Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Janelle Vandergrift reminds us that we should see ourselves as participating citizens, not mere taxpayers: Taxes are a way to pool our resources…
Greg Fingas
On cooperative priorities
As part of their new “Hope and Wild Flailing” campaign theme, plenty of Libs are looking for any pretext – however lacking in reality – to attack Tom Mulcair. And…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Andrew Jackson weighs in on the need for our public policy to ensure a fair initial distribution of income and power in order…
Musical interlude
Royksopp & Robyn – Monument
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Dylan Matthews reports on Joseph Stiglitz’ work in studying what kinds of systemic changes (in addition to more redistribution of wealth) are needed…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sean McElwee examines new evidence of the deliberate choice of past U.S. governments dating back to Ronald Reagan to completely discount the…
New column day
Here, on the Saskatchewan Party’s devaluation of the music teacher (among other cultural and community-building parts of our schools). For further reading…– CBC reported on the Prairie Spirit School Division’s…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Citizens for Public Justice provides a useful set of fact sheets on the importance of tax revenues in funding a civilized society. And…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Grounded cats.
On search results
Colby Cosh’s latest on the role of the “human search engine” in tracking down information about candidates and elected officials is worth a read. But it’s worth keeping in mind…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – LOLGOP discusses the important role unions play in ensuring widespread freedom and prosperity – and why they’re thus target number one for…
Staying the flawed course
John Ivison is right to note that the Cons’ latest ad reflects the Harper braintrust sticking to what seems to have been a long-established plan. But it’s worth highlighting how…
On minimal solutions
Shorter Corporatists to Fleece the Irrelevant Beggars trying to avoid a living wage for Alberta: Has anybody pointed out that if we ensure that the hungry have food, some of…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Heather Boushey writes about the Great Gatsby Curve showing a direct correlation between equality and social mobility – and conversely, that high inequality…
Saturday Evening Links
This and that for your Saturday reading. – Keith Banting and John Myles note that income inequality should be a major theme in Canada’s federal election. And Karl Nerenberg points…
Musical interlude
Emma Hewitt – Colours
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Michael Schwartz and Kevin Young make the case for a greater focus on influencing corporations and other institutions first and foremost – with…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Heather Stewart writes about the OECD’s study showing the connection between increasingly precarious work and worsening inequality. – Tara Deschamps reports on…
New column day
Here, expanding on this post about the new challenges the Cons are facing heading into this fall’s election. For further reading…– Geoffrey Stevens offers his own take on the Cons’…