Industry ‘Self-Regulation’
In a world rife with the environmental, economic and social consequences of unfettered capitalism, the term ‘industry self-regulation’ has always struck me as little more than a oxymoron. Examples abound…
2012
Language Policy on a Global Scale
In this post marking my nine-year anniversary of blogging (less frequent postings now, to be sure), it seems fitting that my topic should be language policy. I just got back…
Language Policy on a Global Scale
In this post marking my nine-year anniversary of blogging (less frequent postings now, to be sure), it seems fitting that my topic should be language policy. I just got back…
Language Policy on a Global Scale
In this post marking my nine-year anniversary of blogging (less frequent postings now, to be sure), it seems fitting that my topic should be language policy. I just got back…
New column day
Here, on how Canadians have a far more positive view of protest movements than of the politicians whose actions bring about the need for activism – and how joining movements…
Holding Their Breath
It’s truly remarkable. The Republican Party will not move away from its one big idea: No new taxes. Ever. After losing in November, Republicans appear to have chosen David Farragut…
Language Policy on a Global Scale
In this post marking my nine-year anniversary of blogging (less frequent postings now, to be sure), it seems fitting that my topic should be language policy. I just got back…
Creating a Baby Boom. Not. #nlpoli
Flip over to the Occupy NL blog and you’ll see a critique of some recent SRBP posts on the provincial government’s bonus cash for live babies program. Let’s summarise the…
Idle No More: inspirational Thunder Bay rally and video
Idle No More is first and foremost a grassroots movement – a movement that has risen up to confront the unjust dealings of the Harper government with indigenous peoples. The…
Idle No More and the Con Denial of History
When I woke up today and saw that it had snowed, for the first time this winter, I felt like I was back in Canada eh?Because I can't imagine winter…
Donovan-alism
Overwritten, self-congratulatory, mendacious, pompous, solipsistic. You wouldn’t want to actually credit the one whistleblower who wasn’t a drug addict, or had been there more than three months, now, would you?…
Idle No More: Map Reveals A Global Movement
Map shows places around the world where Idle No More blockages, rallies, flash mobs, teach-ins, hunger strikes and other acts of civil disobedience against Prime Minister Stephen Harper have occurred…
Paywalls: a real ‘fiscal cliff’ for a plunging news industry
You’d have to be as rich as these well-dressed young readers to manage multiple newspaper subscriptions online! Below: P.T. Barnum with Commodore Nutt, the well-known newspaper paywall technology entrepreneur. Warning:…
Pay no attention to the men behind the curtain
Laila Yuile has a good piece today. She demonstrates an example of obedient political loyalty within the corporate press. A Times Colonist editor, who might be competent on matters of…
A man wouldn’t have been asked this question
But, my question is this: why the hell did she answer?
Free News
Shortcut: http://j.mp/news2013 We don’t pay for maps or encyclopedias any more, why should we pay for news or, worse, opinions? Pay for news if you want, but I prefer to…
Thursday Night Cat Blogging
Slightly belated thanks to the holidays, but… Santa Cats
Making the most of the holiday time
Holidays can be days with more, less or different work or they can be days to be refreshed. I’m trying to figure out what exactly refreshes me. What makes life…