Goldman Sachs Rules The World
At least it does according to trader Alessio Rastani who, in an interview with the BBC, confesses that he dreams of recessions, sees Goldman ruling the world. Remember this interview…
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One More Thought For Today.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on education, lamenting the fact that like just about everything else, it has become a commodity, measured almost exclusively by its ability…
Will That Be One Smirk Or Two?
Watching the news last night, I was reminded once more of how personally repugnant my decision to vote for the McGuinty government is. I cited the reasons for my shift…
As Usual, The CBC Is Under Attack By The Right-Wing
I have written before about how I feel that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has, in many ways, sold out to the Conservative Government. Undoubtedly not having understood the sad history…
Sometimes You Just Have To Hold Your Nose
I always try to be completely honest in everything that I write for this blog. If I see reason for praise, I acknowledge it, sadly a rare occurrence. Most commonly…
Fair Taxation
Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren speaks on the topic of fair taxation:Recommend this Post
Increased Taxation Of The Rich In Spain
Having written previously on the logic and desirability of increasing taxation on the wealthy, I was heartened to learn that Spain recently increased its rate for those with real estate…
Fair Game – The Things Politicians Do While We Sleep
I rarely watch films today, preferring some of the edgier fare offered by cable television series such as Justified, Nurse Jackie, Trueblood and Breaking Bad. Nonetheless, with my son visiting…
VIDEO: Police in London, Ont., use Taser on 17-year-old boy
Watch this video and decide if the tasering was warranted:Undoubtedly, the SIU will find nothing wrong here.Recommend this Post
What Is A Hero?
Having completed at my wife's urgent behest the always onerous task of vacuuming, I sat down a short time ago to peruse The Toronto Star. In it there is another…
From The Police Beat: More Police Brutality
Not given to monomania, I really hope that at some point in the (perhaps distant) future, I will be able to completely move on from commenting about police misdeeds. It's…
Let’s Hope We Never Sink To This Level
While the Harper government is no stranger to fear-mongering, its tactics look both brilliant and subtle compared to the the following two American political ads:Please sign this petition urging Prime…
Another Police Embarrassment
I really take no pleasure in reading about police who are charged with crimes. Sadly, that kind of misbehavior, which seems to be alarmingly on the increase, reflects badly on…
The Voice of Integrity: Munir Sheikh
Those not seduced by the siren call of simplicity promoted by the Harper government will be pleased to learn that Munir Sheikh, the former head of Statistics Canada who resigned…
Unions’ Self-Inflicted Problems
Allow me to be unequivocal from the start: I am a strong believer in unions as virtually the only effective means of countering the depredations that employers would inflict upon…
The Power of the People
Despite our almost legendary passivity as a people, one small part of Canada is offering an example of what can happen when citizens shed the mantle of political disengagement that…
What is Mesothelioma? A Question I Am Sure The Harpur Government Well Knows The Answer To
Think of Stephen Harper and his minions when you watch this video. He and his government are directly responsible for cases of this dread disease in developing countries such as…
Forbidden Tory Video Available Here
Thanks to Impolitical for the link to this video:Recommend this Post
The Scourge of Phantom Crime
Readers of this blog may know that I place a great deal of stock in critical thinking. Although I am sure that I stray from it on a regular basis,…
A Reminder to My MP
I am a great believer in holding our politicians to account. Even though they may prove to be ultimately meaningless gestures, letters to our elected representatives at the very least…