New column day
Here, on the opportunity posed by the change in Canada’s federal government – as well as the risks involved in letting the moment pass without an activist push for meaningful…
Greg Fingas
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Seth Klein discusses the need to deal with climate change with the same sense of urgency and common purpose we’ve historically associated…
On dramatic conclusions
Presenting a one-act play starring Saskatchewan’s Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, along with one of her party’s most troublesome adversaries. Reality: How can you possibly justify spending more public money…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Remembrance Day reading. – Roderick Benns interviews Robin Boadway about the results of past basic income studies which have shown that economic security helps rather than…
On turnout
Daniel Schwartz reports on the final vote count from last month’s federal election. And given the record vote total and unusually high turnout based on the percentage of eligible voters,…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Hunched cats.
On suckers’ bets
We’ve sure learned some important lessons from the failure of the first billion-dollar Boundary Dam CCS project: SaskPower’s president, Mike Marsh, says the company had hoped to make a decision…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Chris Hedges weighs in on the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s entrenchment of corporate control over mere citizens, while PressProgress highlights just a few of…
On open questions
I’ve previously criticized the attempts of outside commentators to push Thomas Mulcair out the door as NDP leader. By the same token, though, I’ll note that it’s equally inappropriate to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Branko Milanovic writes about the connection between concentration of wealth and income inequality, making the argument that broader ownership of capital itself may…
On definitions
The post-mortems on the NDP’s federal election campaign continue to roll in. And it’s particularly a plus to see that there will be a systematic effort within the party itself…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Liz Farmer discusses the growing body of evidence showing that high-end tax cuts do nothing to build the economy for anybody but…
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – Thomas Walkom takes a broad look at the problems with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, while noting that the Trudeau Libs don’t seem inclined to…
Musical interlude
Banks – Brain
Just Not Ready, Civil Rights Edition
So let’s get this straight: Ralph Goodale’s plan to address the unconstitutional civil rights intrusions imposed under Bill C-51 (which his party waved through in the face of widespread opposition)…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Roderick Benns interviews Michael Clague about his work on a basic income dating back nearly fifty years. And Glen Pearson’s series of posts…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jim Stanford examines what Canada’s federal election says about our attitudes toward economic choices: (P)rogressives need to advance our own economic agenda,…
New column day
Here (via PressReader), arguing that there’s no longer any escaping the fact that Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party can’t be trusted to be either honest or reasonable about its biggest and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Thom Hartmann highlights how trickle-down economics have swamped the U.S.’ middle class: Creating a middle class is always a choice, and by embracing…