Molly’sBlog 2012-01-02 13:02:00
THE NEW YEAR’S SPECTRE: Perhaps the ghost of New Years Yet To Come ?
January 2012
Cuts for Cash: Think about how absolutely appalling and hypocritical this tactic is
Cuts for cash: it can only spur mangers to propose even deeper cuts. Only a nasty neoliberal would use the profit motive to conduct what is supposed to be a…
Globe: The future of wireless competition
The Globe and Mail’s Rita Trichur gives an overview of an issue that will have a huge effect on the cost of wireless Internet in Canada, and the shape of…
More Evidence That The Liberals Are No Longer The Natural Governing Party Of Anything
FlagsOfConvenience’RUs BigDeadRedMachineVille Warren Kinsella, interestingly enough nails it. First, Mr. Kinsella tells us that, back in the halcyon days (e.g. a plaid-shirted 1996), Gordon Campbell was the master of a…
Our Prime Minister’s Great Economic Plan Seems To Be Working …. For the Corporate Sector
In light of the ongoing dismantling of our industrial base by our corporate ‘masters,’ coupled with the latest reduction in the corporate tax rate engineered by the pseudo-economist Stephen Harper,…
Mariani Murder Update
Just a very short article in the "Calgary Sun" discussing the investigation: Time not our enemy say cops By Nadia Moharib ,Calgary Sun First posted: Friday, December 30, 2011 08:58…
BCLSB Resolutions For 2012
1) Force the resignation of a Tory cabinet minister. But I’ve given up on the idea of embroiling one in a sex scandal. These guys are too high maintenance. You…
Living in Wonderland 2012
What really makes my skin crawl about living in the world of the Far Right is how seamlessly, yet powerfully, fantasy is interwoven with reality. Let’s name it. How about…
The Conservative Ministry of Truth
I’m all for the new Office of Religious Freedom the Conservative government is due to unveil, pun fully intended. It won’t be accessible to Canadian niqabis, presently denied social services,…
Larry O’Brien endorses Ron Paul
Larry O’Brien has declared Ron Paul as his hope for President of the United States. He likes his economic policies, which include immediately balancing the budget while eliminating the Federal…
Taxes Quebeckers Pay Go up, Taxes Companies Pay Go Down
Canada now has one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the world: 15 per cent as of midnight on Sunday. But are businesses going to use that tax windfall…
The cautious politics of choosing a leader
NDP leadership candidates at the first debate held in December, 2011. As the race to replace Jack Layton heats up, it was only a matter of time before the candidates…
Effective Speechmaking
Scan down the list of recommended blogs and you’ll see a link to Max Atkinson. He’s a British academic whose made a sideline career out of being a communications consultant.…
Anyone But
As promised, let’s take a closer look at the dynamics of “anyone but” movements in leadership campaigns – with a particular focus on whether one looks likely to develop in…
Caterpillar Locks Out Employees at London Plant
After unilaterally imposing the terms of its last contract offer on its workers, terms of which entail the halving of wages and a substantial reduction in benefits, Electro-Motive Canada, a…
Chile’s LAN Airlines launches targeted microsite
What better way to start 2012 off than with some happy news, this time from LAN Airlines, the flag carrier of Chile, whose new LGBT travel microsite, landiversity.com, is a…
Harper Job Cuts Provide Perfect Opportunity for Revenge
On the front page of yesterday’s Toronto Star, Les Whittington and Bruce Campion-Smith reveal the thousands of civil services jobs being cut by the Harper government. This after an election…
How the badly maimed BBC can stand up to parasitic Sky
Columnist says the BBC accounts for much of Britain’s success in the creative industries, a prime example of national investment yielding rich returns.
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Dr. Dawg asks some rather important questions about whether we think our current checks and balances are enough to rein in the Harper…
The Wrong Analogy
No doubt the folks at the Heritage Foundation will pillory Paul Krugman for his column in this morning’s New York Times. Their disrespect for him matches his own disrespect for…