Shit From Hell, democracy’s saviours
I am convinced Western democracy will now only be saved by a free press and snotty punk rock. #uspoli https://t.co/2le0cImh8b @SFHPunks — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 18, 2017
February 2017
On non-solutions
Tammy Robert thoroughly documents how Brad Wall’s billion-dollar deficit has nothing to do with either resource revenues (being Wall’s primary excuse for blowing up the budget), or public services (which…
Do You Hear The People Shing?
This coming Thursday I am having a number of teeth and partial teeth extracted as my mouth make-over goes into high gear (This is the work that is more typically…
Saturday Photo: Snow, Trump, and Swinging Left
This photo has been posted before, I think, but it’s one of my favourite winter ones and since we’ve had a nice bit of snow this last week, it seems…
The Nasty Party
The Conservatives’ reaction to Resolution M – 103 reveals a lot about the Post Harper Party. Alan Freeman writes: Some Conservative MPs have suggested that adoption of this non-binding motion…
Now This Is How To Conduct A Protest
This past Thursday, #DayWithoutImmigrants, these protests took place. Their simple elegance reverberates and reverberates. Recommend this Post
Saturday Photo: Snow, Trump, and Swinging Left
This photo has been posted before, I think, but it’s one of my favourite winter ones and since we’ve had a nice bit of snow this last week, it seems…
Words matter. So do honourifics.
Don’t ever, ever legitimize the enemy. WAR ROOM PRO TIP: Don't call Trump "president." Call him Trump, Mr., etc. But don't ever bestow legitimacy on opponent. #uspoli #cdnpoli — Warren…
Now This Is How To Conduct A Protest
This past Thursday, #DayWithoutImmigrants, these protests took place. Their simple elegance reverberates and reverberates. Recommend this Post
Is Donald Trump Suffering From Untreated Syphilis?
It should be obvious by now that there is something terribly wrong with Donald Trump.This deranged tweet he fired off yesterday is only more evidence of that. For in a…
Does anyone trust Trump?
It seems that the only thing we can count on U.S. President Trump to do is the wrong thing. Some people accuse his supporters of believing what he tells them.…
It won’t hurt NDP for centrist voters to understand how close Rachel Notley’s energy policy is to Jim Prentice’s proposals
PHOTOS: Jim Prentice during his time as premier of Alberta. Below: Premier Rachel Notley, Prentice co-author Jean-Sébastian Rioux (Twitter), and journalist Jason Markusoff (Twitter). The revelation that the moderate and…
random observations about egypt and egyptian life
I have so many of these saved up, I might as well make them a separate post. — All the men trying to “help” you at the sites, and most…
random observations about egypt and egyptian life
I have so many of these saved up, I might as well make them a separate post. — All the men trying to “help” you at the sites, and most…
Musical interlude
Matthew Good Band – Strange Days
Trumplandia vs. Clarklandia: How BC stands to lose on LNG, lumber and trade
Part one in a series by Kevin Logan February 17th 2017 As the faux populist facade fades and the new reality show “Trumplandia” begins to emerge from the ruins of…
Poverty Reduction in Alberta
Over at the web site of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, I’m co-author of a blog post titled “Poverty Reduction in Alberta.” Points raised in the blog post include the following:…
luxor: abydos and dendera and a face-plant
I had an eventful morning! We had an early breakfast and met B’lal downstairs at 7:00. I said hi, and fell forward, down two steps, onto the dirt road. The…
Feb. 17: Greed and stupidity – the fatal combination.
Recently, I tried to estimate the number of people killed by the U.S. since 1945. It’s difficult because the U.S. has not been eager to release any numbers. But there…
Mapping the Canadian Left: Sovereignty and Solidarity in the 21st Century
Demonstration against Jean Charest’s Bill 78, 2012 • Photo by Fightback/La Riposte If there is a single theme that has distinguished left politics in Canada and Québec at least since…