Stiglitz Sees Signs Of Hope
These are dark days — because Donald Trump appears committed to what he said he will do. Joe Stiglitz writes: It is now clear that what Trump says and tweets…
Owen Gray
Fragile Egos And Political Power
I have been dumbfounded by Donald Trump’s supporters. If the polls are correct, about 35% of Americans believe Trump can get and do nothing wrong. That conclusion is obviously contrary…
Fragile Egos And Political Power
I have been dumbfounded by Donald Trump’s supporters. If the polls are correct, about 35% of Americans believe Trump can get and do nothing wrong. That conclusion is obviously contrary…
The Fallacy Of Playing For All The Marbles
Donald Trump’s sales pitch was that, as a businessman, he knew how to get things done. His first thirty days in the White House suggest that he doesn’t know how…
The Fallacy Of Playing For All The Marbles
Donald Trump’s sales pitch was that, as a businessman, he knew how to get things done. His first thirty days in the White House suggest that he doesn’t know how…
The Nasty Party
The Conservatives’ reaction to Resolution M – 103 reveals a lot about the Post Harper Party. Alan Freeman writes: Some Conservative MPs have suggested that adoption of this non-binding motion…
The Nasty Party
The Conservatives’ reaction to Resolution M – 103 reveals a lot about the Post Harper Party. Alan Freeman writes: Some Conservative MPs have suggested that adoption of this non-binding motion…
He’s In The Twilight Zone
Donald Trump’s press conference yesterday was surreal. He spent a minute announcing his new choice for Secretary of Labor and then spent the next seventy-eight minutes lambasting the press and…
He’s In The Twilight Zone
Donald Trump’s press conference yesterday was surreal. He spent a minute announcing his new choice for Secretary of Labor and then spent the next seventy-eight minutes lambasting the press and…
A Toxic Brew
Lawrence Martin writes that the Conservatives appear ready to take a leap off the cliff. The two leading contenders for the leadership of the party are Maxime Bernier and Kevin…
Trumpism Moves North
The conventional wisdom seems to be that Justin — or as he is known theses days in Washington — Joe Trudeau’s visit with Donald Trump went pretty well. On the…
They’re Back
Mike Flynn is out. And he’s out because he followed his boss’s lead: he did something he shouldn’t have done and then he lied about it. The irony is rich.…
Kowtowing Is Not
When Justin Trudeau walks into his meeting with President Trump, Michael Harris writes, he should remember who he’s dealing with. The Donald is a known quantity: Trudeau should remember that…
He’s Not Andrew Jackson — He’s a Fascist
Some people are calling Donald Trump another Andrew Jackson — the rough hewn American president who brought the democracy of the common man to the United States. But Henry Giroux…
Mr. Trudeau Goes To Washington
Justin Trudeau has been consulting with other world leaders before he takes his trip to Washington on Monday. Presumably, when he deals with Trump, he doesn’t want to deal with…
L’Etat C’est Donald
The Trump administration is only three weeks old, but already its character is easy to define. It’s all Donald, all the time. Paul Krugman writes: It’s already clear that any…
Ambassador Palin?
Ashifa Kassam reports in The Guardian that Sarah Palin is being considered for the post of American Ambassador to Canada. Presumably, her main qualification for the job is that, from…
Another Global Recession?
North American stock markets are booming. The conventional wisdom is that — economically — happy days are here again. But Joseph Ingram isn’t so optimistic. The election of Donald Trump…
Brothers-In-Denial
Word has it that Donald Trump and Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnball are not getting on well these days. But, on one issue, they are brothers-in-arms. Michael Mann and Christopher…
The Second Civil War
The battle lines have been drawn. Donald Trump says he wants to “make America great again.” Chris Hedges says he wants to “make America ungovernable.” He warns his readers that…