Ethics Is Not A Zero Sum Game
With Alberta's Catholic Bishops having stuck their oar into the secular sphere of public services several times in recent months, making hardline declarations about what their faith supports and does…
February 2016
This one struck a chord
PS: Stephen Harper also said it, July 1, 2006.
Ethics Is Not A Zero Sum Game
With Alberta's Catholic Bishops having stuck their oar into the secular sphere of public services several times in recent months, making hardline declarations about what their faith supports and does…
Even Bernie Can’t Fix What Ails America
My American son-in-law is a fierce supporter of Bernie Sanders. Like many young, educated Americans they see Sanders as a hope for reform. Chris Hedges doesn't see it their way.No…
Democracy and the Internet. . .
Lorne over at Politics and its Discontents posted an excellent essay today on the decline of democracy that is occurring in part because of the death of newspapers and professional…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Claire Provost writes that corporate trade agreements are designed to make it more difficult to pursue fair tax systems:Governments must be able to change…
Printing wirelessly and maintenance.
Does your Epson NX430 Printer get stupid after replacing ink cartridge? Things to try: Reset the router (used to work) Delete and reinstall the printer driver on the Mac…
Economic Inequality: It’s Far Worse Than You Think – Scientific American
The great divide between our beliefs, our ideals, and reality Source: Economic Inequality: It’s Far Worse Than You Think – Scientific American I don’t normally post anything on my…
Documentary film about Alberta’s 2015 Election premieres on March 2, 2016
Filmmaker Kelly Wolfert will premiere his 23-minute documentary about Alberta’s historic May 5, 2015 election at a special screening on March 2, 2016 at Metro Cinema in Edmonton. You can…
On Appropriation
I'm teaching First Nations in Canada this semester, and it's a bit of a challenge for me. I spent 7 years in school studying philosophy and social sciences - all…
Democracy’s Lifeblood Is Slowing Draining Away
There are a number of blogs that I read on a regular basis. There is Owen with his superb synopses and wry, informed commentary. There is The Mound of Sound,…
Mark Cook Speaks, in Buffalo & Brooklyn, Feb. 18 & 20
Mark Cook is a former Black Panther, member of the George Jackson Brigade, and political prisoner. Twenty four years in prison could not break his spirit or commitment to Black…
Prospects for America: Sanders vs Civil War
(And that is not a threat, of course, but a prediction) An analysis of the present state of future prospects of the nation ~ An open letter in response to…
But what if FPTP isn’t broke?
You almost hate to ask the question. What is wrong with the way Canadians vote? There seems to be an assumption by some people that first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting is a…
The Postmedia Cons: We Don’t Get No Respect Waaaaah !!!!
The other day I suggested that Postmedia reporters must be in some kind of contest to see who can attack Justin Trudeau the most.To please their boss Paul Godfrey, and…
Shaming Chauvinists 101
Hey, Canada. Don’t you just hate it when other countries make us look so 20th century? In the UK, they’re going to publicly shame employers who maintain gender wage disparities.…
Shaming Chauvinists 101
Hey, Canada. Don’t you just hate it when other countries make us look so 20th century? In the UK, they’re going to publicly shame employers who maintain gender wage disparities.…
Stepping on rakes: #nlpoli version
Premier Dwight Ball has changed his position. That’s the first thing.Here’s the way James McLeod described Ball’s position on cuts to the public service. It’s from the Saturday Telegram:“We’ve met…
Polar Bear Plunge in Verdun
Super cold weekend after what has so far been a very mild winter makes the participants of this year’s Polar Bear Plunge seem all the more insane, or, in some