Economic Growth? I Prefer Steady State
Economic growth suggests that infinite growth is possible. Even with a growing earth population and increasing climate breakdown, people still think we can continue growing. I like using the seasons…
January 2014
Edgar: 2000 – 2014
My cat Edgar has died of acute kidney failure. He was 14. I think. Too soon, poor thing. I’m still quite upset because I didn’t get to say good bye…
Mulcair previews his 2015 campaign.
When New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair was on Tom Clark’s West Block show on Global this Sunday, the wife remarked that the Opposition leader seemed to be testing campaign lines…
Update: PSWs go to interest arbitration ending two week strike December 24
The Service Employees International Union met with an arbitrator last Friday as part of a settlement that ended a two-week province-wide strike of 4,500 personal support workers at Red Cross…
Blackfish Documentary Hurts SeaWorld
SeaWorld is an entertainment company that has large aquatic mammals in captivity performing tricks for humans. Their entertainment shows look impressive, but what goes on behind the scenes is rather…
The World in 2050 As Goldman Sachs Sees It
Goldman Sachs and the World Bank foresee global GDP expanding massively over the next 35-years. Whereas today, America’s economic GDP is the world’s largest at over $16-trillion, by 2050 China’s…
Ezra Manouvers
From Joe Brean’s twitter feed, the rumours are confirmed: O yea, O yea, O yea, court is in session. First up, motion to adjourn. At this rate, we’ll hear opening…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, January 6, 2014
Your news links for today: 2013 blog in review: it was (almost) all telecom (WordsByNowak) Questions in need of answers: Geist (Toronto Star) CSIS should be subject of independent investigation:…
Laugh-ology
You’ve heard of Kremlinology? Where, lacking any reliable information whatsoever, self-described political experts scrutinize body language, removal of official portraits, and position in receiving lines to determine who is up,…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, January 6, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, January 6, 2014: Wall Street Journal reports on how law schools are adjusting to declining enrollment 2013…
Narrowcasting And The Internet
Narrowcasting can be defined as the process of aiming a radio or TV program or programming at a specific, limited audience or consumer market. While it is a term that…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Tim Harper and the Star’s editorial board each offer up some hope that 2014 will be a more productive year in politics than…
The Triumph Of Mean
Michael den Tandt writes that, if you’re wondering why you keep getting those fund raising emails from political parties, blame Jean Chretien and Stephen Harper. Chretien brought in public financing…
The 40-year disconnect (USA) (chart)
Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from David Ruccio As Steven Rattner explains, Read more… 141 more words
Bart’s Books: The Michael Ignatieff Experiment
“I had made myself into a politician, and I didn’t much like what I was becoming.” On my Christmas reading list this year was Michael Ignatieff’s latest book, Fire and…
The Great Blizzard/Blackout 2014 #nlpoli
Some observations: 1. Yep. It’s a crisis. When you have a major utility cutting electricity to people in a blizzard at random, for random periods of time because it cannot…
The Con Regime and the War on the Young
On my way home this evening I passed by a young guy sitting on the edge of the pier his legs dangling over the edge staring into the frozen lake.And…
SFARI Continues Misrepresenting High Functioning Autism Only Research As "Autism" Research
The Simon Foundation Autism Research Initiative, SFARI, continues to represent studies involving only high functioning autistic participants to the public as “autism” studies. In the Children with autism have trouble…
Murderer Robert Reitmeier Appealing Conviction
Not necessarily surprising, mind you. No doubt this will be difficult for the Mariani family, but unless something truly unexpected occurs, we suspect that the appeal will be rejected. Neo-Nazi…