America is Broken, Probably Beyond Repair
The sad fact that America’s Congress is “bought and paid for” is well known. America has long lost any notion of “government of the people, by the people, for the…
December 2017
Why Traditional Media Is Failing
Here’s a timely article from the Financial Post (owned by PostMedia, which I’ll get to in a second) that slams the current BC government for having been the least friendly…
Alberta III% Militia Claim To Be In Security and Intelligence Business. Again, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Just over a week ago ARC published a story concerning the Alberta III% militia's claim to have entered into the addictions recovery business. Aside from the likelihood that their efforts…
Save BC Hydro from financial ruin
• In fiscal year 2006, BC Hydro sold more power to BC’s residential and business consumers than it sold in 2017. • In fiscal years 2006 & 2007, BC Hydro…
Leadership 2018 Links
The latest from the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign. – Greg Nikkel reported on the Weyburn debate, but didn’t note much by way of contrast in so doing. – And local…
Is the CBC Becoming Even More Con?
If you're a progressive in Canada, this is the kind of CBC News panel that can really ruin your day. Old, grim, predictable, boring, and as Con as they come.…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Matt Bruenig proposes a social wealth fund as a fix for the U.S.’ burgeoning inequality and income insecurity: We seem stuck in…
Chuckles needs to change gears.
It is a rare time that we give serious advice to the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. It is that ‘Chuckles’ Scheer is going to have to learn…
The Death of Newspapers & the Birth of a Wiki.
Its not so much the death of a newspaper as the death of news from a variety of sources in any given community be it in print or on line……..…
Immigrants ciblés par une vaste fraude (repost)
La Sûreté du Québec a mis au jour un vaste stratagème frauduleux dans des agences de placement qui exploitaient des immigrants vulnérables, en plus de priver le gouvernement de sommes…
Book Review: Marx & Engels on Colonies (repost)
This book is a reprint of a 1972 study pack by the Communist Working Circle, which contains quotes from Karl Marx and Frederick Engels on the question of the split…
Did the Alberta Party, the political party about nothing, just have a Seinfeld coup?
PHOTOS: Former Alberta Party leader – and current Alberta Party House Leader, I guess, maybe even interim Alberta Party leader – Greg Clark. Below: Former NDP MLA Karen McPherson, now…
Capitalism Is Not the Only Choice
Capitalism in its current form enriches mostly privileged men and sidelines marginalized groups such as people of colour, immigrants and women. We need the courage to imagine and create new…
Alberta Liberals deserve credit for pushing PAC issue onto the agenda
Photo: Liberal Party leader David Khan and Liberal MLA David Swann (photo from Facebook) Political Action Committees will be back up for debate before MLAs depart Edmonton for the Christmas…
Did Donald Trump Just Convict Himself?
Even though Donald Trump must be feeling terribly betrayed by Mike Flynn's decision to cooperate with Bob Mueller, and sing like a canary.As he should, because as I said earlier…
Saturday Photo: Sunrise, November 30, 2017
Well, actually the sun had been up officially for a good half an hour, but when I was out Thursday morning, it was just peeking around Mount Royal. The leaves…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Toby Sanger discusses how the Trudeau Libs’ obsession with privatized infrastructure only stands to put control over public services in the hands of…
Michael Flynn and the Unravelling of Donald Trump
Two days after Donald Trump was elected president, Barack Obama warned him not to hire Michael Flynn for any national security job. But Trump didn't listen to him, he made…
A Brief Notice
I’ll be out of town and offline for the next week. See you soon. Recommend this Post