The end of lean production and what’s ahead
In July 2023, in the middle of Amazon’s Prime Day promotional sales rush, 100 warehouse workers walked out for more than three hours at its delivery station in Pontiac, Michigan—bringing…
May 2024
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 13, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘We have no judge for you’: Man’s assault charges dropped weeks before trial due to lack of judges in Toronto #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/5n7yh4fp – Garry J.…
Alberta NDP now has more than 85,000 members, party says; Gil McGowan drops out of leadership race
The Alberta NDP now has 85,144 members eligible to vote in the party’s leadership race, chief returning officer Amanda Freistadt said in a news release yesterday. Meanwhile, this morning, candidate…
mRNA Vaccine Used to Fight Brain Tumour
Brain tumours are scary and very difficult to deal with, current treatments include invasive surgery and/or radiation. The advent of mRNA based vaccines is making a difference in how we…
Barrick Gold bristles at Mali’s new mining code
Recent reports indicate that the relationship between Mali’s military government and Canadian mining companies are growing more strained, particularly around the investments of mining giant Barrick Gold. Canada is a…
Canada woefully unprepared for second Trump presidency
US President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House, June, 2019. Photo courtesy the White House/Wikimedia Commons. Don’t cosy up to a dictatorial neighbour. Japan…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of May 13, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 13, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 13, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Have you been removed from your family doctor’s patient list for visiting…
More writings about the Israel-Hamas War: Biden’s dream, IDF goals, casualty statistics, Israel divestment
I have seen several recent useful posts and comments about the Israel-Hamas War so I wanted to share them. First, an interesting analysis from Dan Rather about Biden's Big Dream…
More writings about the Israel-Hamas War: Biden’s dream, IDF goals, casualty statistics, Israel divestment
I have seen several recent useful posts and comments about the Israel-Hamas War so I wanted to share them. First, an interesting analysis from Dan Rather about Biden’s Big Dream…
The Scourge of the Internet
No I am not writing about the fear and hate mongering taking over the Internet although they are the greatest evils of the Internet. And I am not taking about…
The Scourge of the Internet
No I am not writing about the fear and hate mongering taking over the Internet although they are the greatest evils of the Internet. And I am not taking about…
Is The Hub the future of journalism in Canada?
There’s a new kind of journalism in Canada of the non-profit variety, and it comes with a wonkish bent. It’s been called think tank journalism by The Economist magazine, which…
Saturday Photo: Bleeding Heart for Bleeding Hearts
The other name for this in English is Dutchman's britches, or so my grandmother told me. In French it's sometimes also called the equivalent, coeur saignant, but using its botanical…
Saturday Photo: Bleeding Heart for Bleeding Hearts
The other name for this in English is Dutchman’s britches, or so my grandmother told me. In French it’s sometimes also called the equivalent, coeur saignant, but using its botanical…
Were the presidents of Alberta’s two largest universities pushed to call the cops to remove Gaza protesters, or did they jump?
Were the presidents of Alberta’s two largest universities pushed to use cops dressed up as stormtroopers to violently clear campus encampments used by students for a few hours to peacefully…
Who He And They Are
Yesterday, Donald Trump crossed the river over to New Jersey and held a rally. Marianne Levine reports: Donald Trump on Saturday insulted the prosecutor who has charged him in his…
All for Health, Health for All
The World Health Assembly is meeting in two weeks for the 77th time. Their theme is in my clunky title up there as they claim collective solidarity around pandemic prevention,…