My Wife Loves Me
For a late 50th birthday present (Yeah I turned 50. What?) my wife bought me a bath pillow, so I can sit in the tub at night–my office–with a beer…
September 2013
Labour Day, 2013, in North America: Facing up to improving society for everyone
Striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968. Martin Luther King played an active role in their struggle. Below: Striking Fast food workers in New York in 2013; Dr. King…
Helping Kids In Kenya – Stahili Foundation
A slightly different post from me on this long weekend. I want to highlight an organization that a good friend of mine has co-founded to help children in Kenya. My…
A New Union Declares War on the Con Regime
In a country where so many have lived on their knees for so long. In a country where so many have looked on helplessly as the Harperite cult destroys everything…
Why Canadians Should Reject The Russell Williams Crime Movie
“An Officer and a Murderer” celebrates Russell Williams heinous crimes and violence against Canadian women, says The Canadian Progressive publisher, Obert Madondo The post Why Canadians Should Reject The Russell…
Harper Government Enviro Plan: Do Anything But Regulate CO2
“As an Arctic nation, Canada profoundly understands the climate and public health benefits of reducing short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon and methane,” said Minister Aglukkaq. “I look forward…
Banff and the Good Life
After a spirited discussion about Pamela Wallin, the Tory’s overspending senator, Ms Soapbox’s mother sighed and said ““Sometimes politics makes me so mad I need a rest!” Brilliant! A rest…
The Ecology of Wealth
What is a man to do with a “main palace” of 420 rooms, a customized Boeing 747 jumbo jet for his exclusive use, a private zoo and amusement park, and…
Anthony Weiner for the mayor of New York City
Anthony Weiner campaigning on the streets of New York City. He believes in transparency.
Two Tasks of Grassroots Media
There are two distinct though very much interrelated tasks that those of us involved in grassroots media should be aiming to accomplish. It’s a bit simplistic, but you can think…
Printed copies of our "Time for an Upgrade" report are in!
We’re excited to announce that we’ve received a few printed copies of our Time For An Upgrade report that over 3,000 Canadians helped us write. It lays out a roadmap…
Printed copies of our "Time for an Upgrade" report are in!
We’re excited to announce that we’ve received a few printed copies of our Time For An Upgrade report that over 3,000 Canadians helped us write. It lays out a roadmap…
Article touches on sensitive union issues
Should union members give up some of their seniority rights to make the movement more appealing to a critical public? This is one of the controversial points touched on by…
‘Pain in the Assad’
A ‘pain in the Assad?’ Syrian cartoonist speaks out from exile. “Things were starting to give a pain in the arse,” says Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat. (Illustration: Ali Ferzat)
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Emily Badger discusses how poverty affects people who are forced to use their physical and mental resources on bare survival: Human mental bandwidth…
Blonde ambition. Tunes.
Listening to old Blondie today in the batcave…. From the CBGB days, around the same time the Ramones were playing there…. To round off this episode of Blonde Ambition? read…
A Stinging Indictment Of Joe Oliver And The Harper Mentality
It would seem that Chad Beharriell of Windsor has Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver’s number: Make transition to a green economy Like a dinosaur that can see the comet coming,…
What’s it all about, Alfie?
“What’s it all about, Alfie?” sings Cilla Black in the title song for the eponymous 1966 movie. But it could be the anthem for the human race, or at least…