Vichy Republicans
The real story behind Donald Trump’s Rise is the collapse of the Republican Party. Republicans have become venal and spineless. Paul Krugman writes: The real news of the past few…
August 2018
Insurgent Supremacists: Building Community Power against the Far Right
September 13, 7pm Mission Center – City College of San Francisco Room 109 Featuring: Matthew N. Lyons Sara Kershnar (International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network) Mohamed Shehk (Critical Resistance) Moderated by Maisha…
Good morning
Wish you were here. Well, some of you, anyway.
Doing it the old-fashioned way.
We better face facts folks! Dougie and his denizens have four years to tear into the fabric of Ontario. Do you really think you will still recognize your province by…
Democracy Versus Populism
“One of the oldest rubs against democracy is that ordinary people aren’t up to the job. And the friends of populism aren’t helping the cause. They’re lining up to throw…
They Really Just Can’t Get Along: Ronny Cameron, Kevin "No Show" Goudreau, Robert Jones, and the Proud Boys
I suspect that all of this is in part a fallout from the failed WCAI rally in Toronto last Saturday. If there is any consolation for members of the Canadian…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Paul Taylor argues that it’s long past time for our leaders to take poverty and food insecurity seriously: While nonprofits do incredible work,…
Too Important to Let Slip. How the Crash of ’08 Upended Your World.
If economist Yanis Varoufakis thinks it’s important, chances are good it’s important. Which is why I decided to post on a book review Varoufakis wrote for The Guardian last week.…
NASA Report – The Onset of "Abrupt Thawing"
A new phenomenon has been detected in the far north – “abrupt thawing.” NASA warns it could trigger an acceleration in the release of methane once safely sequestered in the…
Censorship Quiz
I’ve been reading Bob Altermeyer’s book on authoritarianism written in 2006. Here’s a censorship quiz (p 84) that perhaps can help people recognize that few of us actually want every…
The PUB, Exemptions, and Muskrat Falls #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Here’s some background on the issue of Muskrat Falls and Public Utilities Board exemptions. At the end you should know what an exemption is all about, how the exemptions –…
On Internet Haters
Here’s how I see it: If two people who are equally matched have a fight, the loser can still save face. It was a fair fight and someone had to…
Saturday Photo: Irrigation, or Another of the Things that Concrete Has Wrought
This was taken last summer near Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River. It shows dramatically the effect of irrigation on the dry lands of the region. Concrete made this…
A Clear And Present Danger — To The World
It’s now painfully obvious, Jonathan Freedland writes, that Donald Trump sees himself as a mafia don: More than 18 months into his presidency, Donald Trump’s modus operandi – and the…
It should not all be about Trump.
The other day newspapers in North America and around the world joined in a paean for a free press. It needs to be said that where it failed was that…
Soldiers of Odin Plan Attacking Tent City in Nanaimo; III% Alberta Continue Promoting Anti-Muslim Conspiracies
So, do you all remember when the Soldiers of Odin tried to intimidate homeless people in Nanaimo but were outnumbered significantly by people opposing them? At the time, the SoO…
Musical interlude
Beach House – Lemon Glow
A separatist speaks
When in a hole, stop digging, big guy.
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – A new IMF working paper confirms the connection between employment deregulation and workers’ share of income. And Jennefer Laidley points out the all-too-imminent…
A Memory of Aretha
Remember this? Jake, Elwood and Aretha.