Leaders In Search Of Scapegoats
Where have all the leaders gone? That's the question Michael Harris asks over at ipolitics. The newly anointed and the wish to be anointed don't inspire a lot of confidence:As…
2016
Louisiana, where the inmates run the asylum
If you are heading to Louisiana, here are some things you need to know: You need to be 18 to consume alcohol You need to be 18 to get a…
The lost art of politics.
The other day, the question came up: What is wrong with politics? You have to figure there are several good books in that question so you are hardly going to…
The right decision on shrimp #nlpoli
On the surface, it looks like a classic political compromise. The federal government caved to political pressure and reallocated the shrimp quota to give more to the inshore sector. But,…
Appointment of environmentalist Tzeporah Berman sparks Wildrose hysteria – here’s why
PHOTOS: Environmentalist Tzeporah Berman, whose appointment to the Alberta Government’s climate panel prompted a full-scale freak-out by the province’s right, which, apparently, sees her as, well, an Orc. Below the…
Eating up the Hill: The Smoque Shack
I know I’ve been a bit less than diligent in my Hill and Hill-adjacent food blogging lately. So, in the spirit of public service, on the weekend I ventured to…
Eating up the Hill: The Smoque Shack
I know I've been a bit less than diligent in my Hill and Hill-adjacent food blogging lately. So, in the spirit of public service, on the weekend I ventured to…
Eating up the Hill: The Smoque Shack
I know I've been a bit less than diligent in my Hill and Hill-adjacent food blogging lately. So, in the spirit of public service, on the weekend I ventured to…
ANCESTORS ROLL CALL! What Did They Think? (poem by Jalil Muntaqim)
What did they think? Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Akai Gurley, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, life precious blood spelled in the mud FREEDOM … When will it come? What did…
Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean Photographed with Aryan Guard/Blood & Honour Associate
Okay, the title of this article could rightfully be accused of being click bait and of being unfair to Brian Jean, but it is also an accurate title.Much like the…
Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean Photographed with Aryan Guard/Blood & Honour Associate
Okay, the title of this article could rightfully be accused of being click bait and of being unfair to Brian Jean, but it is also an accurate title.Much like the…
Want Cheaper/Better Hip Tickets? Change The Tax Law
The real reason it's impossible to get Hip tickets? Corporate tax deductions.
Stampede!
“Sometimes you need a little break”—Ms Soapbox’s Mom The fun started when Ms Soapbox’s sister Roz and her husband Jay came to town. They flew in from Vancouver where it…
Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and the Humiliation of Chris Christie
I didn't get to watch Donald Trump introduce his running mate Mike Pence yesterday.For it is summer, and both it and life are too short.But now I'm sorry I didn't.Because…
Western Propaganda for a New Cold War
Photo by Day Donaldson Western propaganda portrays Russia as the aggressor and NATO as the victim, but the reality looks almost opposite from the ground level, Rick Sterling found on…
Brexit: A Workers’ Response to Oligarchs, Bankers, Flunkies, and Scabs
Photo by Ed Everett The European Union is controlled by an oligarchy, which dictates socio-economic and political decisions according to the interests of bankers and multi-national business. The central organs…
Stuff Still Happens, week 28: A summer to regret
Remember when summer was carefree? Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows? Hot times in the city? Walking on sunshine? Sunny days? Well, not this year. The summer of 2016 has been riddled…
No Badjacketing: The State Wants to Kill Us; Let’s Not Cooperate (repost)
Every time people organize for liberation, autonomy, and a better world, the state and the bosses try to crush our movements. They don’t particularly care how they do it, but…
The Next Step for Organized Labor? People in Prison. (repost)
In the early 2000s, the small but militant Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) launched union drives at Starbucks and Jimmy John’s. At the time, many in the mainstream labor…