{An edited version of this article appeared in the Edmonton Journal on November 21, 2016 ; below is the longer unedited version} Mark Crawford teaches Canadian Government and Democratic Theory…
{An edited version of this article appeared in the Edmonton Journal on November 21, 2016 ; below is the longer unedited version} Mark Crawford teaches Canadian Government and Democratic Theory…
{An edited version of this article appeared in the Edmonton Journal on November 21, 2016 ; below is the longer unedited version} Mark Crawford teaches Canadian Government and Democratic Theory…
Yes, by all means, do something about the fake news that is propagating through Facebook and Twitter. But let’s not forget that we have been in the post-truth era for…
Recent Vancouver rally against Kinder Morgan (Photo: David Suzuki Foundation/Facebook) None should be in the slightest surprised at the anti-British Columbia stance of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. As Talleyrand…
Yes, by all means, do something about the fake news that is propagating through Facebook and Twitter. But let’s not forget that we have been in the post-truth era for…
With the erudite and brilliant Chad Rogers, the charming and brilliant Kathleen Monk, and some guy brought in to refresh their water glasses. On one point we all agreed: the…
The B.C. government has refused to exercise its authority to order a provincial environmental assessment of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project, instead opting to rely on…
The B.C. government has refused to exercise its authority to order a provincial environmental assessment of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project, instead opting to rely on…
A reader sent the following item to me – and depressed the hell out of me. – Because I think what it say is true. It doesn’t mean that Hillary…
Photo from UMFA.ca The University of Manitoba is on strike. Since 1st November, more than 1,200 faculty members took to the picket line to protest the lack of funding for…
As I walk the picket lines with my colleagues, still strongly supporting the strike in its second week with no sign of a resolution, our stakes are very concrete: increased…
Trump’s win of the electoral college (despite losing the popular vote by 2 million votes) thrust many into the streets for the first time against the billionaire real estate mogul…
These are some specific documents available on Kersplebedeb and related sites that are of particular relevance in the present juncture: When Race Burns Class: Settlers Revisited, an interview with J.…
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Paul Krugman writes about the dangers of Donald Trump’s crony capitalist infrastructure plan. And Tom Parkin warns us that Justin Trudeau’s Canadian equivalent…
In this guest post, my good friend Dom offers a point of view worth serious consideration. In contrast to my post yesterday, in which I heaped scorn on those who…
Until midnight on November 22nd (less than 36 hours from now), you can download Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat from Mayflower to Modern by J. Sakai, for free:…
Just to let people know, for the remainder of 2016, Kersplebedeb Leftwingbooks.Net is offering free shipping on orders of $50 or more, anywhere in the world. Please note that this…
…is complaining about a comedy show being mean to him. Seriously. I’d love to be able to joke about him having access to the nuclear codes, but I just can’t.…
Stephen Lewis is still one of the top orators in the political arena decades after he left electoral politics. Take a few minutes to listen to some straight talk…
