Yes, I just disparaged Liberal and Conservative supporters but I have my reasons. For starters, they’re on the wrong side of what is sweeping the world, Canada included. Maybe they’ve…
Radio is important in rural and less affluent areas of Mexico. A lot of people don’t have computers, smart phones (a lot of areas don’t have 4G coverage), or televisions.…
Jeffrey Epstein – someone we should all be talking about more because of the connections he has with current politicians and royalty.
It’s hard not to speak of Donald Trump in superlatives. He’s just that sort of guy. Yes, he’s moronic. You could even say he’s completely moronic. Oh wait, that’s already…
I believed I’ve mentioned before my fondness for southern-style BBQ developed during several trips to the Austin, Texas area during my previous career. Obviously nothing can compare, but a lot…
I am delighted to host this very informative guest post by guest expert, Danielle K. Roberts about recent changes to respite benefits in US Medicare. According to the National Alliance…
This text is an edited excerpt from a speech given by Avi Lewis on the Leap’s “Green New Deal for All” tour in June 2019. 1.The Green New Deal Will…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – CBC News highlights how cost-of-living issues look to play a key role in Canada’s federal election. And Jerry-Lynn Scofield points out that…
Cons have a deep relationship with Christian special interest groups. Why?
Or perhaps we should be casual observers watching the end without comment. Hmmm…. A few years ago, a friend with a similar house as mine in a similar neighbourhood complimented…
It’s been obvious ever since Donald Trump descended his escalator, that he lives in the past. Paul Krugman writes that’s he’s stuck in 1989: Why 1989? That was the year…
It is not art. It is campaign literature and it always feels like a race to the lowest common denominator, free from the rules of grammar, where less is more…
“Free speech in universities” is nowadays a rallying cry for the snowflakes of the extremist right, who can dish it out but can’t take it. It should come as no…
The effect of the perpetual fear of falling downwards on ideology: As far as there are forces at play that push job losers to the right of the ideological spectrum,…
Recently a preposterous letter was printed in the editorial section of the local newspaper. The author stated that the reason you don’t hear about Canada’s ‘founding mothers‘ is because there…
This is one of my favorite murals in Montreal. The bench and the flower pots are nice bonuses. Across the street from the Frontenac Metro station and the Maison de…
As we enter the final week of July all of the parties are fully into their election preparations. A big piece of that preparation is getting candidates in place in…
Photo by Graham Hughes/CP Ander, hatred, and bigotry are finding expression in mainstream provincial politics these days, as witnessed by the recent conservative victories by Doug Ford and Jason Kenney…
If a movement ever develops in Canada with the potential to change its political landscape, like England’s Momentum which helped elect Corbyn as Labour Party leader, or the U.S. youth…
Photo by Tom Ross (660 NEWS, Edmonton) The 2019 Alberta election is over. Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party will form the province’s next government. But who is Jason Kenney? And…
