The Circus of Greed: the Political Economy of Ratings Agencies
Would be hard not know that the S&P downgraded the US today. What is less well known is why it is further evidence of the circus of greed that is…
August 2011
Sunday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material to end your weekend.- Floyd Norris' column on the gap between stagnant wages and soaring corporate profits. But let's add Digby's take as to what we can expect…
Farmed Salmon Confidential (Part 1): ISA and the Cohen Commission
Part 1 of a 2-part series - watch for Part 2 this ThursdayThis past year, the Norwegian-controlled salmon farming industry spent $1.5 million on a glitzy advertising campaign in BC,…
Picture from Total Recall 2012, the remake
Forgot I had this! While biking across the water front a few weeks back, I happened by a film shoot for the Total Recall remake. I was allowed to take…
Tim Harper on Bob Rae: This is exactly what pisses me off about the left.
Bob Rae:“It’s not a matter of an opportunity for me,’’ Rae maintained in an interview. “It’s an opportunity for Canadians to say what kind of opposition they want to stand…
The Battle for Eglinton-Lawrence
No, not that battle, because that one has already ended (and it didn't end well for us).No, this is the new battle for Eglinton-Lawrence, this time on the provincial scale.…
300 Episodes of Tech News Today
In honour of TWIT's Petaluma, California, Tech News Today's 300th video podcast episode, I'm embeding 5 days worth right here. Agrandir le plan Monday, 296: Tuesday, 297: Wednesday, 298: Thursday,…
HST Ballots…Shaken, Not Stirred
AllTheVotesThatDon'tCountCampbell-ClarkVilleWell, actually, ballots that will be sent to Victoria but not counted. The image above by Jesse Johnston of CKWX 1130 shows completed ballots that were slid under the door…
A House is A Great Investment… or Not
Canadian lawyers now often buy title insurance INSTEAD of doing due diligence. But if the insurance company fails... Below is what happened in the USA. (60 Minutes).
There are weapons that are simply thoughts, ideas, prejudices. Prejudice can kill and suspicion can destroy.
Rod Serling
The left? Haven’t you heard? It’s killed a billion people. What have you done lately?
Shit. I don't know why I pay attention any more.THIENSVILLE, Wis. -- The founder of Tea Party Nation claimed liberal ideology is responsible for "a billion" deaths over the past…
Dubai Metro at 763km/hr !
This is the most awesome video ever (assuming you are a public transportation geek and tired of looking at people)! A while back I embeded some other cool public transportation…
Eat less, exercise more… or, less ?
Like many adults in my age range (late 40s), I have observed over the past decade my weight progressively creep up, much to my great joy and satisfaction (tongue firmly…
Breathtaking, unequivocal…
rage. the fire. it burns...london.dear racist psycho police everywhere,i know you feel it's your right and all. i know how much you like to target them, harass them, humiliate them,…
Ferocious critique of the left via mostly water…
mind's buzzing with it...A Civil Society Strategy for Revitalizing the Left By Steve D'Arcy; August 07, 2011 - ZnetWhat happened to the North American Left? Why is it that, even…
Bob Rae and NDP Leader Nycole Turmel
http://bit.ly/oUL4Vd Interesting piece in the Star about Bob Rae and NDP Leader Nycole Turmel. But the most interesting passage is not the most obvious:"Friday, Rae aimed at Harper over his…
What might have been
Wilf Day offers up one what-might-have-been scenario based on proportional representation. But as one astute observer pointed out at the NDP's Vancouver convention, there's another alternate set of possibilities which…
S&P on downgrade: “…the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act.”
Just in case you didn’t get that the first time around. This is a point the Democrats (and progressive media/bloggers need to hammer) for the next few weeks. But they…