Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Robert Kagan is the latest to notice that the U.S. is a rogue superpower whose capricious action under the Trump regime has undermined…
Greg Fingas
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Mike Gaworecki reports on new research showing how the climate breakdown is affecting everyday life. Aliyah Marko-Omene reports on warnings that Saskatchewan may be…
#ndpldr – Post-Campaign Roundup
A collection of writings on the leadership campaign that elected Avi Lewis (including a few predating his election).- Isaac Phan Nay reports on Lewis' win and the signature promises that…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Paul Krugman writes that the U.S. is now the world's foremost petrostate - with disastrous results for it and for the world at…
#ndpldr – Results and Thoughts
The votes are in, and Avi Lewis has been elected leader of the federal NDP on the first ballot. And while that doesn't come as a huge surprise based on…
#ndpldr Roundup
One final collection of links and resources for those still deciding (or just wanting to learn more about the NDP leadership campaign):- Marcel Nelson and Nathan Rao offer their take…
Musical interlude
Myrne - Close The Distance
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Robert Reich examines how the uber-wealthy have undermined any pretense of decision-making in the public interest - and how political financing rules and more…
#ndpldr – Leadership Vote Notes
A few observations on process as delegates have started the NDP's leadership convention in Winnipeg...First, let's note how much actually remains to be decided this weekend. In the two previous…
#ndpldr Roundup
Assorted links and information as the NDP's leadership race reaches its conclusion this weekend.- Jeremy Appel takes a look at the most recent fund-raising reports, which show Avi Lewis' lead…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Oliver Milman reports on a new study showing that the U.S. has inflicted $10 trillion in climate damage just since 1990, with China ranking…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Travelling cat.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jan-Werner Muller discusses Pete Hegseth's development of a nihilistic death cult. Dave Levitin comments on the connection between the elite choice to keep…
Musical interlude
Bob Moses - We Made It
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Paul Krugman notes that Donald Trump has upended the theory that presidential influence on the economy is overstated, as every new difficulty facing…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Anne Applebaum weighs in on the inevitable recognition by any remotely rational actor that it's pointless to offer Donald Trump any respect or trustworthiness…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Blissed cat.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Mona Charen writes that Donald Trump's war in Iran can't be explained by any motive other than a sheer ego trip. Steven Beschloss…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Adam King discusses several new studies showing that wealth inequality is only continuing to balloon in Canada. And Jared Walker and Silas Xuereb rightly…
Musical interlude
The Boxer Rebellion & Tinlicker - Diamonds