Kafkaesque?
It might be called Kafkaesque, that this talk focuses on bureaucracy and its tyrranical absurdities, while Kafka’s most important contribution was, not simply to highlight the tyrrany of bureaucracy, but…
August 2021
Religion on the Run.
That old adage about never discussing religion or politics is not observed in my home. It is my belief, in our increasingly secular society, that religion and politics are two…
Bye , bye Mis American pie…
Time to say goodbye to America. And, despite the repeated moans from American TV news – and the lies – it truly is goodbye. The U.S. decided to enter World…
The unPrime Minister’s UnElection
An unnecessary, unwanted election during a surging pandemic. Punish him. #cdnpoli #lpc #cpc #ndp pic.twitter.com/lDQG62rWgz — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 15, 2021 The post The unPrime Minister’s UnElection first appeared…
BC Warming Exceeds 1.5 C
The IPCC Report issued this week warns of dire conditions due to global warming. These conditions are already present in BC…
a childhood book and a dream for humanity: in henry’s backyard (1948)
When I was a child, my family had a book called In Henry’s Backyard. My siblings and I read it repeatedly. The book tells the story of a man who…
UCP walks back plan to end COVID testing; AHS ponders hiring expensive contract nurses while trying to cut staff nurses’ pay
Friday the 13th appears to have lived up to its unlucky reputation for Alberta’s Kenney Government. Even before the fateful date arrived yesterday, the United Conservative Party strategic brain trust…
Unreadiness to Govern, Unmasked
Tomorrow morning it will be confirmed, but it looks like we’re heading to the 44th general election in Canada, right into the growing teeth of a 4th wave of the…
Erin O’Toole and the Monstrous Attack Ad From Hell
It's sometimes hard to imagine why Erin O'Toole is such a threat to this country and its values. I mean look at him. He reminds me of a loser zombie,…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The editorial boards of the Leader-Post and Star-Phoenix discuss the individual math which makes the case for vaccination compelling – though it’s worth…
An Idea Whose Time Has Come Again
In the Middle East the locals have been living with extreme heat for millennia. The Persians are credited with an idea proven to cool buildings. The best part is they…
who else turned 60 this year: celebrating the bc ndp
The great Tommy Douglaswas an MP for a BC riding in the 1960s. I recently learned that the BC NDP — the party I vote for, the party that currently…
The Good and Bad of Political Advertising
Well here we are, in our last 24 hours or so of federal election-less peace, before we are plunged into the 44th general election in Canada just as the fourth…
Torkil Lauesen on Social Democracy & Imperialism [Manifestering Podcast]
Torkil Lauesen—long-time anti-imperialist, former bankrobber, and author of The Principal Contradiction and The Global Perspective: Reflections on Imperialism and Resistance (both of which are on sale this month at LeftWingBooks.net!)—was…
S1
From the archives: S1 was a revolutionary research journal which came out in the 1980s. S1.pdf
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates August 10, 2021
If you send the updates to Loren Reed, please stop as he has been released! Here’s the latest compilation of every other week updates: https://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/updates-10-aug-2021.pdf NYC ABC, along with several…
Jail the Unvaccinated
In a recent opinion piece in Macleans Magazine, Scott Gilmore wrote what I expect many vaccinated Canadians felt about those who still refuse to get vaccinated and help end this…
The Big Issues
There are, Andrew Coyne writes, several big issues which should be debated in the upcoming election — but probably won’t be. Here are a few of them: 1. Deficits, Debt…
One for the Good Guys.
Michael Coteau won the nomination for the federal liberals in Don Valley East last weekend. It is rare when you get a guy who is really dedicated to helping people.…
Musical interlude
CARIBOU – Can’t Do Without You