What is the Future of Progressive Politics in Alberta?
I posed this question in a blog post last March when Mr. Kenney won the PC leadership. A lot has happened since then. The PCs and Wildrose have "united" under…
November 2017
What is the Future of Progressive Politics in Alberta?
I posed this question in a blog post last March when Mr. Kenney won the PC leadership. A lot has happened since then. The PCs and Wildrose have "united" under…
What is the Future of Progressive Politics in Alberta?
I posed this question in a blog post last March when Mr. Kenney won the PC leadership. A lot has happened since then. The PCs and Wildrose have “united” under…
The Fox is Guarding the Hen House. Really, No Kidding. It’s True.
The Trump government has just awarded a $2.83 million contract for security at its Russian installations including the US embassy in Moscow and its consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and…
So NOW What? On Power and Sexual Abuse and the Culture of Celebrity
A little over year ago, when I first heard about Louis CK’s abuse of power, I was going to write a post suggesting he might actually be the guy able…
The White On the March
An estimated 60,000 white supremacists took part in a torchlight parade through the streets of Warsaw this weekend. Police estimated 60,000 people took part in Saturday’s event, in what experts…
Take It From Mitt
Mitt, son of George (beloved former governor of Michigan), Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential candidate in 2012, offers a cogent take on Alabama’s whack-job senate candidate, Roy…
Can Alberta Conservatives Win in 2019 and Deny Climate Change?
Abacus Data has a new on-line survey of 1534 Canadians randomly selected from a panel of 500,000 Canadians. They weighted the responses to "match census data to ensure that the…
Can Alberta Conservatives Win in 2019 and Deny Climate Change?
Abacus Data has a new on-line survey of 1534 Canadians randomly selected from a panel of 500,000 Canadians. They weighted the responses to "match census data to ensure that the…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 43: It’s all politics, folks.
As you may recall, last week Premier Rachael Notley and her sneaky government laid a trap for the new leader of the united conservatives, Jason Kenney. Making a mountain out…
Sounds About Right
I don’t suppose it should surprise anyone that an egregiously incompetent President Trump has nominated as a federal court judge for Alabama the egregiously unqualified Brett J. Talley. He has…
Can Alberta Conservatives Win in 2019 and Deny Climate Change?
Abacus Data has a new on-line survey of 1534 Canadians randomly selected from a panel of 500,000 Canadians. They weighted the responses to “match census data to ensure that the…
You are invited!
It’s a joint book launch and a record launch – for Recipe For Hate and SFH Kinda Suck! Lots of fascinating folks will be there (political, musical, animal, mineral), and…
You Won’t Like These Odds
A new report has identified 27 ways a heatwave can cause human death. And, if we keep up with our fossil fuel fondness, up to 75 per cent of humanity…
How The Con Media Were Made To Look Like Idiots
Remembrance Day is always a sad day, but it was a particularly gloomy day at the Parliamentary Press Gallery.Yesterday they were squealing like hogs, accusing Justin Trudeau of having sabotaged…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Gabriel Zucman discusses how the wealthy currently avoid paying their fair share of taxes – and how to stop them by properly…
Hot Air — That’s All
During the election campaign, Donald Trump talked tough about China. The United State, he said, “cannot continue to allow China to rape our country.” But, last week, he put on…
Internet Echo Chamber
The problem is the explosion of communication means: the internet, social media, 24 hours a day. They have opened access to information to more people than we can say, and…
The despotism of First-Past-the-Post?
One of our favourite political bloggers wrote a desperate ‘cri de Coeur’ the other day against what he perceives as the despotism of first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting. He lives on Canada’s…