6 Hour Workdays Work Fine
The eight hour work week that has become standard in the developed world is a result of the industrial revolution and the efforts of unions for reasonable working conditions (without…
January 2017
The ever-present question: Now what?
I describe myself, rightly so I think, as a long-term survivor of AIDS and HIV. I offer as evidence my being diagnosed with HIV in 1989 and my long, slow…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 23, 2017
Here are this week’s leading legal news stories from Wise Law on Twitter Self-represented defendants are a tricky problem for justice system – Toronto Star Order to use anonymous tip…
3 takeaways from the French Socialist primary – POLITICO
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Compare and contrast: alternative facts™ free zone
Trump’s limo passes empty stands on the day of his inauguration: A few folks (including my wife and daughter) get together with like-minded friends the next day: Oh, and at…
The Haves Certainly Have It
This from today’s Letters To The Editor, to which I have nothing to add: Re: Two richest men as wealthy as poorest 30 per cent, Jan. 16 It is telling…
The Women’s Marches and the I Can’t Keep Quiet Song
I can't remember a more inspiring sight than the sight of all those millions of women and their supporters marching in Washington and all over the world.Or one that cheered…
When a leader betrays a Canadian legacy.
There was a time back in the Pearson-Trudeau era when tensions ran through English-French relations at the usual flash points in Montreal and Ottawa. And those of us not fully…
Big Brother Is President
On Saturday, Donald Trump went to C.I.A. headquarters and gave a speech, in which he claimed there was no feud between him and the intelligence community. It was fake news…
The Internet Asks: Is It Okay to Punch a Nazi?
As you may know, Richard Spencer is one of the leaders of the so-called alt-right movement in the United States. The one who gave it its name.He claims he is…
Sovereignty #nlpoli
Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the very few countries on the planet that got itself into such a financial mess that it gave up self-government. The people gave up…
Our Beautiful Alberta.
Every time I visit Jasper National Park I am instantly reminded of the natural beauty that is found in our country. I am so grateful that my ancestors, more than…
Why I Marched in the Women’s March on Washington
On Saturday morning Ms Soapbox boarded the Red Arrow bus from Calgary to Edmonton to join her friends supporting the Women’s March on Washington. My journey was considerably shorter than…
Which ‘News’ is Which?
Trying to make sense of ‘fake’ vs ‘real’ news? Understand the source, stop relying on it and do the research yourself.
Saunderson announces another tax hike
At Collingwood Council, Monday night, Deputy Mayor Brian Saunderson revealed The Block’s plan to foist its third tax hike this term on residents. Despite the report on the town’s financial…
A Critical Week for the World Social Forum
Photo by Raphaël Canet It all began right here in Porto Alegre in 2001 when this city in the south of Brazil became a major site of popular mobilization. Influenced…
He’s Right. Yanis Varoufakis on Why Liberal Democracy Must Jettison Neoliberalism.
He’s the most interesting fellow that the Greek Syriza movement produced, its former finance minister until his resignation in July, 2015. Now, Yanis Varoufakis is warning of two insurgencies underway.…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Bessma Momani writes that Donald Trump’s plan to leave the U.S. at the mercy of unregulated financial markets figures to cause another…
Dumb as dirt
I’d say don’t pick fights with guys who buy ink by the barrel, but I want the Unpresident in jail. So carry on, you stupid shitheads. Key figures in Donald…
Trump’s New War to Subdue the Press
America’s newly minted president or, as Scotian calls him, TrumpleThinSkin, has unleashed some remarkably mangy dogs on the White House press corps. The most parasite riddled of the lot, press…