Steve, Neil And The First Nations
Neil Young is now on Stephen Harper’s enemies list. Michael Harris writes: In the thug state Stephen Harper is busily constructing, Young has become Stephane Dion with a guitar, or…
January 2014
The political aspects of the minimum wage
Discussion of the minimum wage can easily slide into a technocratic back-and-forth that ignores the vital political aspect at play. We can see this in much of the response to…
Scene: Life cycle of an alleyway
He made a squat to the curb but his bum cheeks just barely grazed the concrete as he lit the cigarette. It’s always cold. Always. And somehow squatting conserves the
CBC’s saying Canada Post will start killing door to door delivery in early February
CBC Ottawa is reporting this morning. But doesn’t say where. Allow me to guess – no swing ridings, no otherwise vulnerable government MPs. Because superboxes suck. CPC spokesmuppet Jon Hamilton…
A year ago this week
The anniversary passed and I didn’t even notice. I suspect I’m not alone, in that regard. Telling. A year ago, a friend of many years – a friend I’d cut…
Here’s a magazine cover I thought I’d never see
But I understand why Rolling Stone did it. This guy – as I said to my former Boss last week, a notable progressive leader himself – is the most famous…
thank you, pete seeger. how could we ever thank you enough?
Pete Seeger, 1919-2014Musician, Activist, Environmentalist. Socialist.
Stephen Harper’s Disservice to Israel
The dictionary definition of perverse says (of a person or their actions) “…showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in…
Stephen Harper’s Scary and Delusional Return to Parliament
Well it must have been quite a shock eh? To return to freezing Ottawa after his sunny bloated junket through the Middle East.And to have the cheers replaced by jeers.…
Sad Tim Hudak, Part Bazillion
PCPO candidates are falling like flies out in Hamilton. “Personal reasons”. Conflicts on election night. They promised to stay home and bathe their pet turtles. Oh and here’s a new…
The Jim Bennett Effect #nlpoli
Having tried to slide by without renewing their party, the provincial Conservatives are now talking up the joys of change. They’ve talked about everything else. Change is the only thing…
CFIB members please post: ‘Money from public sector wages & pensions NOT wanted here!’
CFIB AstroTurf technicians roll out part of their campaign against improved pensions for Canadians, a plan certain to harm the group’s naïve supporters. Below: A suggested sign for the windows…
What’s With Pipeline-Loving Old Men?
High 5′s to people are aren’t old men! My apologies if you’re a man, or over 55, but those two demographics love the Big Oil, and they’re giving you all…
Snowden ARD interview (video – English version): U.S. officials ‘want to kill me’
In an interview with ARD, Germany’s national broadcaster, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks of threats against his life that were reported on Buzzfeed. A Buzzfeed piece titled America’s spies want…
We made it to the Galapagos
Be perfectly honest, do I have something on my face?
Site C Dam story changes again – now it’s about powering California
The $10 Billion proposed Site C Dam could provide power for export to California, BC Hydro representatives told the Joint Review Panel examining the project on the final day of…
Good faith bargaining
I don’t know the details of this particular case, but I am very glad to see a court slap down a public service negotiator for not bargaining in good faith:…
If you work in an office
Here is a conference call in real life:
Mont Pelerin Society A Window Into Ideological Heart Of Kochtopus Climate Denial
It’s known as the Kochtopus – the extensive network of think tanks, institutes, university departments, political funding arms and “grassroots” activist groups funded by oil billionaires Charles and David Koch.…