These Are Times That Try Our Souls
At a time during the American Revolution, when things looked very dire, Tom Paine wrote the following (gender-updated language added). As things look mighty dire in Durban right now, this…
2011
The Consequences of Tax Cuts
Here is the video of a recent talk I gave on taxes as a good thing. The talk was hosted by the Literary Review and TVO and sponsored by The…
Brit government playing Harper’s poodle on tar sands?
You remember Britain? That once great nation now relegated to some backwater island ruled by Rupert Murdoch and conservative media empires. It has sunk so low the last Prime Minister…
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A very Canadian Constitution
Canadians as a group have a striking level of respect for, and knowledge of, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Earlier today I spoke with a group of young…
The Burning Planet and the Icy Hand of the Cons
They are planning to torch the planet. By sticking another knife into the bleeding side of the Kyoto Accord. For the greater glory of Big Oil. They are planning to…
United Way Ottawa de-funding progressive groups
An important post at rabble.ca about the rightward direction of the United Way Ottawa under its current CEO Michael Allen. Don’t know the man and know nothing of him but…
With apologies to Sally Field
Nominations are out for Canadian Blog Awards. Yours truly has been nominated for Best New Blog, Best Feminism Blog and Best Political Blog. Check it out here. Vote now, vote…
Are New York Lawmakers Poised To Throw Upstate Residents Under The Fracking Bus?
NYS watershed.jpg Despite last week’s temporary win protecting the Delaware River Basin and its inhabitants from natural gas fracking, the debate rages on in New York State. Lawmakers, industry lobbyists…
Brit government playing Harper’s poodle on tar sands?
You remember Britain? That once great nation now relegated to some backwater island ruled by Rupert Murdoch and conservative media empires. It has sunk so low the last Prime Minister…
Cain Disabled
Uh oh! Another “bimbo eruption” threatens to derail the Herman Cain Art Project for good this time… “It’s probably an infinite number of people who could come forward with a…
The New Politics Initiative vision statement of 2001: Open, sustainable, democratic | rabble.ca
This month marks the 10th Anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, a coalition of individuals and organizations that called for the formation of a new and more activist progressive political…
We want a Provincial Election! Now!
Dear Christy Clark; The people of BC want an election to be held, as soon as is possible. Your Cabinet is operating without a mandate from the people. The people…
More worthwhile #gunregistry reading
The “just another duck gun” myth is exploded.
Flash Mob Monday: Too Busy for a Real Post
It’s one of the days when I keep running around. Here’s music and dance to go with that frenzy: Ravel’s “Bolero” in Copenhagen, “This Time for Africa” in Rome, and…
From the ‘Rules Don’t Apply to Us’ department
According to Finance Minister Kevin Falcon’s first quarterly report for the current year, “As well, the fiscal plan assumes the current public sector compensation negotiating mandate – i.e. two year…
ON Premier Dalton McGuinty rumoured for federal Liberal leadership
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty may be publicly dismissing any interest he may have in running for the federal Liberal top job, but sources close to the…
How can a man feel so little for a wife? Herman Cain in another sex scandal.
Herman Cain must have such a low opinion of his wife that he will subject her to public accusation after accusation of his adulterous ways. Even if nothing so far…
Right-Wingers Aren’t Funny: Part XLVII
Here’s another utterly dismal attempt at comedy by right-wing partisans, this time from the ultra-conservative folks at Pajamasmedia with a fake newscast presumably intended to resemble The Onion. Minus anything…
QP: The return of Kyoto
Mondays can be tricky when it comes to Question Period. Some MPs, fresh off of flights from across the country, are jetlagged and want to be elsewhere. Others are brimming…