Musical interlude
Tomcraft - Loneliness (StereoUnderground Remix)
Tomcraft - Loneliness (StereoUnderground Remix)
Readers may have noted that I've set up a reference page for the 2026 NDP leadership election, which will be updated with both reference information and my own posts on…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- William Davies writes about the systematic stupidity being imposed by the Trump regime, while Noah Berlatsky notes that it's a feature rather than…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- David Sirota writes that the sources of America's descent into authoritarianism can be traced readily to the longstanding trend toward the consolidation of…
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Ezra Klein discusses why nobody in the U.S. can afford to pretend that the Trump regime is normal or acceptable, while Brittlestar calls out…
Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Assorted content to end your week.- Toby Buckle writes about the role of reactionary centrists in greasing the skids toward fascism, while Owen Jones discusses how that process is playing…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Nils Gilman discusses how a transition to a clean and sustainable economy will require a fundamental change in existing power dynamics - meaning…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Lurie writes about the Trump regime's Potemkin populism - as well as the increasing speed with which his fabrications are coming undone. Sarah…
Couched cat.
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Dan Kennedy weighs in on the effect of two-tiered pricing which effectively freezes the working class out of mass culture. Vass Bednar discusses…
Miscellaneous material for your Labour Day reading.- Alec Rhodes studies the immense lifetime returns on a unionized career. David Dayen exposes how anti-union firms are encouraging unscrupulous employers to engage…
TWO LANES - No Feeling Is Final
Assorted content to end your week.- Daniel Ziblatt writes about the dismal history of past efforts to collaborate and negotiate with authoritarians. And Stuart Benson discusses how Mark Carney's lack…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Don Moynihan concludes that the U.S. has lost any pretense to being a functioning democracy. And Zachary Beau discusses how Donald Trump is…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Freddy Brewster reports on a new study finding that the corporate media has refused to mention the business class' greed and profit-taking as…
Beached cat.
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Garrett Graff writes that the U.S. has fully tipped over into authoritarianism, even as far too many media and political voices cling to…
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jason Sattler writes about the importance of working together to oppose fascism rather than acquiescing to its ends. Juse Joffe-Block and Shannon Bond examine…
Garbage - Drive You Home