Ink-stained
More than anything, I wanted to be a journalist. I started creating my own newspapers – ironically enough, about professional wrestling – when I was 10 years old. During law…
December 2015
The Real Test: Tax Fairness
Murray Dobbin writes that there has been a palpable change in Ottawa -- a change which he applauds:I feel the same relief as every other Canadian that public scientists can…
Baked Alaska and the Fraser Institute: what changes, and what doesn’t, when oil prices fall and the money melts
PHOTOS: Alaska Governor Bill Walker illustrates about how much is left in the northern state’s budget now that oil prices have gone south. (Alaska Dispatch News photo.) Below: The wild…
Zeitgeist: Almost 10 Years Old
I have long been a fan and follower of many of the ideas from experts like Joseph Campbell or Mircea Eliade. I have come to believe that themes like the…
Molly’sBlog 2015-12-26 20:05:00
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MOTHER JONES Charles H Kerr Publishing Company, Chicago, 1974 This is one of those 'should read' books that I should probably have read decades ago. Better late…
Molly’sBlog 2015-12-26 20:05:00
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MOTHER JONES Charles H Kerr Publishing Company, Chicago, 1974 This is one of those ‘should read’ books that I should probably have read decades ago. Better late…
Molly’sBlog 2015-12-26 20:05:00
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MOTHER JONES Charles H Kerr Publishing Company, Chicago, 1974This is one of those 'should read' books that I should probably have read decades ago. Better late than…
Molly’sBlog 2015-12-26 19:05:00
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MOTHER JONES Charles H Kerr Publishing Company, Chicago, 1974This is one of those 'should read' books that I should probably have read decades ago. Better late than…
December 26, 2015
Beautiful day, about 7 above, still no snow, but we are expecting freezing rain and snow in the next 48 hours so all these scenes will change. Long shadows are
Death Toll Rises to 14 After Storms and Tornadoes Ravage U.S South
Families spent Christmas trying to salvage what they could in tornado-ravaged parts of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas as donations pour in. There seems to be no end to bad weather…
Death Toll Rises to 14 After Storms and Tornadoes Ravage U.S South
Families spent Christmas trying to salvage what they could in tornado-ravaged parts of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas as donations pour in. There seems to be no end to bad weather…
Death Toll Rises to 14 After Storms and Tornadoes Ravage U.S South
Families spent Christmas trying to salvage what they could in tornado-ravaged parts of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas as donations pour in. There seems to be no end to bad weather…
Dec. 26:This is very long but,…..
...blessedly, only a tiny bit is about the Irving press.The Dec. 24 and 26 issues of the Irving press have only one item, whether news or commentary, worth reading. It's…
Death Toll Rises to 14 After Storms and Tornadoes Ravage U.S South
Families spent Christmas trying to salvage what they could in tornado-ravaged parts of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas as donations pour in. There seems to be no end to bad weather…
Brazilian Democracy in Distress: Unpacking Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment
Photo by Senado Federal Alfredo Saad Filho is Professor of Political Economy at the SOAS Department of Development Studies. His research interests include the political economy of neoliberalism, industrial polic...
How to Change Everything
Photo by Tim J Keegan What does it mean to change the world? The Left has long proclaimed the need to “change everything” — to foment revolution rather than advance…
Renewables Steal Thunder From COP21
Photo by Kai Lehmann Paris COP21 captured the attention of the world for two weeks as over 190 countries agreed to agree for the first time since Dr. James Hansen…
Of course ‘socialism’ was most-searched term of 2015: its ideas fit our times
Illustration by DonkeyHotey There is a decisive mood of resistance in America – a backlash to the status quo. The Bernie Sanders campaign for president is capturing that mood, and…
Stuff Happens, week 50: Trump goes lower, rises higher
A very, very quiet week in the world. Hey, if it weren’t for Donald Trump, there would be no news at all, so I guess we should be thankful for…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Carolyn Shimmin discusses the connection between inequality and social ills, while Sarah Khapton reports on new research showing part of the biological explanation.- Rachelle…