More on Critical Thinking
Owen at Northern Reflections wrote about Crawford Kilian‘s recent article in the Tyee about the need for critical thinking in schools, which referenced Jeet Heer‘s twitter essay on Sartre where…
November 2016
More on Critical Thinking
Owen at Northern Reflections wrote about Crawford Kilian‘s recent article in the Tyee about the need for critical thinking in schools, which referenced Jeet Heer‘s twitter essay on Sartre where…
History Will be the Judge: Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s leader of revolution, has died aged 90. Here is an extract from Tariq Ali‘s introduction to The Declarations of Havana, Verso’s collection of Castro’s speeches. On 26…
Nov. 26: Castros’ death – and our dead newspapers
Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90. Castro was the one who ended decades of rule in Cuba by some of the most murderous regimes in history, all…
Weasel Words For the 21st Century
Changes are overtaking us rapidly and the people we trust to safeguard us from the worst are not keeping up. The political growth industry of the moment is inventing words…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne comments on the importance of the labour movement in ensuring that economic growth translates into benefits for workers: The findings of…
THE PROBLEMS OF CARDING: Excising the Discriminatory Police Street Check Process
Over at Academia.edu, I have posted an updated public policy analysis of the police practice of carding, also known as “street checks” that I did as part of my Master’s…
Saturday Photo: What Happens to Cuba’s Health System after Fidel’s Death?
Thinking about Fidel Castro’s death: Three years ago exactly I was in Brasília, doing research for my book Road through Time. The top floor of the hotel where I was…
Saturday Photo: What Happens to Cuba’s Health System after Fidel’s Death?
Thinking about Fidel Castro’s death: Three years ago exactly I was in Brasília, doing research for my book Road through Time. The top floor of the hotel where I was…
Now There’s a Snag. Trump May Have to Choose – His Real Estate Empire or the Presidency,
Festung Trump They’re a plainly bipartisan duo: the former chief ethics council to #43, George w. Bush, and the former chief ethics counsel to #44, Barack Obama. But they speak…
This May Sound Radical But There’s Really No Other Choice
With backward thinking governments still in the neoliberal embrace of constantly growing GDP, a different vision, one based in reality, is beginning to take hold. There’s a new economic movement,…
Self care Saturday, Nov 26: Shiv as a cat gif p4
When people ask how Shiv’s dating life is going. Siobhan doing house chores. Siobhan’s outdoor training. -Shiv
Castro
Summarized brilliantly by the paper that could do it best, the Miami Herald:
Justin Trudeau, the Cons, and the Trump Bump
With less than thirty shopping days to go before Christmas, I've been trying to ease myself into the spirit of the holiday season.But let's face it, it's not easy.Not with…
I’ll Keep Posting These Kind Of Videos
…. whenever I find them. Meanwhile, these letters from Star readers remind us that the threat of racism is never far from home. We must be constantly vigilant and ready…
Calling The Kettle Black
We live in the Age of Misplaced Faith. A stunning example of what this means for ordinary people is CETA — the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. Murray Dobbin writes:…
Will Toronto charge for parking on the DVP?
Did you hear that Toronto Council are now considering making the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway toll roads? This is hardly the first time the suggestion has been…
James Sears and Paulie Pimping Out Troubled Teen
Meet Veronica Bouchard. Our readers have likely already heard of her already. Using the pseudonym "Evalion" (because these types always seem to enjoy engaging in self-aggrandizement), 19 year old Bouchard…
Musical interlude
Lange feat. Cate Kanell – Fireflies