Putin and NATO
A proposed explanation, if not a justification, for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is that NATO pushed too far east and thus posed a threat. Actually it wasn’t so much…
March 2022
Trump’s Role
When tracing the causes of the war in Ukraine, one cannot ignore Donald Trump’s role in the debacle. Jonathan Stevenson writes: Republicans have criticized President Joe Biden for not doing…
A Path to Power for Tories?
As the federal conservative leadership race starts to gather some interest, the question of where the party is headed becomes critical. Regrettably, it will be the role of the contenders…
Jason Kenney’s talk radio debut might have generated some excitement in 1927 – but 2022? Not so much …
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney took to the airwaves yesterday with the first episode of his weekly Corus Entertainment call-in radio program, Your Province, Your Premier. If you have a hankering…
Today’s News: Stepping on a Lego
I found this image on twitter — and anyone who has ever stepped barefoot on a lego knows what will happen next: Many stories tonight projecting Russia’s ultimate defeat –…
#SKNDPLDR 2022 Overview – No Certainty, or No Contest?
I’ve posted previously about the loss for party and province that is Ryan Meili’s resignation from the leadership of Saskatchewan’s NDP. And as I’ll discuss in this and posts to…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Zak Vescera looks back at the two-year period since the first COVID-19 cases were recognized in Saskatchewan, while Zeynep Tufecki offers a look…
NEW: Jane Austen Goes to School with the Lumpen/Proletariat – J. Sakai
A new pamphlet now available as a LeftWingBooks.net! There are many roads to understanding the root process of capitalist criminalization, but one of the most direct is surprisingly the classic…
Saturday Photo:Two from The New Yorker
I have two indulgences. One is a good haircut from Wayne McLaughlin at Furisme. The other is a subscription to The New Yorker. Must go see Wayne soon, because I’m…
The Price Of Gasoline
Gasoline prices are higher than they have been in a very long time. Paul Krugman writes: There are three things you need to know about gasoline prices. First, the price…
The joy of poetry
I am in a poetic mood, this morning. I wrote this in the hope it would brighten your day. pic.twitter.com/uZrinTeROH — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 12, 2022 The post The…
The Useless Pipeline.
The news that the Trans Mountain pipeline will cost Canadians $21.4 billion should not come as a surprise. At those costs, more analysts are considering it a bad investment. Did…
Jason Kenney offers a grab-bag of defences, some unusual, against five environmental groups’ defamation lawsuit
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has filed his statement of defence in response to a defamation lawsuit by five environmental organizations, offering a grab-bag of defences for the comments that sparked…
Today’s News: Let’s call that hope
Some discouragement in the Russia Ukraine War today, but lets start with some beautiful things: British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem about this war: “Platforms and trains,…
A Carnival of Snackery, collection of diary entries by humourist David Sedaris, tops independent bookstores’ Alberta non-fiction bestsellers list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, March 6, 2022. The lists are compiled…
Musical interlude
The Knocks w/ Dragonette – Slow Song
Guns n’ gas: the German government’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
A Ukrainian tank during in a drill in the Dnipropetrovsk region, February 8, 2022. Photo courtesy the Press Service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Caroline Chen discusses the reasons why we’re still waiting for COVID vaccines for children under 5 – leaving the people least able to…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 11, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Rising levels of COVID-19 detected in Toronto wastewater as province drops mask mandate #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3MIaKzH – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
Spending on health must get much larger
The long term fiscal and economic outlook released this week by Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) shows that big increases in health care spending are required in the years ahead.…