CAW members at Chrysler have approved a new collective agreement, voting 90 per cent in favour of ratification. Voting took place at a series of ratification meetings held Saturday September…
When Athabasca University alumnus Tracey Collins walked across the stage to receive her Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, she brought attention to her pioneering work in street nursing--and made…
The following is a select list of substantive personal posts I’ve made over the years. Writing and Alienation, September 2012 Anticipatory Detox; Or, Maybe Some Posting About Masculinity, July 2012…
This is a select list of original posts that talk about knowledge production, not counting related book reviews. Challenging Conspiracy Theory Thinking, March 2011 Reasons Not To Become an Academic,…
The following is a select list of original posts related to gender and/or sexuality, not including book reviews. Responding to “How to Talk to Women Without Pissing Them Off”, September…
Notwithstanding an impassioned rant I heard a friend deliver a number of years ago that any categorization system that includes a “miscellaneous” category is by definition inadequate, the following is…
The following is a selected list of original posts related to popular culture, including a couple of relevant book reviews but not necessarily all of them. The Hunger Games, May…
The following is a selected list of original posts that have something to say about Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the city I’ve lived in since 2005. Sudbury-based Campaign Against Poor People…
The following is a select list of history-related posts, not including book reviews. Madeleine Parent, Rest in Peace, March 2012 Muriel Duckworth Rest in Peace, August 2009 Two Examples of…
Worth close reading. There is no doubt the growth of Antarctic sea ice is counter intuitive: http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/antarctic-sea-ice-reaches-greatest-extent-so-late-in-season-2nd-largest-extent-on-record/2012/09/28/472625d8-098e-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_blog.html Almost two weeks ago, Arctic sea ice extent shrank to a stunning record…
The Playing For Change series has brought us hope for a better world of peace and people before profits. The beat goes on. This is really well done, enjoy.
So BC Liberals put an end to Liquor Distribution Branch privatization. Rich Coleman’s efforts withered under the scrutiny of one independent journalist and soon to be retired Liberal MLAs decided…
Ask anybody about Pierre Trudeau’s major contributions to Canadian politics, and you will find many who will point to the repatriation of the constitution, and the enshrinement in our new…
Mulcair gave a speech on Friday to the Canadian Club on the NDP’s vision for economic growth. If you read through, I don’t think you’ll find much that is particularly…
Assorted content to end your weekend. – For those wondering where progressive leaders are going with their policy proposals, the last week offered a couple of noteworthy examples. At home,…
A sense of the sacred can arrive unexpectedly. Perhaps it is created by a mirror-calm lake enclosed by rocky hills all bedecked with the orange and yellow of autumn colours,…
You’d think the results of so many polls would result in a fairly settled expectation of how many voters will vote for one of the two presidential candidates, but not…
Part 2 of the introduction to Damien Gillis’ new series, “Canada’s Carbon Corridor” – and exploration of the interconnected web of major oil, gas, coal, mining and hydroelectric projects across…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes PM Steve Harper’s hands off self regulatory model is I expect at the root of the problems at XL’s Brooks, Alberta Facility. Throughout Canada, the fashionable with…
I have no idea what to think of this yet. I plan to read up on his opinions over the next while. All I know so far is that he’s…
