Leadership 2017 Candidate Rankings – August 13
As I noted here, there have been a number of key developments in the NDP’s leadership campaign since last week’s rankings. And two in particular have changed my impression as…
August 2017
Unfit For Office
I am not writing as much these days, preferring to read, learn and reflect. Perhaps serendipitously, I am currently half-way through a book entitled The Blood of Emmet Till, a…
On Slippery Arguments and Women at Google
You can read most of the infamous Google memo here, and for the record, I don’t think opening up this discussion should be a fireable offence, but I’m just concerned…
What a Week
The week started out strange and got a whole lot stranger. Derek Fildebrandt’s Bev Oda moment This week we learned that Derek Fildebrandt Airbnb-ed his taxpayer subsidized apartment, pocketed the…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jerry Dias writes that corporate greed is the common thread in numerous stories about Canadian workers being left without jobs or support.…
Sunday Sermonette
A friend of my high school days was very, very religious. He belonged to the Pentecostal church and, after getting a degree he entered the Penecostal clergy to become a…
The Dude, the Tao and the Dharma
I suppose it all began with Benjamin Hoff. Hoff was one of the first contemporary writers to attempt to distill Taoism in a lighthearted form for Westerners when he wrote…
Bigotry And Fake History
What happened in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend provides a vivid reminder of who and what propelled Donald Trump into the White House. Michael Eric Dyson writes: In attendance was white…
Can a prince quit being a prince?
Wearing a bowler hat and a trench coat, the Windsor’s Prince Philip walked off into the sunset recently. You would suppose that scene should be followed by the words “Cut”…
Donald Trump and the Neo–Nazi Terrorists
Along with the religious fanatics they have always been Donald Trump's most loyal supporters.The ones who call themselves alt-rightists or white nationalists, but I call white supremacists and Neo-Nazis.Since their…
My country, tears of thee…
Racism and bigotry are nothing new. In my youth, I assumed these scourges would fade away through enlightenment ensured by modern education, communication and human migration made easier in a…
Events in Charlottesville, VA: Some Canadian Racists React
I imagine that many of ARC's readers have been following the White Supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA as well as the large counter protest opposing them. The anti-fascists, anti-racists, and…
On Community, Again
I just read local author Paul Born’s Deepening Community. In places, it’s very close to what I’ve written about in terms of ensuring that we’re kind to one another at…
The Faces of Charlottesville
Here are a few photographs of what transpired in Charlottesville, Virginia, last night in preparation for today’s murderous rally. These are the faces of Charlottesville that Donald Trump couldn’t bring…
MONTRÉAL: Manif contre l’extrême droite en solidarité avec Charlottesville
When: Sunday, August 13 at 7 PM Where: Square Phillips (Corner of Saint Catherine St W, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3E9) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1878076755852605
IGD: Guide to Charlottesville Solidarity Actions Around the World
In solidarity with our friends at CrimethInc. On August 12, a fascist murdered one person and injured dozens more by driving a vehicle into a crowd of anti-racist protestors in…
Dear Brits. You Welcomed This Pompous Ass into Your House of Lords. He’s Yours. You Take Him.
I’ve never closely followed the life and times of our once and former fellow citizen, Conrad Black. I know the basics. He fleeced his investors, usually legally. Then he crossed…
Donald Trump Just Can’t Quit the White Supremacist Vote
Donald Trump erased any doubt today about his soft spot for white supremacists. After staying mute most of the day following the Charlottesville rampage, Trump finally took to the podium…
What Might It Look Like If/When Neoliberalism Crashes Down?
The Brits are openly discussing what we’ve lacked the conviction to raise in Canada, the need for a new political party. Ever since Layton/Mulcair and Ignatieff/Trudeau followed dutifully in Harper’s…
Canadians (And Pretty Much The Rest Of The World) Had Better Be Careful
Watch the following and you will see why: Recommend this Post