Putin making Russia great again
Both the two major world powers during the Cold War have had leaders who wanted to “make their nations great again.” Both hark back nostalgically to some imagined golden age.…
July 2022
Beyond Growth, a New Economic Paradigm
In today’s world of overpopulation, overdevelopment and ecological overshoot, chasing constant growth is wilful lunacy. Yet our leaders, like those of every developed country, are obsessed with growing GDP, Gross…
How To Tell The Players Apart
This should clarify things: H/t Roy Zimmerman Recommend this Post
Strategies to defend abortion access: a review article by Matthew N. Lyons [ThreeWayFight]
How do we assert reproductive autonomy when far rightists are on the offensive and liberals have failed to stop them? As we noted two months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s
BC Hydro and the illusory truth effect
Misinformation is common in our world. Sometimes it involves benign self-protection or ego boosting. Other times, humans use deception to gain advantages. Businesses and governments do it every day, by…
Progressive Conservatism 2.0?
Konrad Kakabuski speculates that we may soon see a rebooted Progressive-Conservative Party of Canada: The party looks set to embrace the grievance politics of U.S. Republicans and the European far…
Music and poetry and funny stuff
But first: what a race! ??? Gold for ?? in the 4×100 at the Worlds!! Big tip of the cap to our dudes @KingsleySC and @De6rasse big backstretch from Jerome…
Poilievre Prefers.
Why doesn’t Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre want a third debate among the remaining conservative leadership hopefuls? With two-thirds of party members preferring a third debate, you would think the obvious…
The real question facing Albertans: Which woman should be premier – Rachel Notley, Rebecca Schulz, or Danielle Smith?
The woman who replaces Jason Kenney as premier and leads the United Conservative Party Government into the next Alberta provincial election needs to be mindful of the fact she won’t…
Saturday Photo: Monarchs…
If you look closely, the purple cone flower to the left is the launching pad for a Monarch butterfly. I think it must have been freshly hatched, as it slowly…
Freedom’s Just Another Word…
… for demagoguery, at least if you are Pierre Poilievre. The leading contender for the helm of the Conservative Party of Canada is, of course, making a concerted effort at…
Canadian mining and the uprising in Panama
Protest led by the Panama is Worth More Without Mining Movement in Panama City. Photo courtesy Radio Temblor. Since July 1, nationwide protests have rocked the Central American country of…
On Being Sold Down the River.
Normal is a word that’s lost most of its meaning. We imagine that it’s just a matter of time until Covid-19 is just a bad memory allowing a “return to…
What’s Democratic About It?
Ontario premier Doug Ford’s proposals for ‘super mayors’ in Toronto and Ottawa have nothing to do with democracy. What he seems to be trying to do is make sure that…
Today’s News: Ukraine update
Lots of news from Ukraine lately: First, a new deal was announced today to move Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea: New: A deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain…
Must we not criticize Islam?
Calgary lawyer Collin May began a new job last week. He was promoted to chair the Alberta Human Rights Commission after serving on it since 2019. Mr. May’s appointment was…
Bannon Guilty
Donald Trump’s on-again/off-again Grigori Rasputin, Steve Bannon, has been convicted of contempt of Congress. Bannon was found guilty of both contempt counts. He’s heading for the Greybar Hotel as both…
My responses to the Province’s local elections and councillor accountability engagement
Today is the deadline for Albertans to submit their input as the provincial government develops updates to the Municipal Government Act and the Local Authorities Election Act on the topics…
Is China headed for a crash?
Once again, Western ‘experts’ are predicting a financial crash in China. “China is flailing,” says one commentator; another says “a debt bomb is about to explode.” These would-be Cassandras reckon…