Musical interlude
Broken Bells - Holding On For Life
Greg Fingas
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Bjarke Skærlund Risager interviews David Harvey about the history and effect of neoliberalism: I’ve always treated neoliberalism as a political project carried out by…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Branko Milanovic argues that there's plenty of reason to be concerned about inequality even if one puts aside a utilitarian comparison of individual…
New column day
Here (via PressReader), on how the North Saskatchewan River oil spill may not lead directly to a needed reevaluation of the risks of pipelines - but a public expectation that…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Andrew Jackson discusses the challenge of ensuring that stable jobs are available in Canada:Good jobs are a central mechanism in the creation of shared…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Couched cats.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Lana Payne comments on the combination of low wages and nonexistent security attached to jobs for younger workers. And Catherine Baab-Muguira examines the…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- David Blanchflower notes that there's virtually no dispute that the UK is headed into an economic downturn - meaning that there's also no excuse…
Polluted by crimes, but torn by no remorse
Shorter Brad Wall on what's truly important as an oil spill pollutes drinking water along the North Saskatchewan River:I only hope this monster running amok doesn't make it harder to…
New column day
Here, on how the City of Regina's actual treatment of key information runs contrary to its stated commitment to open government.For further reading...- Natascia Lypny's report on the City's delays…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Lucy Shaddock offers a response to the Institute for Fiscal Studies' report on poverty and inequality in the UK, while McKinsey finds that hundreds…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Clingy cats.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Armine Yalnizyan points out the choice between a basic income and the provision of basic services, while making a strong case to focus…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Aditya Chakrabortty sums up George Osborne's legacy - and give or take a Brexit vote, it looks awfully familiar for corporatist governments in…
Musical interlude
Radical Face - Ghost Towns
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- France St-Hilaire, David Green and Craig Riddell offer some needed policy prescriptions to fight inequality in Canada:As first steps toward expanding the share of…
New column day
Here (via PressReader), questioning why so many of our political leaders spend so much time talking about pipelines which are neither economically necessary nor environmentally sustainable.For further reading...- J. David…