Clinton and the Democratic Establishment: the Ties That Bind
Photo by Valsts Kanceleja After what can only be described as an absolute disaster of an electoral showing in the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton’s hopes of becoming the Democratic…
2016
Feb. 15: And the headline is …
Liberals think...That, alone, would be a great and important front page headline. But, alas, it is not quite the header in today's paper. Instead, it's 'Liberals toy ...." and it…
The Limits of Language (repost)
The best class I took in college was on the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Until that point, I had avoided philosophy of language as simply being too esoteric and hermetic to…
Antifa International (repost)
So What Happened To Roosh V.’s Misogynist Fanboys On Saturday? You’re probably well-aware that rapist and misogynist “Roosh V.” cancelled his well-publicized global public meetups for sad MRA neckbeards this…
Nova Scotia to Repay ExxonMobil $100M in Royalty Return as Hospital Replacement Postponed
By James Hutt, Director of the Nova Scotia Health Coalition. As Nova Scotia is forcing low income seniors to pay more for drugs and the province’s largest hospital is literally…
Nova Scotia to Repay ExxonMobil $100M in Royalty Return as Hospital Replacement Postponed
By James Hutt, Director of the Nova Scotia Health Coalition. As Nova Scotia is forcing low income seniors to pay more for drugs and the province’s largest hospital is literally…
The Cons and the Right Wing Terrorist Threat
They are the terrorist threat Stephen Harper never warned us about. For while he spent almost a decade branding everyone from refugees, to environmentalists, to scientists and humanitarian groups, as…
Park Board to Mayor: Elected Commissioners Strongly Oppose Sunset Beach Park as 4/20 Location
Vancouver Park Board News ReleaseFebruary 15, 2016 Park Board to Mayor: Elected Commissioners Strongly Oppose Sunset Beach Park as 4/20 Location Vancouver Park Board Chair Sarah Kirby-Yung today wrote to…
CVRD Chair Lefebure and CAO Brian Carruthers Scrambling To Discredit Boards Unanimous Motion Opposing LNG Facilities At Bamberton
Don Maroc Near the end of the February 10, meeting of the Cowichan Regional District Board (CVRD), Cowichan Bay Director Lori Iannidinardo put forth a motion that the Board advise…
Migrants? Wait Till They’re Your Neighbours.
The exodus of Syrian refugees has us thinking of migrants as strangers from distant lands with foreign cultures and languages. We don't think of migrants as our fellow countrymen. That's…
Ethics Is Not A Zero Sum Game
With Alberta’s Catholic Bishops having stuck their oar into the secular sphere of public services several times in recent months, making hardline declarations about what their faith supports and does…
Ethics Is Not A Zero Sum Game
With Alberta's Catholic Bishops having stuck their oar into the secular sphere of public services several times in recent months, making hardline declarations about what their faith supports and does…
This one struck a chord
PS: Stephen Harper also said it, July 1, 2006.
Ethics Is Not A Zero Sum Game
With Alberta's Catholic Bishops having stuck their oar into the secular sphere of public services several times in recent months, making hardline declarations about what their faith supports and does…
Even Bernie Can’t Fix What Ails America
My American son-in-law is a fierce supporter of Bernie Sanders. Like many young, educated Americans they see Sanders as a hope for reform. Chris Hedges doesn't see it their way.No…
Democracy and the Internet. . .
Lorne over at Politics and its Discontents posted an excellent essay today on the decline of democracy that is occurring in part because of the death of newspapers and professional…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Claire Provost writes that corporate trade agreements are designed to make it more difficult to pursue fair tax systems:Governments must be able to change…
Printing wirelessly and maintenance.
Does your Epson NX430 Printer get stupid after replacing ink cartridge? Things to try: Reset the router (used to work) Delete and reinstall the printer driver on the Mac…
Economic Inequality: It’s Far Worse Than You Think – Scientific American
The great divide between our beliefs, our ideals, and reality Source: Economic Inequality: It’s Far Worse Than You Think – Scientific American I don’t normally post anything on my…
Documentary film about Alberta’s 2015 Election premieres on March 2, 2016
Filmmaker Kelly Wolfert will premiere his 23-minute documentary about Alberta’s historic May 5, 2015 election at a special screening on March 2, 2016 at Metro Cinema in Edmonton. You can…