Why occupy? It’s the inequality.
The Occupy Wall Street protests hinge on injustice, in particular a malaise with the current economic system that has brought us a tremendous inequality and the rise of the super-rich,…
October 2011
Robert Bryce – The Media’s Industry-Funded Go-To Guy
Robert-Bryce-250x314.jpg Robert Bryce, a fellow at the dirty industry-funded Manhattan Institute, is under increasing scrutiny as media outlets continue to use him as an “expert” on e...
New Affiliates, Final reminder on Prog Blog meeting
First off, please welcome new Prog Blog affiliates: Finding Clarity, Edwin Current and Politics Canada. Secondly, to our affiliates, there is still time for you to let us know that…
No pumping from Chemainus Aquifer for now
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Last July (2011) we told you about the Halalt First Nation’s win...
Tories heap scorn on PBO, news at 11
You know, originally I thought this was a mole hill being made into a mountain, here's today's escalation: "Tories heap scorn on budget watchdog’s ‘lapse in judgment’." It's a story…
Cops Behaving Badly: A phrase goes literal
This was taken at Occupy Wall Street. Somehow, I don’t think this will go down as an effective way to improve police/community relations.
G(irls)20 Summit 2011
The 2011 edition of the G(irls)20 Summit is happening this weekend! The G(irls)20 Summit brings together one delegate from each G20 country, plus a representative from the chair country of…
Austerity More Important Than Justice For Victims Of Conjugal Violence in Topeka, Kansas
Is there nothing the Batshit crazy won’t stop at in the name of austerity? Here’s something that could warm the heart of Super Vic Toews. According to a report from…
The True Story of Che Guevara
A documentary about the life and death of the Argentine hero of the Cuban Revolution. Features Jon Lee Anderson, the author of the best Che bio by far.
Students get an A in anti-abortion activism
I was going to post this on Canadian Atheist, but I was beaten to the punch by one of my co-authors. It lives here instead. Canada’s biggest secular battlefield is…
Saskatchewan Party Math VERSUS Reality
(Image courtesy Saskatchewan Party Website - Click on image to enlarge)Everyone in Saskatchewan knows that Premier Brad Wall honed his political skills when he worked for the disastrous Grant Devine…
Building Consensus: The EFF and Green Party
It's an exciting time for Internet defenders! The highly-revered international digital rights organization, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), is lending their support to the Stop Online Spying campaign. read more
Gerald Caplan Writes on The Occupy Wall Street Movement
In an online article entitled This is what democracy looks like: Occupying Wall Street and Bay Street, Gerald Caplan and Amanda Gryzyb discuss why the occupation movement is a healthy…
Canadian Brownies and Guiding…
… what an enlightened organization! Let me explain… My youngest daughter wanted to join our local Brownies Chapter – largely because one of her best buds was into it. And…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Latest blog for Huff Post
I'm blogging sporadically for the Huffington Post these days. So far all about municipal issues. Roughly once a week. Here's my latest effort: www.huffingtonpost.ca/ian-chadwick/municipal-bonusing_b_999666.html You can link from there to…
Premier Redford’s male cabinet
The recent election of Alison Redford as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, and thus the premier of the province, was healthy progress for women in Canadian politics.…
Occupy Bay Street’s Open Letter to Toronto Police
Given the backdrop of the G20 in Toronto, this is worth sharing: To Chief Bill Blair and the Toronto Police Service: In June, 2010 at the G20 summit Toronto…
70% Agree: Occupy Wall Street Reflects Their Concerns About Corporate Greed
A FOX poll (yes, FOX) reflects what we're all thinking: it's time for corporations to pony up.
US pushing for (at least) one more front
US blaming Iran for the threats against the Saudis equates to a wolf saying that it was the rooster that killed the chickens.
Believe it or not, the bureaucrats don’t always make things better…
So the ongoing saga of how Elections Ontario did everything but make elections easy in the riding of Simcoe-Grey continues. As writer Kristen Smith detailed two weeks ago in the…