Can America Compete?
Can America Compete? The obvious answer is no, but let’s go into slightly greater detail. First of all, let’s look at what America produces today that other people around the…
November 2011
Can America Compete?
Can America Compete? The obvious answer is no, but let’s go into slightly greater detail. First of all, let’s look at what America produces today that other people around the…
"Conservatives" and Immigration
Call me old fashioned, but when five months after winning office you impose a two-year moratorium on family reunification, I call that:A) Lying. Although unlike with their intentions to negotiate…
Shortsighted
This may come back to bite: "Harper says no Canadian money for European bailout." Pay some now or will we be paying much more later? We'll see. Great photo accompanying…
Endorsement of Hon. Judy A. Sgro. MP
As a Member of Parliament for over 10 years I know just how critical it is for the Liberal Party to have a strong and competent executive board. This is…
Elizabeth Warren v. Heckler
An angry man confronts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren at the outset of a local volunteer meeting in Brockton, Mass. “You’re a socialist whore!” the unemployed Fox News viewer shouted, adding…
monday in toronto: "my own government labeled me a terrorist and attempted to murder me"
My own government labeled me a terrorist and attempted to murder me. My story is strongly relevant for activists today in this climate of an unending 'war on terror.'S. Brian…
The Metasociety
Responding to An Open Letter to #OccupyWallStreet When the OWS people say 'we' they do not mean it in the sense of 'we who are camped out' but rather 'we'…
Drones on Trial…Democracy Now…
38 Protesters Face Charges for Disrupting Syracuse Base Used in Overseas AttacksThe Wall Street Journal is reporting the CIA has made a series of secret concessions in its drone campaign…
Herman Cain at AFP: ‘I am the Koch Brothers’ Brother From Another Mother’
Wow. The GOP's Koch-Cain problem elevates to new heights today. At the Koch-funded Americans For Prosperity event today, Republican presidential contender Herman Cain told it like it is. “I am…
So they arrested the reporter, not the bankers
Truthdig, November 3, 2011: "Goldman Sachs, which received more subsidies and bailout-related funds than any other investment bank because the Federal Reserve permitted it to become a bank holding company…
Parliament In Review: October 20, 2011
The main topic of debate on Thursday, October 20 was the Canadian Wheat Board - with extensive discussion in Parliament of both the Cons' steps to shut down debate, and…
#ndpldr Peggy Nash in Vancouver
In my whirlwind tour last night, I first saw Paul Dewar before racing downtown to catch Peggy Nash’s meet and greet at the Railway Club. While Dewar’s event was held…
#ndpldr Paul Dewar in Vancouver
I should note first that Nathan Cullen, a BC MP and NDP leadership candidate will be meeting tonight at 5pm at The Greedy Pig on Cordova St. I’m still trying…
Banned By Fox News North!
Mark Bourrie was, after being approached as a potential hire by Kory Teneycke last year. Interesting in that it sounds like Mark's the 2nd person Sun TV approached to fill…
The UNESCO vote and the decline of American influence
Following the vote Monday to admit Palestine into UNESCO, Hamas official Ahmed Yousef said it "shows that Israel and America are not dictating politics to the world anymore." Hamas's view…
Canada rejigs how 254,000 immigrants are selected annually
A new type of immigrant is quickly taking advantage of the Canadian immigration system, and Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wants to make it even easier for them to settle…
Crime and punishment
Harper’s bulging crime bill, it would seem, has more ugly wrinkles than a prune. It’s a bill so bizarrely retrograde that even conservative Texans think it’s over the top. Homicide…
4141…Womyn Freeway Frank Has News Pour U
The morning guy at Virgin 96 Montreal tells me that fifty per cent of women fake it.Freeway Frank also tells all that today is Don't Fake It Day.You are welcome.WFDS
4140…Pick Another Hill To Die On Bob Rae
For real.Love you to death but the fact of the matter is, re the Auditor General, our beloved Prime Minister picked the best man for the job. In his opinion,…