My Advice to NDP: Look Before You Leap. Then Leap
Avi Lewis • Photo from Public Domain To judge from the reaction of the Canadian punditariat, the New Democrats’ convention in Edmonton was a murder-suicide. Tom Mulcair was ousted (and…
April 2016
Saturday Photo: Scylla Here and in Chicago
Took this a few years ago when I was in Chicago when the scylla was in bloom. This year the firsts ones are shaking their little blue heads and spring…
Saturday Photo: Scylla Here and in Chicago
Took this a few years ago when I was in Chicago when the scylla was in bloom. This year the firsts ones are shaking their little blue heads and spring…
Andrea’s Damascene Moment
In the Book of Luke, Jesus is reported to have said the following:I tell you that ... there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than…
Rainy days on those Sunny Ways.
You hate to tell this to our optimistic Prime Minister but occasionally it rains. We were thinking of that when we noted that in the past week, few people really…
The Con Media’s Fatal Underestimation of Justin Trudeau
As I've mentioned before, the tired, hapless hacks in our MSM underestimated Justin Trudeau from the time he decided to run for office.For them and their Con masters Justin just…
Spend It On The Kids
Jerry Diakiw has a terrific idea. If governments are looking for good infrastructure investments, he writes, focus on kids. That's not just a noble sentiment. There's lots of evidence to…
Hillary Clinton and the Mystery of the Missing Transcripts
It's the greatest mystery of the Democratic race for the White House. The haunting question that won't go away.Why won't Hillary Clinton release the transcripts of the speeches she gave…
The Rape of Brunnhilde
I came to Houston this weekend to see a new production of the opera Siegfried by the Houston Grand Opera. It was stunning – breathtaking – especially the final act,…
The Rape of Brunnhilde
I came to Houston this weekend to see a new production of the opera Siegfried by the Houston Grand Opera. It was stunning – breathtaking – especially the final act,…
The Rape of Brunnhilde
I came to Houston this weekend to see a new production of the opera Siegfried by the Houston Grand Opera. It was stunning – breathtaking – especially the final act,…
The Rape of Brunnhilde
I came to Houston today to see a new production of the opera Siegfried by the Houston Grand Opera. It was stunning – breathtaking – especially the final act, when…
Finally, the U.S. Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a National Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The U.S. has a history of racial violence against blacks and indigenous peoples. Now is the time to follow the example shown by Canada and South Africa, and begin a…
From Lisa Kinsella’s new book, Text Messages With Warren
It’ll be a bestseller.
April 16: Sometimes you have to make a choice.
For its Saturday edition, the Irving press always has a Faith page. After all, the ownership of the paper is guided by its religious principles. That's why it proudly offers…
Muddle-headed editorial palaver
There’s a muddle-headed editorial in this weekend’s Collingwood Connection titled “Citizens, not rich developers should drive political ship” (sic*) that shows (again) how little the chain’s editorial writers understand m...
The NDP and the Leap Manifesto
Recently, I had the chance to look over the Leap Manifesto introduced at the recent NDP leadership conference. At first, I gazed upon this simple document with anger, as I…
The NDP and the Leap Manifesto
Recently, I had the chance to look over the Leap Manifesto introduced at the recent NDP leadership conference. At first, I gazed upon this simple document with anger, as I…
The NDP and the Leap Manifesto
Recently, I had the chance to look over the Leap Manifesto introduced at the recent NDP leadership conference. At first, I gazed upon this simple document with anger, as I…
First Steps. How to Democratize the Economy.
There were two very dispiriting essays this week. The first came from Chris Hedges on Monday. The other was Monbiot's op-ed on neoliberalism in The Guardian yesterday. Both are must-reads.…