The reluctant reformers!
It must have confused Justin Trudeau’s campaign team in the 2015 federal election when they realized that Thomas Mulcair and his New Democratic Party were running to the political right…
September 2017
Andrew Scheer’s Shameful Flim-Flam Act
We know that Andrew Scheer is a sinister religious fanatic. We know that he is a crass misogynist, and an anti-gay and anti-Muslim bigot.We know that he is a creepy…
Outraged when Rebel was shut out, Alberta Legislature Press Gallery won’t help with role it said government must drop
PHOTOS: The Alberta Legislature … no sign of the Press Gallery. Below: Retired journalist Heather Boyd, author of last year’s report on journalist accreditation at the Alberta Legislature; Cheryl Oates,…
"Not" Racist WCAI Leadership And Supporters Finding It Unusually Difficult To Actually NOT Be Racist
Yesterday Jesse Wielenga had been scheduled to be holding a rally in Winnipeg. A week or so before the event was to take place, Wielenga suggested that he and the…
Edmonton Election Candidate Update: 34 days left until E-Day
Photo: Edmonton City Hall in the cold and dark depths of winter. There are only 34 days left until Edmontonians go to the polls to vote in this year’s municipal…
One NDPer’s Position on the Leadership Contest
Photo by Alex Tétreault The NDP leadership race is best described as a marathon. There have been nine debates, countless meet-and-greets, and numerous telephone and digital town halls. All those…
Archbishop Tutu condemns Aung San Suu Kyi’s silence on Myanmar’s genocidal violence against Rohingya Muslims
This week, retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu released a letter condemning fellow Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s continuing silence on the genocidal violence being perpetrated against Rohingya…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 34: Dear Earth …
Dear Earth: This is a difficult letter for us to write, but something has to be said. Are you mad at us? I mean, seriously, seriously angry? It sure seems…
Grimskunk at Verdun Art
Yesterday was the now annual event on Wellington street called Verdun Art organized by Nadia Gagnon of Maltehops. And it was nothing less than an awesome day of music on…
Leadership 2017 Candidate Rankings – September 10
No, there isn’t any change in this week’s rankings compare to last week’s positioning. But I’ll post nonetheless to discuss how the candidates performed in today’s debate, and how that…
I Like Ike
He warned us about the emergent military-industrial complex. We didn’t listen. Dwight D. Eisenhower also warned his fellow Americans of what today masquerades as his own Republican Party when he…
Political Prisoner Herman Bell Assaulted
Black Panther Party political prisoner Herman Bell was viciously assaulted by guards at Great Meadow Correctional Facility (Comstock) on September 5, 2017. While being “escorted” by a guard back to…
Vonnegut Fans: A Five-Pack of New/Old K.V. Stories
Wonderful news. Vonnegut friend, Dan Wakefield, and Vonnegut scholar, Jerome Klinkowitz, were going through the author’s papers and stumbled across five previously unpublished short stories. “Complete Stories” will be published…
Surrounded By the Three Brutes
Angela Merkel appears to be riding for another election victory. Despite voter discontent over Merkel’s refugee policies the German voter seems far more concerned by the Three Brutes – Trump,…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Janine Jackson interviews Sarah Anderson about the lack of any public return on massive U.S. corporate tax breaks. And Greg Jericho discusses…
It’s All Such A Mystery
Of course it is. Recommend this Post
Meet My New Favourite Candidate For U.S. President
I'm afraid it's just too nice today to think of blogging instead of sailing. Or whatever.But now that Hurricane Irma has finally come ashore in Florida, before CNN blew up…
Terminal Decline
The ravages of Neo-liberalism are everywhere. Will Hutton writes that neo-liberal prescriptions have left Britain in permanent decline. A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy suggests that recent…
Hurricane Trump
I did a radio panel yesterday. The subject-matter doesn’t matter. I only mention it, in fact, because I did what I often do on TV and radio, this year: I…
Colourful black cat
Then it became a sunny day. Filed under: art