Harper After New Victims
So Eve Adams and Dimiti Soudas are the new "power couple" about to be dropped from the Christmas card list of Prime Minister Harper.Shades of Helena Gerugis and Rahim Jaffer?…
April 2014
Harper After New Victims
So Eve Adams and Dimiti Soudas are the new “power couple” about to be dropped from the Christmas card list of Prime Minister Harper. Shades of Helena Gerugis and Rahim…
Pretty Boy Floyd
Saw Dan Bern on stageit tonight and he played this song. Who are today’s outlaws? More than a couple billion people on the wrong end of the pen, my friends,…
Pretty Boy Floyd
Saw Dan Bern on stageit tonight and he played this song. Who are today’s outlaws? More than a couple billion people on the wrong end of the pen, my friends,…
Harper’s abuse of Challenger jets, government resources unacceptable
by: Obert Madondo | April 2, 2014 The Conservatives’ abuse of the Challenger jets and other government resources might end soon if the New Democrats are successful with their latest…
Why aren’t Europe’s young people rioting any more? | Costas Lapavitsas and Alex Politaki | Opinion | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/01/europe-young-people-rioting-denied-education-jobs Filed under: Uncategorized
Economics: a discipline ripe for disruption | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/03/economics-discipline-ripe-disruption-editorial Filed under: Uncategorized
Major ATTACK on ACADEMIC FREEDOM and LABOR STUDIES in Michigan.
Originally posted on Economic Sociology and Political Economy: CONDEMN by Liking & Reposting: The Michigan Senate included in its budget proposal a penalty of $500,000 against any public college or…
The View from the Other Side
Not much action lately because of various things, like cataract surgery on Monday. But now I’m delighted to report that I’m seeing better than I ever have. Anyone who’s been…
A new class, a new city
This just in! NSCAD University has informed me that they will indeed offer my class, “Cinemas of Globalization” this summer. I’m thrilled to be heading to Halifax for May and…
Ms. Clark goes to Ottawa…to boost BC LNG
Photo: Canadian Press Read this March 31 story from The Globe and Mail on BC Premier Christy Clark’s trip to Ottawa this week to promote the BC LNG industry and…
Ipsos’ headline
And it’s a really, really good one. Quebec Liberal Lead Grows (37% Vs. 28% PQ) in Final Stretch With Nine Point Spread, Liberal Voters Least Likely to Change Their Vote…
Android Headlines: three is NOT the magic number for wireless carriers
This piece on a high-profile U.S. website shows that word is spreading fast about Canada’s broken wireless market. Canadians are tired of the high prices and lack of choice that…
Jim Dinning Releases a Can of Whoop-Ass on PC Party
Wake Up Call is the polite way to describe Jim Dinning’s “admonitions” to the elite in the Progressive Conservative Party. To my mind he is right on in his comments.…
Jim Dinning Releases a Can of Whoop-Ass on PC Party
Wake Up Call is the polite way to describe Jim Dinning's "admonitions" to the elite in the Progressive Conservative Party.To my mind he is right on in his comments. The…
Jim Dinning Releases a Can of Whoop-Ass on PC Party
Wake Up Call is the polite way to describe Jim Dinning’s “admonitions” to the elite in the Progressive Conservative Party. To my mind he is right on in his comments.…
Inferences at preliminary inquiry
R. v. Cavanagh, 2014 ONCA 251 This was not a case of failing to consider relevant evidence, but merely a question of assessing the reasonableness of the inferences to be…
Eve AdamAnts riding fight: Party investigates at PM’s request
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/eve-adams-riding-fight-party-investigates-at-pm-s-request-1.2595485
Deconstructing the language of corporate power
Corporate power uses special nomenclature to deceive Canadians (image: Bloomberg Business Week). by Mark Taliano Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the best ones. Unfortunately, though, Canada’s extreme concentration of corporate…
L’Internet libre et ouvert est au cœur de nos activités chez Open Media.
C’est la raison pour laquelle nous sommes fiers d’appuyer Notre Avenir Numerique – une initiative progressive destinée à donner une place de choix aux enjeux numériques sur la scène politique.…