February 2013
Happy Day-After-MBV-Day (Hmm — Must Polish My Shoes…)
Classic My Bloody Valentine to whet your appetite: Head on over to mybloodyvalentine.org to grab MBV, the LOOOOOOONG-awaited (and oft-delayed) follow-up to 1991′s seminal shoegazer classic, Loveless (assuming you haven’t…
Why Liberalism?
In early January, Paul Krugman wrote something that actually cuts to the heart of perhaps the most important distinction between liberalism and other ideologies, particularly right wing ideologies like conservativism…
LPC Leader Candidates Confused over Voting Systems & Ballots
The following I just sent off to the Justin Trudeau campaign. However, it might equally have been sent to other candidates running for the leadership of the Liberal Party of…
#skndpldr – Battlefords Debate Notes
With Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership candidates figuring to be thoroughly familiar with each other and the party’s debate format, one might have expected little new to emerge from the Battlefords leadership…
My short film ‘The Golden Pin’ plays with ‘A Silk Letter’ at Carlton Cinema this week…
A few years back, I co-produced and co-wrote the award-winning short film The Golden Pin with my friend, director Cuong Ngo. It won Best Canadian Short at the 2009 Inside…
Observer Leader: “A radical recalibration of capitalism is essential”
The Observer (h/t): Over the past few decades, average families have coped by more women going into employment, by working longer hours and by credit. But since 70% of the…
We Need to Make Decisions Based on What Is, Not What Was.
Canada took the hook on the F-35 almost the same day Harper unpacked his bags at Sussex Drive. That’s roughly the same day Harper & Co. began paving Joint Strike…
You Know That The National Rifle Association Is On The Run When Even Fox News Network Is Attacking Them!
Here is NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre under attack from Chris Wallace. The NRA is at terrorist organization and should be outlawed.
Shell Wriggles Free Of Oil Spill Liability In Nigeria, But Case Is Far From Closed
A Dutch court acquitted oil giant Shell of allegations regarding oil contamination in Nigeria. Reported earlier in The Guardian, the court ruled in favor of the company for 4 counts…
Reopening The Abortion Debate In Canada (Whether You Like It Or Not)
Sixth Estate: I think we’re kidding ourselves if we say that the debate about abortion is now over and shouldn’t be reopened. It may have been closed in the courts…
Saturday Photos: Two fromt the Past, One from the Present
I dug out two pictures of Lukas and Elin, aged about 5 and 9, playing in the snow in front of our house this week to show Jeanne. She wasn’t…
Iceland: Every baby’s name must be approved by the government
For example one cannot name a baby which has’ c’ in it as in the Icelandic language letter ‘ c’ does not exist. A girl named “Blaer” was not approved…
Chris Hayes on the Hagel Hearings: “An omnidirectionally embarrassing debacle for everyone involved.”
And how: h/t Digby Filed under: defence policy, US, wingnuts Tagged: Chris Hayes, Chuck Hagel, Hagel hearings, MSNBC
5588…The Day The Music Died
Say a prayer for those who passed on this cold day in 1959. Buddy Holly, J. P. Richardson, Richie Valens. WFDS
Interacting with those we disagree with
What do you do with people you don’t agree with? Do you agree to keep quiet about the topics you disagree on? Do you cut them out of your life?…
One Liberalism Through the Ages
This was originally published at Open Left, I am republishing it here as a starting point to further updates on these topics and themes. – D. Last weekend Paul wrote:…
One Ad You Won’t Be Seeing During Super Bowl and One You Will
Coca Cola and Pepsi weren’t happy with the SodaStream ad that was to have run during the Super Bowl broadcast. And now it’s gone, pulled. Volkswagen seems to have fared…
What If Sun TV Gets on the Public Gravy Train?
What if the CRTC allows FOX North Sun TV a reserved seat at the cablevision banquet table? Does that mean a start-up progressive TV outlet would be entitled to the…
Remembering Peter
Here on the coast we’re gearing up to fight the Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan bitumen pipeline threats. It’s pretty obvious that, Conservative, New Democrat or Liberal, we’ll be standing…