Long rage post on how ignoring immigration concerns will doom us all
The above Toronto Star headline and article is probably the most dangerous thing to the political order today.I already talked about this at some length in my last post on…
2016
Long rage post on how ignoring immigration concerns will doom us all
The above Toronto Star headline and article is probably the most dangerous thing to the political order today.I already talked about this at some length in my last post on…
July 4: Off to the shore.
Today's format is different because I'm writing it Sunday evening and adding the irving press part early Monday morning. With luck, that will get me to a sunny day at…
Globalizing misery. . . .
There is no doubt that many people are angry with the current state of politics and globalization. There was a time not that long ago when working people in Western…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Mark Karlin interviews Richard Wolff about the relationship between unfettered capitalism and poverty:How is poverty an inevitable by-product of capitalism? Doesn't this make all…
Globalizing misery. . . .
There is no doubt that many people are angry with the current state of politics and globalization. There was a time not that long ago when working people in Western…
Separatist threats are a Canadian custom.
It has always seemed that the more serious threats of separation in Canada come from the West. There have been times when you barely had to scratch the surface in…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the Week of July 4, 2016
Here are the leading headlines from Wise Law on TwitterMuslim and LGBTQ communities stand together against hatred and prejudice after Orlando shootingLegal Aid Funding to Increase Provincially Former Leafs GM…
My hero is a Muslim named Faraz Hossain
Quote, from the New York Times: Early in the morning, the gunmen released a group of women wearing hijabs and offered a young Bangladeshi man, Faraz Hossain, the opportunity to…
Turning Swimming Pools Into Cesspools
Bill Clinton did Hillary no favours last week when he "accidentally" met with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. However, he did give Donald Trump lots of ammunition to use against…
Justin Trudeau and the Attempted Hijacking of the Gay Pride Parade
Well I got there late, as usual. So I had to settle for a place in row 18. And I had to leave early because my stitched up knee started…
After “Brexit”: A Social-Democratic Re-Founding of Europe?
Photo by Jeremy Segrott In light of “Brexit” and within 24 hours after the publication of the final results in the British referendum on EU membership, Sigmar Gabriel, Social Democratic…
One. Per. Cent.
I’ve actually never seen something like this before. Kind of speechless.
The ":new" Newfoundland #nlpoli
Every once in a while, SRBP has featured a list of suggested books either for summer enjoyment or as in April 2006, for anyone interested in reading about Newfoundland and…
Two Solitudes #nlpoli
"Newfoundland and Canada, separate countries for so long, exist as two solitudes within the bosom of a single country more than 65 years after Confederation. They do not understand each…
Albertans hear the same old same old as fast-food restaurant owners grow hysterical over minimum wage
PHOTOS: Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray, who is sticking to her guns on the provincial government’s plans to raise the provincial minimum wage to $15 by 2018. Below: Notable fair…
Brexit and Trump: It’s All Your Fault
Ms Soapbox was just getting her head around the fact that Donald Trump was her fault when they blamed her for Brexit. Wait, what? Political philosophers and journalists on both…
Mildly Angry Max
The latest Mad Max movie isn’t so much about Max as it is about the political-feminist message of the film. Max himself seems somewhat perturbed, sometimes cross, but not really…