Action vs. Action Plans #GivePollutionAChance
The Liberals would like to tell you that they’ve spent a year making Real Change (TM) in Canada, since being elected in October, 2015. Undeniably, Canada has some notable differences…
2016
Syria and the Antiwar Tradition
Photo by Alisdare Hickson There is major disorientation on the left in many Western countries when it comes to Syria and about how antiwar activists should respond to events on…
Your afternoon #USpoli #USelection numbers
HRC’s lead is growing! Woot! From Jeff, natch: POLLS 11/7 4PM ■MON C+6 ■SM C+6 ■NOL C+5 ■FOX C+4 ■CBS C+4 ■NBC: C+4 ■ABC C+4 ■MC C+3 ■ANR C+4 ■RAND…
Straws in the wind… say Hilary will win
The U.S. election is tomorrow. While most of us who are compulsively interested in the subject (and hope Trump loses) are carefully watching the forecasting sites such as 538, there…
Nov. 7: A slow day.
If patriotism were used to do what is best for our country, it would be admirable. But that almost never happens. Instead, patriotism is manipulated to justify the killing and…
The Liberal Order’s Obituary
Is the liberalism we have known all our lives a thing of the past? Have we entered a post-liberal era? John Gray, writing in The New Statesman, suggests as much…
Alberta’s Carbon Tax Doesn’t Equal ‘Social Licence’ for New Pipelines, Critics Say
Implement an economy-wide carbon tax, attain “social licence,” score a federal approval for the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. That’s been the advertised logic of the Alberta NDP since the…
Alberta’s Carbon Tax Doesn’t Equal ‘Social Licence’ for New Pipelines, Critics Say
Implement an economy-wide carbon tax, attain “social licence,” score a federal approval for the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. That’s been the advertised logic of the Alberta NDP since the…
The View from Germany. Drumpf Is For Losers.
The message from the photo in Der Spiegel couldn’t be any clearer. In Donald Trump’s America even the flag is in for a grope. They find that Trump is the…
Basic income: libertarian wedge or a plank towards a socialist future?
Photo from BasicIncome.org In recent years, the popularity of a basic Income (BI), has grown. Fittingly, the topic has garnered thoughtful debate and analysis from across the Canadian left, including…
Canadians for Clinton!
@lisakinsella & @jnorthcottCBC with some guy talking about working for @HillaryClinton on @CBCNews. What’s her shirt say? Oh, and here’s a link to the segment. CBC is fast!
For Shock Value, This One’s Hard to Beat
Indian authorities have declared a state of emergency in Delhi due to extremely high levels of smog, especially PM2.5 particulate matter. PM2.5 particles are small enough to be absorbed by…
Wait, I’m Pretty Sure I Voted for Some of These People. Haven’t You?
Sorry, my bad. I was thinking of horses. These are plainly backbenchers. There’s a proposal to levy carbon taxes on meat and dairy products. The photo shows the carbon emission…
Guess Who Got It Wrong? Just About Everybody, Including Nick Stern.
Ten years have passed since Nicholas Stern, former World Bank Chief Economist and policy wonk to Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, produced the Stern Review Report on the Economics of…
So Many Emails, So Little Time.
It’s the favourite food of conspiracy theorists and their zookeeper, Donald J. Trump. “The fix is in.” The proof – the massive number of emails the FBI would have had…
Tune in! Canadians for Clinton!
.@kinsellawarren & I coming up shortly on @CBCNews to talk about our Canadian volunteer experience on @HillaryClinton's campaign. Hill yes! — Lisa Kinsella (@lisakinsella) November 7, 2016
U.S. Presidential elections
This one really sums it all up beautifully...
U.S. Presidential elections
This one really sums it all up beautifully…
Our candidate is gonna win!
See this and this. (But keep working hard, Democrats!)
U.S. Presidential elections
This one really sums it all up beautifully…