I Don’t See the Border Opening Anytime Soon
Donald Trump is shameless when it comes to praising his response to the Covid-19 epidemic. On the campaign trail he depicts his personal failures as an amazing success story, the…
2020
Private Education?
If you wonder why so many Americans appear to know nothing, look to the failure of the nation’s public education system. Jason Kunin writes that Ontario is headed in the…
Shenanigans in the Green Leadership Race
With the Throne Speech coming down this afternoon, it makes sense that most of the attention of the Canadian political scene is fixed on Ottawa today. But in the past…
What is Philosophy For?
Anyone who’s interested in thinking ought to read Mary Midgley’s last book, What is Philosophy For? I just finished the book last night and felt the need to share it…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Toying cats.
Populism, Elitism & Propaganda: The Continuing Failure of Liberals, Progressives & the Left
As I have been saying: accepting the elitist derogatory and vilifying use of the term populism as a synonym for all that is evil in the world is playing into…
Sept. World – go away.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-bitumen-sturgeon-refinery-nwrp-1.5718044 As I have said many times, our super rich exist largely to plunder us. This has been true for thousands of years. And this has been a constant for…
Site C-None of the parties vying for support from voters have clean finger nails on this file.
The BC NDP approved continuation of the controversial Site C Dam begun by the BC Liberals. The BC Greens did nothing of consequence via their inability or unwillingness to stand,…
Lies cost BC citizens billions
To gain public support for massive spending, BC Hydro is untruthful. To avoid taking responsibility for bad public policy, the Horgan Government pretends not to notice…
Mi’kmaw treaty rights, reconciliation and the ‘rule of law’
A man carrying the Mi’kmaq national flag at a protest in support of Indigenous fishing rights near Saulnierville, a three-hour drive west of Halifax, September 17, 2020. Photo by Trina…
14th Virtual NYC Anarchist Book Fair 2020, Sept. 25-27
We are happy to say that Kersplebedeb Leftwingbooks will be participating in the 14th Virtual NYC Anarchist Book Fair later this week — you can check out the full program…
"Twice as Bad" – What Does That Even Mean?
The New York Times has published a ‘state of the climate’ piece based on interviews with interviews with two dozen leading American climate scientists. The consensus is that the changes…
The little-known Ontario tribunal standing in the way of defunding the police
A recent Ipsos poll showed 51 percent of Canadians support defunding the police, and yet there is no means by which this can be translated into policy in Ontario. Photo…
Torkil Lauesen Interviewed on RevLeft Radio: The Principal Contradiction, Applying Dialectical Materialism
Revolutionary Left Radio is a podcast that addresses Communist Philosophy, Proletarian History, Critical Theory, & Revolutionary Politics. In their most recent episode, Breht talks to Torkil Lauesen about his newest…
Dystopic stories–why are we obsessed?
And let’s face it, we are obsessed. Our media are laden with the dystopic. Some of our most popular stories are based on horrific cultures,… The post Dystopic stories–why are…
Thin Air Festival Featuring Concrete, Believe It or Not
It may sound like an oxymoron, but concrete in North America frequently contains up to 6 per cent air. Why, is something I talk about in Concrete: From Ancient Origins…
Get Mad And Get Even
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson writes that now is the time to take the gloves off: This is a moment to get mad and to get even. The way to…
The Ongoing Problem of Governor General Julie Payette and How it Could Have Been Prevented
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette The tenure of current governor general Julie Payette could be described as a wee bit turbulent. Early missteps were largely forgiven as the actions of someone…
You Can Protect Birds by Keeping Your Cat Inside
We all love cats, they’re curious and fluffy and provide mixed feedback on whether they like you or not. We all love birds too, that’s why we shouldn’t let them…
To mask ? Or not to mask? What is your problem?
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