Time For A Basic Income
It’s time to implement Guaranteed Basic Income Programs. However, Gwynne Dyer writes, there is surprising resistance to the idea. Conservatives argue that giving people free money is fraught with moral…
Owen Gray
Horvath May Be The Next Premier
Andrea Horvath is on a roll. Martin Regg Cohn writes: This time, unlike last time, the New Democrats are putting forward voter-friendly policies such as partial pharmacare and cheaper child…
From the Top On Down
Donald Trump’s decision to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was utterly cynical. Michael Harris writes: When Trump departed from longstanding American policy by moving the American…
Undermen
Donald Trump has once again called undocumented immigrants “animals.” Juan Cole writes that Trump’s use of the word has uncomfortable echoes of Adoph Hitler’s use of the term untermensch or…
Hell Hath No Fury
Lately, Stephen Harper has been showing his true colours — he’s a nasty conservative who is equal parts bully and bile. Andrew Cohen writes: In February, he was elected chairman…
A Very Select Few
The Conservative Party of Ontario prefers cult to policy. That’s increasingly obvious in the Ontario election. Martin Regg Cohn writes: At a Doug Ford rally, the leader is always late,…
Nobels Are For Noble People
Residents of the Right Wing Looney Bin — like Nigel Farage — are trumpeting the suggestion that Donald Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Michael Harris writes: You know…
Despair Won’t Get Us To Where We Want To Be
For some people, politics is all about finding a Messiah. Chris Hedges believes that approach leads to a dead end. Real political change begins with community: No leader, no matter…
He’s A Fraud
Efficiencies. That’s the word Doug Ford is using instead of “cuts.” That’s because he — or his party — have learned something from the last time around. Linda McQuaig writes:…
His Nose In His Navel
Jason Kenny has coined a new phrase and is milking it for all its worth. The enemy, Kenny declares, is “the green left.” The reason for his bombast, Michael Harris…
The World At The Roulette Table
The Iran Nuclear deal bears the official acronym JCPOA — short for Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Donald Trump torpedoed JCPOA two days ago. The rationale for his decision, Jonathan…
Code Red
Back in February, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman issued a code red warning to his readers, writing that Donald Trump was “either compromised by the Russians, or a towering…
The Old Paradigm
In Ontario, the conventional wisdom dictates that elections are won in the middle. That wisdom goes all the way back to the 1940’s, wen the Progressive Conservatives won 12 consecutive…
An I.Q. Test
Michael Harris writes that the Ontario election is an I.Q. test for voters. And the question is, “What will voters do with a tired government that has been around for…
Youth: The Wild Card
When it comes to elections, a lot has been written about the apathy of the young. Recent polling in Ontario suggests that apathy may no longer be the default position…
It’s About Corruption, Baby
The Socialist Worker editorializes that, when you boil it all down, the Trump Administration isn’t about drama. It’s about corruption: Trump is obviously not the first or only corrupt American…
Scheer Won’t Make It
Conservatives in Alberta and Ontario are poised for a come back. In Ottawa, they’re hoping that Andrew Scheer will bring them back from the wilderness. But, Michael Harris writes, there…
An Empty Barrel
Back in February, Doug Ford told a a private gathering that he was going to open up the Greenbelt — which surrounds Toronto — to housing development. Fortunately, what he…
The Method To His Madness
Donald Trump is mad. There can be little doubt of that. But, E.J. Dionne writes, there is a method to his madness: One of the many costs of the Trump…
The Truth Will Out
David Leonhardt writes that, for most of his career, Donald Trump has been able to lie with impunity: Throughout his business and political careers, Donald Trump has had an important…