WCAI Continuing to Make Friends and Influence People
In a previous article, ARC discussed the reactions to both the Toronto and Calgary "Million Canadian" marches that both fell 999,000+ short of a million. In that article was included…
June 2017
The Growing Alliance Between Neo-Nazis, Right Wing Paramilitaries and Trumpist Republicans (repost)
I have been following Far Right movements for more than a decade as a researcher and journalist. Over the past few months, I’ve seen an increase in the visibility of…
The Wildfire Reports: A political firestorm
Wildrose leader Brian Jean is furious with the NDP government’s response to two reports on the Fort McMurray wildfire. He says the government is attempting to whitewash the reports’ findings…
Opinion: Cetaceans do not belong in aquariums
Catherine Evans Vancouver Sun June 10, 2017 It is perfectly legitimate to debate the ongoing relevance of established democratic institutions, and I — as an elected Vancouver park board commissioner…
Review: Revolution at Point Zero
Silvia Federici’s Caliban and the Witch — a feminist reexamination of the origins of capitalism — was, for me, a mind-blowing and paradigm-shifting book. While her essays collected in Revolution…
On Bertrand Russell’s The Conquest of Happiness
Some Russell quotations have been floating around lately, so I read The Conquest of Happiness, first published in 1930, and, boy, did I need this right now! The main ideas…
Lymphedema: A Research Study Overview
I’m cancer free, but very anxious about lymphedema. It’s become a bit of an obsession, so, for anyone googling it, here are all the studies that I really should have…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 21: Alberta’s legal disgrace
This week we heard one of those stories that just makes you shake your head (if it hasn’t already lowered in shame) and wonder how this kind of thing can…
Trump’s Next Best Seller
Order your advance copy now and get the “pre-impeachment” introductory price.
Back to the 50s – Unless We’re Very, Very Lucky
Imagine you wake up Monday morning to find that, overnight, our society has fallen back to the 50s. You pick up your cell phone, no signal. The TV is out.…
On comparative advantages
In the federal NDP’s previous leadership campaign, Tom Mulcair managed to release numerous policy proposals without offering any hint of what he’d do as leader. Starting from the (correct) assumption…
When Hell Freezes Over
Steve Bell, The Guardian Donald Trump is calling off his state visit to Britain. The US president said he did not want to come if there were large-scale protests and…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David MacDonald discusses the need to start tackling some of Canada’s most expensive and least justifiable tax handouts to the rich: The…
No Is Not Enough
That’s the title of Naomi Klein’s forthcoming book. It’s her reaction to and prescription for resistance to the Trump presidency. She tells The Guardian’s Tim Adams: “He keeps everyone all…
The Hidden Face of Andrew Scheer
As you know, I've been trying to warn people that Andrew Scheer is not the nice guy he pretends to be.Warn them that his perma smile conceals the frightening depth…
How would Harper have handled Trump?
When listening to Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland give her very important speech on the new world order, there was one disturbing thought. It was a silly question as…
The Heavy Bear by Tim Bowling tops Edmonton fiction bestseller list; poetry by the same Alberta author is No. 2
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended June 4, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Miss High Haughty, Queen of all Tuxedos
Miss fuzzy cat. Every once in a while I look out for a new way to render her magnificent shagginess. Filed under: art, Cat Tagged: Cat, fuzzy
On selective sacrifice
Brad Wall’s definition of shared sacrifice: Public service workers are expected to do their jobs plus more to cover for a hiring freeze, while also getting hit with a 3.5%…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Larry Elliott is optimistic that the UK’s election result will lead to an end of destructive austerity. James Downie comments on the example…