Everything For Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune 2052-2072 by M.E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi Common Notions 2022 Review by Phil Kaplan Unless you’re rich, it’s fairly…
A Brilliant Red Thread: Revolutionary Writings from Don Hamerquist (Kersplebedeb, 2023) “TODAY WE FACE a bewildering conundrum,” writes Luis Brennan. “illions of people are ready to engage in active combat…
My lovely friend and former colleague recently passed away unexpectedly. The kindest people go far too soon. We also went to teacher’s college together over 30 years ago, and his…
There is no yellow brick road to the legislature in Edmonton but if Calgary votes right (far right), they get a new arena. And the witch gets to keep her…
A new poll by Abacus Data released yesterday suggests the Alberta NDP led by Rachel Notley is breaking ahead of the United Conservative Party led by Danielle Smith and heading…
WELCOMETO THE WEEKEND pic.twitter.com/6kbG3hFBWF — Brittlestar (@brittlestar) May 12, 2023 First up, Amazon delivery drivers! amazon: your driver just passed the 172 mile marker on 95 north me: stop —…
… you generally know where they are coming from. “We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia. The sexualization agenda is robbing children of their innocence.” “I am…
I’m seeing a fair number of former Progressive Conservative (PC) supporters in Alberta yammering away about being “centrists” now, and it’s actually making me quite angry. This particular brand of…
Violets are taking over our neighbourhood! Or so it looks this spring. Fifteen years ago or so therewere hardly any: I rustled some from up the street and planted them…
Photo Credit: Reuters I have, for a while now, been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the monarchy. Perhaps, surprisingly, he has done several positive things for the…
Something important to get our heads around is why the CDC suddenly announced specifically what we need to do to prevent the spread of Covid. Like, where were they before??…
It is so embarrassing when your electoral district has been saddled with a conservative place-holder. Doug Ford appointed the schmuck as candidate in Barrie-Springwater—Oro-Medonte to keep the disgraced Patrick Brown…
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I mentioned here that I had two great opportunities, back to back, one for work and one for my union. The work trip was a Reconciliation Retreat. For the BCGEU,…
Assorted content to end your week. – Dave Davies interviews Jason C. Jackson about the widespread damage from long COVID – and the lack of remotely sufficient efforts either to…
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Education assistant who set up OnlyFans account to make ends meet told to shut it down or risk firing #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3nMJtVi – Garry J. Wise,…
Vladimir Mayakovsky (1894-1930), Soviet poet, playwright and graphic artist with some of his propaganda posters. Photo courtesy Sovfoto/Universal Images Group. In Yekaterinburg, which has a reputation for being a progressive…
At the end of World War II, the movers and shakers established a new economic order. They called it “The Washington Consensus.” Glen Pearson writes: The economic agreement of recent…
These days, I take my comforts wherever I can find them. In contemplating the state of my province, Ontario, under the administration of the Doug Ford government, I’m deriving some…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 8, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Long Island Judge Jails Mother for Parental Alienation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/06/long-island-judge-jails-mother-for.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
