Harper Describes Himself
One of the more ludicrous things the Harper Government has been pursuing is creating a “monument to the victims of communism”. A more cold-war propaganda-esque move is almost unimaginable. But,…
May 2014
Wynne strategy: campaign left, govern right
One of the prominent Toronto Star talking points is that Andrea Horwath rejected the “most progressive budget in 20 years.” Of course, they leave out the fact that Wynne ditched…
Adam Goldenberg reminds me a little of the neo-Nazis I used to interview
They dressed up bigotry and hate with lots of fancy words, as I recall. But it was still bigotry and hate. Ignatieff’s one-time speechwriter isn’t in any way a far-Right…
Horwath harms herself, helps Hudak.
Ontario provincial New Democratic Leader Andrea Horwath is on a slippery slope and she keeps trying to increase speed. By next Tuesday’s leaders’ debate on provincial television networks, she should…
Ipsos says Tim Hudak is the guy with the best shot at winning the election
So, here’s what you should know about Ipsos’ ability to win the election-prediction sweepstakes. Forum, Ekos, et al.: don’t trust IVR. .
And then there were three (white men)
TweetAs the deadline for candidates to enter their names (and $50,000 fee) in the contest to become the next leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Association came to a close yesterday,…
Why Ontario NDP platform is left of Liberal platform
The Toronto Star has pulled out all the stops this election trying to secure a majority for Kathleen Wynne. Like the Toronto Sun, they believe the purpose of the fourth…
Permanent Protest Set Up at US Oil Sands Project in Utah
The first tar sands strip mining project in the U.S. is gearing up to start operation in Utah, but not without resistance from a group that announced on May 29…
Sometimes You Just Have To Hold Your Nose
It would never occur to me to withhold my vote in any election. Yet the one occurring in Ontario on June 12 is particularly striking in its paucity of real…
Occupiers Not Reformers
Andrew Coyne is no fan of the CBC’s — even though he appears regularly on the public broadcaster’s At Issues panel: As I’ve noted on other occasions, whatever once may…
Mark Steyn Hires A Spy
As my readers may know, conservative political commentator Mark Steyn is in some legal trouble, having gotten himself sued by climate scientist Mike Mann. While we should be careful to…
Stephen Harper and the Madness of the Con Regime
In his fragile mental state it must have seemed like a natural transition. The beast within him must have howled.For three days he'd play Mother Theresa or Mother Harper at…
Media Talk is Dead, Long Live Media Talk
The Guardian's Media Talk is the king of media podcasts. And it is dead. As I wrote on The Guardian site in 2010: I love your podcast. It is like…
Financialization and the Collapse of European Social Democracy – Costas Lapavitsas on Reality Asserts Itself 7/8
Financialization and the Collapse of European Social Democracy – Costas Lapavitsas on Reality Asserts Itself 7/8. Filed under: Europe, Social Democracy Tagged: Europe, financialization, social democracy
A blast from the past: Oh, those Tories and their stories!
A postal worker searches for David Climenhaga’s lost letter from the minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ray Speaker. Nope. That’s not it … Nothing’s turned up just yet. Below:…
Conservative Million Jobs Plan ads removed from Google Ads
I had been seeing Ontario Conservative’s Million Jobs Plan adds on websites for weeks. Some times I would even click on them knowing it would mean money would be transferred…
Musical interlude
Big Wreck – Albatross
In Blogs We Trust: Making Money from a Macro-Blog in the Age of Social Media
Google just gave me an other hundred bucks for all the ads on my blog (hosted by Google but written by me). I have to admit I prefer microblogging on…
The real story in the European elections wasn’t the rise of ‘populists and extremists’, but the return of the left-right divide
Originally posted on Greek Left Review: The European Parliament elections saw a number of smaller parties with broadly Eurosceptic or anti-establishment platforms do well across Europe. Jonathan White writes that…