A Marxist History of Capitalism
A Marxist History of Capitalism Henry Heller Routledge, 2018 Since the 1970s, Marxist discussion of how and when capitalism was born has been dominated by two competing academic currents. World-System…
2018
Quebec Goes Its Own Way
If Andrew Scheer was planning on making inroads in Quebec, Chantal Hebert writes, his opposition to a carbon tax has doomed his efforts: In Quebec, the anti-carbon pricing platform Scheer…
Donald Trump, the Enemy Rain, and the Scary Trumpy Bear
As I'm sure you know, Donald Trump's trip to France, to mark the 100th anniversary of World War I, was a diplomatic catastrophe.And a PR disaster similar to the time…
Economists vs Environmentalists.
Welcome to ringside folks. Tonight’s card is a new version of Albert Einstein’s E=MC². Tonight’s main bout is between Canada’s federal liberal economists and its liberal environmentalists. The prize is…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Tom Kibasi writes that the UK’s best option in light of its impending Brexit is to develop a more active and entrepreneurial…
How One Billionaire Plans to Help Save the Planet
The Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has decided to not be idly rich and watch the environment fall apart around him. He’s decided that over the next decade he will personally…
Too many senior managers are leaving the City of St. Albert: It’s time for City Council to explain what’s going on
ST. ALBERT, Alberta What the heck is going on at the City of St. Albert? According to the headline on a small news story inside Saturday’s edition of the St.…
Lake of Fire Update: Stuff is still hitting the fan, and it may not be lava!
Well a certain kind of stuff has certainly hit the fan since it was reported here and elsewhere that John Carpay, the well-known social conservative warrior, had dipped his toe…
So that was a thing – NaBloPoMo Day 12
*warning: you may wish to pre-clutch your pearls because this is a seriously hardcore post* we went to the new Costco today. I was supposed to get a hot dog…
University of Calgary Conservative Club Members Linked To FireForce Ventures
UPDATE 2: Just learned that there is currently a warrant for the arrest of Gabriel Sohier Chaput (aka "Zeiger": BREAKING: Arrest warrant issued for alt-right neo-Nazi propagandist Zeiger, aka Gabriel…
Stuck Between Fear and Hope
Graham Saul was on TVO’s The Agenda: “We need a better narrative to motivate us towards change. We need to be dragged from our ethical fog. The best leaders we…
Now That’s It’s Over for Another Year
Today is a stat holiday, Remembrance Day, and the malls are sure to be swamped with those getting a head start on their holiday shopping. I posted nothing on Remembrance…
New Dark Ages is out!
The X Gang face off with Earl Turner, a presidential candidate straight out of their nightmares in the second book of the #XGang trilogy, New Dark Ages by @kinsellawarren. Available…
Eating OFF the Hill: Centretown Donair & Pizza
While I did sample several authentic Halifax donair while I was there last spring, word on the street was there’s a place in Ottawa that offers the nearest thing you…
Review: Bored and Brilliant
Some time last year, the realization crystallized for me that I don’t experience much direct loss of explicitly designated work time due to social media or other online activity, but…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of November 12, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 12, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Toronto judge considering case of man accused of advocating genocide, promoting hate…
Trumpian Contempt
The President of the United States likes to trumpet his support for the military. But this past weekend, Max Boot writes, Trump showed his contempt for the military: On Saturday…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Wayne Swan writes that it won’t be possible to take necessary steps to combat climate breakdown without ensuring that corporations pay their fair…
MEETING FEAR WITH COURAGE IN CAREGIVING
I was speaking with a friend today about fear in caregiving. The fear that we might forget something very important, the fear that dismissing a symptom now could provoke a…
Rent Strikes Gaining Popularity
Last year a community in Toronto launched a rent strike and won! This initiative to ensure affordable housing (and not being verbally abused by landowners) worked for the involved residents;…