The news for yesterday
Confession time. I have felt for some time that site requires more of the pictures and text from papers that have colour pictures from around the world – and have…
2021
Canadian gun control discourse distracts us from far-right threats
Gun rights advocates attend a pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, January 20, 2020. Photo from Flickr. In February, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government released further details of its plan to ban…
Musings on Downsizing, No. 1
Downsizing seems to be all the rage among people our age. It’s so popular, it might be classified as a sport or a game for seniors. Assuming someone could codify…
The royal soap opera takes centre stage
My goodness, why do we fuss over these silly people. Two over-privileged royals whine on TV about not being treated royally enough and the nation is all atwitter. The most…
NEW EDITION of False Nationalism, False Internationalism: Class Contradictions in the Armed Struggle is now available for pre-order!
THIS BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER, IT IS EXPECTED TO SHIP IN LATE MARCH This study is a radically different investigation into one of the most critical–and least understood–zones…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates Mar. 9, 2021
Here’s the latest compilation of every other week updates: https://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/updates-9-mar-2021.pdf NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and…
Shannon Phillips and the Lethbridge cops
Women in politics are routinely subjected to hate mail from assorted misogynists. Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips is no exception. According to her constituency assistant, “We used to say that if…
COVID Dog Whistling at Queen’s Park
Today has been a very sobering day for so many of us, as we hit a grim one-year mark of the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ottawa, we saw…
The Stammering Man
You don’t have to be a critic of Justin Trudeau to know he stammers. The disjointed cadence, the constant search for words. He does it, a lot. He does it…
Here Come The Judge
His recent appearance at CPAC has made clear that Donald Trump does not intend to go away. But, as he plots his comeback, something else is going on. He faces…
Cities can Easily Reducing Salt Wasted on Roads
Transportation systems that put cars front and centre cause a lot of damage, we know this. But aspects of our cultural approach to getting around like, the reliance on road…
Spouses are another matter.
It felt like I had been stabbed. It was two-thirds of a page and it was a glowing obituary for Sylvia Murphy in the Toronto Star. It brought back a…
As world marks first anniversary of global pandemic, Alberta Medical Association surrenders to Kenney Government
Throughout the pandemic, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro’s War on Doctors has been held up as an example of what a government ought not to do in the midst of…
The lost year
One year ago tonight, I was sitting on a couch at my house in Toronto, emailing back and forth with my staff at Daisy Group. And then it slipped onto…
Bombshells! Bombshells! Bombshells!
So, did you hear the explosions going off on Sunday night? According to news reports, a number of ‘bombshells’ went off that night. I slept through them, but I sure…
The Increasing Desperation of the Con Loser Erin O’Toole
Lordy. I don't think I've ever seen Erin O'Toole looking so awful, so pale, and so diminished as he did yesterday. He seemed to have a cold, and a steady…
“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”
Two years. Pandemics notwithstanding, they’ve been the best yet. Get rid of the liars and grifters in your life: you’ll start having your best years, too. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
Some Of Us
During the pandemic we have repeated the mantra, “We’re all in this together.” But the pandemic will leave some people better off — and millions of people worse off than…
From Bankers Ruling The World, To The People Ruling The Bankers
(And Rebuilding And Healing The World In The Process) “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.” – Thomas Jefferson “I pray we…