Castro coverage shows fake news is ubiquitous
Photo by NBC Miami Perhaps the biggest media story of 2016 was the overdue discovery of fake news: totally manufactured information slickly packaged as journalism. Getting a lot less attention…
March 2017
Essays on Indigenous struggles offer both insight and oversight
Blockades or Breakthroughs? Aboriginal Peoples Confront the Canadian State Yale Belange & Whitney Lackenbauer McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015 Canada has a long history of Indigenous resistance to colonialism. A geography…
Canada Risks International Embarrassment Over Mismanagement of World Heritage Site: UNESCO
Canada’s largest World Heritage Site is under threat from unfettered oilsands development and hydro dams on the Peace River — where the B.C. government is now planning to build the…
‘People’s history’ brought to life with voices from vibrant era
A Future Without Hate or Need: The Promise of the Jewish Left in Canada Ester Reiter Between the Lines, 2016 This is a wonderfully dense, rich, descriptive and analytical volume,…
The Biggest of Big-Tent Moments
Chances are you’ve read at least a couple of them: Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here,” George Orwell’s “1984,” Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” Hannah Arendt’s “The Origin of Totalitarianism,”…
First NDP Leadership Debate: A good introduction, but not a lot of differentiation
This past Sunday in Ottawa, the Federal NDP held its first leadership debate. Four candidates, all sitting MPs, took part in the debate, bringing interesting perspectives to the table. Niki…
Why the system will still win
Photo from ThisFragileTent.com Brexit, Trump’s win, Europe’s populist movements: the West is protesting, from the left and the right, against the neoliberal, globalist orthodoxies of the past 40 years. The…
Donald Trump and the Incredibly Shrinking President
As you probably know, Donald Trump has been trying to keep a very low profile ever since he sent out these deranged early morning tweets just over a week ago.…
Donald Trump and the Incredibly Shrinking President
As you probably know, Donald Trump has been trying to keep a very low profile ever since he sent out these deranged early morning tweets just over a week ago.…
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of March 13, 2017
Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of March 13, 2017 from @wiselaw on Twitter. For more information on employment law, family law, and wills, estates and…
SaskParty Math Rivals SaskPower’s
This is a problem. SaskPower says "Our current goal is to add 60 MW of utility-scale solar generation by 2021." Take it in context… — Saskboy (@saskboy) March 12, 2017…
Leadership 2017: First Debate Review
One of the most important renewed challenges facing the federal NDP in the wake of its drop to third in Canada’s party standings is that of earning positive public attention.…
Leadership 2017: First Debate Review
One of the most important renewed challenges facing the federal NDP in the wake of its drop to third in Canada’s party standings is that of earning positive public attention.…
2017 is the Year to Quit Your Job
Until we get something like universal basic income everybody will need to work. But why should you work in a job you don’t want? James Altucher argues that this year,…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of March 13, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 13, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Report recommends paralegals provide services in some Ontario family law matters Donald…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of March 13, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 13, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Report recommends paralegals provide services in some Ontario family law matters Donald…
Laughing At Absurdity
I believe that the older we get, the more important it is not only to recognize and acknowledge the tragedies of life, be they social, economic, political or environmental, but…
Laughing At Absurdity
I believe that the older we get, the more important it is not only to recognize and acknowledge the tragedies of life, be they social, economic, political or environmental, but…
About that NDP leadership debate
I tried to watch it, but I fell asleep on the couch. Literally. Before I did, I was struck by how white everything was – all-white leadership aspirants, mostly-white crowd…
Rae On Diversity
Canadians like to think that, as a nation, we value diversity. Bob Rae reminds us that we haven’t always felt that way: Canada’s commitment to diversity and pluralism has become…