfers to the provinces…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The left’s opinion change on Pakistan and the drone war
The issue of the drone war and the public reception to it, particularly among progressives, demonstrates both the strength and failings of that movement. The hallmark test of legitimacy for any body that espouses political opinion is and must be consis…
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