When one black MP is not enough.
There was an amusing political op-ed in the Toronto Star on the weekend. It was by Tiffany Gooch, one of the Star’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ writers. Her point was that…
2020
Reality Control #nlpoli
The Memory HoleNineteen eighty-four is popular these days. People think that the ideas in the book like the memory hole are modeled on communist or fascist dictatorships from the early…
Reality Control #nlpoli
The Memory HoleNineteen eighty-four is popular these days. People think that the ideas in the book like the memory hole are modeled on communist or fascist dictatorships from the early…
Reality Control #nlpoli
The Memory Hole Nineteen eighty-four is popular these days. People think that the ideas in the book like the memory hole are modeled on communist or fascist dictatorships from the…
Alberta’s story about Ottawa’s COVID-19 app keeps changing, but the ending’s still the same: You can’t have it!
Premier Jason Kenney issued a new explanation yesterday for why Alberta won’t adopt the COVID Alert tracing app created by the federal government. In a testy response to a question…
Other than that, my American cousins, how have you liked the last four years?
Our American cousins vote in a historic presidential election today and we wish them well in their endeavor, even if we would have preferred they spelled it endeavour. The Capitol…
Before you go to bed tonight, worried about what tomorrow will bring
…read this. Just read it.
center for public integrity: a brief history of voter suppression in the united states
This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C., from their excellent series “Barriers to the Ballot Box“. Analysis:…
Daisy Group never gets it wrong!
It’s here! The @DaisyGrp #Election2020 chart! Now what’s your prediction?
US sanctions on Venezuela are deadly—and facing mass resistance
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Photo from Flickr. Venezuelan centrist Claudio Fermín was a protégé of neoliberal president Carlos Andrés Pérez in the early 1990s—and, at first, a firm opponent of…
Music and images equal power
This is powerful.
The Biggest Threat to Democracy
If you had asked my what the largest issue facing humanity was a few years ago I would have said climate change. I don’t think this is true anymore. This…
Resist the Reincarceration of Jalil Muntaqim!
Monroe County District Attorney Attempts to Reincarcerate a Respected Elder on Fabricated Charges Jalil Muntaqim, former Black Panther and respected elder, was recently released after nearly 50 years in prison…
On uninspired choices
Following up on this post about Regina’s city council elections, the range of possible outcomes in the race for mayor looks far more limited. Once again, Jim Elliott is on…
Talking the US Election on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed tomorrow’s big Presidential Election in the United…
On stark choices
The advance polls are now open in Regina’s municipal election, while mail-in ballots have been available for some time. So I’ll take the opportunity to discuss voters’ options – beginning…
Covid Journal, November 2, 2020
I want a vaccine and treatment for Covid just as much as most other rational people, but after seeing stories about graft, bribes and other corruption, maybe it’s time we…
Canadian military support for nukes must be met with popular resistance
No nuclear weapons have been based in Canada since 1984, but we actively participate in the nuclear defense of North America not only through membership in NATO, but also in…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Armine Yalnizyan discusses the prospect of a shift in how we approach our economy as our usual monetary and fiscal policy assumptions have…
all eyes on the united states: election day and beyond: the dark side laid bare
Election day in the U.S. tomorrow. My American family and friends are all quietly freaking out. The whole world is quietly freaking out. The massive turnout through mail-in voting and…