This Is Peerless!
The neoliberal agenda is in for a real takedown by Owen Jones here: Recommend this Post
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On Systemic Police Racism
I have avoided writing on incidents of police brutality and racism for some time now, not because they are on the decline (check out some of their recent antics, and…
Well, Well, Well
Quelle surprise. H/t Tomthunkit Recommend this Post
It’s All Such A Mystery
Of course it is. Recommend this Post
Bill Morneau’s Tax Reforms
I have been following with interest the current discussion, sometimes waxing into hysteria, over Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s plan to close small-business loopholes that allow such ‘mom and pop’ operators…
Simply Shameful
The other day I noted the difference between Canadian and American coverage of natural disasters. Canadian news does not shy away from references to, and analyses of, climate change, while…
He Takes A Nice Selfie, But Secrecy Is His Real Forté
Those of us who follow politics fairly closely know that there is frequently less than meets the eye in the Trudeau government. Certainly, the Prime Minister talks a reasonably good…
The Evidence And The Explanation
One of the big differences I have noticed between Canadian and American news is that while the former frequently addresses and uses the term climate change in their coverage of…
*Echoes Of History – Part 111: Contemporary Economic Terrorism
I must confess that I continue to feel the impact of reading The Blood of Emmett Till. This is a good thing, as it has made me much more aware…
There Is A Lesson Here For All Of Us
While no rational person could fail to see ever-worsening climate change as a major contributor to the Houston flooding, there is a compounding problem, as the following report makes clear.…
No Matter What His Motivation Might Have Been, This Is Just Wrong
ATLANTA—A white Cobb County police lieutenant has been moved to administrative duty for telling a white woman during a traffic stop, “Remember, we only shoot Black people.” Recommend this Post
An Old Favourite, Updated
Enjoy this searing indictment: Recommend this Post
Strong Evidence Of Trump’s Racism
The CBC’s Neil Macdonald has written a searing assessment of Donald Trump that leaves little doubt that the Americans elected a racist president. His starting pint is an interview conducted…
I Remain transfixed
Until relatively recently, I did not think I would live so long as to see this future. Recommend this Post
Sixty-two Years Ago Today
On August 28, 1955, Emmett Till was murdered in a horrific racist crime that reverberated throughout the world. In April of this year, Jazz Night in America recorded Wadada Leo…
For Your Sunday Consideration
Thanks t my friend Gary, who sent me this: Recommend this Post
Part 11 – Echoes Of History: 1955 And 2017
In Part 1, I discussed the murder of Emmett Till, the exoneration of his murderers, and the tactics used by the racists of 1955 Mississippi to try to discredit both…
A Glimpse Of The Religiously Insane
Behold. Recommend this Post
Echoes Of History: 1955 and 2017
From this tragedy large, diverse groups of people organized a movement that grew to transform a nation, not sufficiently but certainly meaningfully. What matters most is what we have and…
Deciphering White Supremacists
The New York Times provides a very useful glossary of the terms favoured by white supremacists these days. Be sure to check it out. As well, the following video breaks…