And Speaking Of Fanatics
While right-wing religious zealots like Pat Robertson and Gordon Klingenschmitt are the two crazed evangelicals I most frequently highlight in my blog, we would all be very naive to believe…
2015
Our #StopC51 Week of Education is in full swing – and today we’re educating MPs right across Canada
Canadians are coming together in a huge way to put a stop to the government’s reckless, dangerous, and ineffective Secret Police Bill C-51. We’ve seen over 110,000 speak out online,…
Podcast: JW Mason on business not investing, still disgorging the cash
https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/podcast150420-jw-mason.mp3 This week’s podcast is a bit more economics-focused than usual but gets at the heart of what’s going on in the global economy where interest rates are near, at,…
2015 election: Harper on road to minority government?
The problem? The latest compendium of polls by 308 have good news and bad news. Good news for Harper who – based on these results – would form a minority…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Your news links for today: The wireless and cable industries just sued to kill net neutrality – The Verge Flurry of lawsuits filed against Internet rules – The Hill Cable…
Steve Hits One Straight Out Of the Park
Confused about the NDP’s real position on combating climate change? I’ve never been able to figure them out, especially since Layton and Mulcair put their party on the path to…
Bank of Canada Holds Rate Steady
The Bank of Canada released it’s quarterly Monetary Report today, and held rates firm at 3/4 per cent. The Bank cut growth expectations for 2015, but expects Canada’s GDP to…
Seoul Starts Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is a possible food production solution as suburban sprawl consumes arable land. The new style of farming essentially is a farm in a skyscraper; they have yet to…
A Little Context for Boko Haram: Two Novels
The news yesterday was full of images from Nigeria, where people were marking the sad anniversary of the kidnapping of 132 girls and young women by Boko Haram a year…
Save the chilren from Satan
All-time classic news report by Global’s Alan Carter. His delivery is so perfect, so deadpan, he should be up for a Pulitzer (cf. “Why are you shaming me?”). Meanwhile, there’s…
Living In An Alternate Universe
http://www.wired.com/ Yesterday, the provincial premiers met in Quebec City to map out a strategy to combat climate change. The federal government was invited to the conference but declined the invitation:…
No Cap ‘n Gown for Premier Wynne’s Cap ‘n Trade.
If you really want to screw something up, you just have to wait long enough for Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne to get involved. When you know that your opponents will…
The Harper Record on Jobs, 2006 to 2014
Here is the link to a short study I have done for the Broadbent Institute on the Harper Record on Jobs from 2006 to 2014 based on annual averages from…
today! fight for fifteen on 4-15
Today, working people across North America – and the world – will rally, demonstrate, and go on strike for two demands: fifteen and fairness. In the US, fast-food workers are…
The Supreme Court Beats Up Stephen Harper Again
Uh oh. Somebody call an ambulance, or his make-up artist, or the guy who fixes his hair helmet.Because it seems the Supreme Court has just given Stephen Harper, our Dark…
Die Media Die: Toronto Sun Rumors
Sun Staff outta 333 King by end of ’15. National Post to become a tabloid: I remember serious rumblings 2-3 years ago that PM management wanted to turn the Post…
Minority Report #nlpoli
One of the police officers responsible for the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s Twitter presence did an interview with CBC’s Anthony Germain last Friday. The online CBC story that came out of…