Dividing Up the Family Home
Ms Soapbox and her sister Elle are on Vancouver Island visiting the folks. (Elle is not her real name but she values her privacy and bites and throws things if…
May 2016
Don’t Be Fooled the Cons Are Still the Bigot Party
I see the Cons are trying to make us believe that dropping their long held opposition to same-sex marriage means that they are now a new/nouveau party.The Conservative Party gave…
Pacifying Palestinians and Pacifying the World
War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification Jeff Halper Pluto Press, 2015 Jeff Halper is an unusual hybrid presence on both the scholarly and political scene. He…
Faith in Big Trade Deals Keeps Crumbling
Photo from Public Domain At the height of the battle over the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement in the 1980s, full page ads promised the deal would bring “more jobs, better…
On Being An Asshole in Politics, Part 1.1037
This was indeed somewhat assholish. Not very, because Bob Rae couldn’t have known (though he should have suspected) that the cameras would have been on him. And I get the…
On Being An Asshole in Politics, Part 1.1037
This was indeed somewhat assholish. Not very, because Bob Rae couldn't have known (though he should have suspected) that the cameras would have been on him. And I get the…
On Being An Asshole in Politics, Part 1.1037
This was indeed somewhat assholish. Not very, because Bob Rae couldn't have known (though he should have suspected) that the cameras would have been on him. And I get the…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2016-05-29 17:32:00
THE TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND THE WINNER IS: VIETNAM The U.S. International Trade Commission said the Trans-Pacific Partnership would increase economic growth and create jobsExports would increase, but imports would…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2016-05-29 17:32:00
THE TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND THE WINNER IS: VIETNAMThe U.S. International Trade Commission said the Trans-Pacific Partnership would increase economic growth and create jobsExports would increase, but imports would increase…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2016-05-29 17:32:00
THE TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND THE WINNER IS: VIETNAMThe U.S. International Trade Commission said the Trans-Pacific Partnership would increase economic growth and create jobsExports would increase, but imports would increase…
The Leadership Crisis
In his latest book, The Leadership Crisis, Gord Hume defines seven characteristics – the Seven Cs – of great political leadership*. See how many you can recognize as attributes within…
We’re Finally Coming To Our Senses. When Will Our Political Caste Come to Their Senses?
Even the High Temple of free market fundamentalism, the IMF, acknowledged last week that globalization, the economic arm of neoliberalism, fuels inequality and creates economic chaos.They're finally coming around to…
Conservatives are not the party of social justice progress
In my opinion, the Conservative Party of Canada, like all other similar conservative parties in the western world including the Republican Party in the U.S., fight primarily for the maintenance…
Conservatives are not the party of social justice progress
In my opinion, the Conservative Party of Canada, like all other similar conservative parties in the western world including the Republican Party in the U.S., fight primarily for the maintenance…
Conservatives are not the party of social justice progress
In my opinion, the Conservative Party of Canada, like all other similar conservative parties in the western world including the Republican Party in the U.S., fight primarily for the maintenance…
The Amazing Rocket and America’s New Supergun
It's amazing what we humans can do when we push the boundaries of science.Like fire off this SpaceX rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida, deploy a satellite.Then land the first…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Andrea Germanos follows up on the IMF's realization that handing free money and power to corporations does nothing for the economy as it…
It’s Time to Hang the Priests of Neoliberalism.
Failing to fairly tax the rich reminds me of nothing so much as the stadium extortion game that major league teams now routinely play with municipal and state governments. Give…
Yes, This IS Racist
The manufacturer of a popular Chinese laundry detergent is blaming Westerners for making a fuss over a TV commercial that is hopelessly racist.Methinks the Chinese need a few sessions in…
A war hero who was a stranger in his own land
This is the most moving story I have read in years. I urge you take a few minutes, well spent, and read this account that will always stay with…