Trudeau’s Empty “Yes We Can” Moment
Obama’s “Yes We Can” mantra made many question, yes we can do what exactly? That was its brilliance. He became whatever to whoever. Trudeau’s commitment to a national inquiry on…
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Modern Labour Activism?
Modern Labour Activism Modern Labour Activism is a collection of 35 labour renewal essays I wrote for Our Times magazine from March 2010 to June 2017. Is Canada’s labour movement…
Will Elon Musk Turn Tesla into a Worker Co-op?
As we pivot to a new world of economic equality, we’re looking at the Universal Basic Income as a means of bringing us towards that very Star Trek place of…
THIS Is What A Better BC Can Look Like!
Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals Stop obsessing with how personally green you live – and start collectively taking on corporate power Source: Neoliberalism has conned…
Who’s Laughing at America [And Why]
When T$$$p says people are laughing at America, it’s because he thinks he is America. Here are some ways this is wrong, beyond the obvious. Read some of the King…
2 Signs of a New Era!
Yesterday I noticed two things: The BC NDP and BC Greens are willing to create a new paradigm of politics in BC. Hopefully this can mean a legislature where…
Dignity, Ontario and the Minimum Wage
Any second now, the Ontario government will announce what it will do for workers. It’s called the Changing Workplaces Review. And if you haven’t noticed, the value of work has…
Liberating Your Children?
Yes, let’s! You know you want to. And if you find some mental resistance to sliding to the right side of the image, question your assumptions.
Feminism and Intersectionality, LIVE!
Feminism, intersectionality, activism in a world spinning out of rationality? Need to some grounding, inspiration and joy? Want to see the woman who invented the word “intersectionality”? Here’s what should…
Community First, Deportations Second?
Residents were upset that the president who promised to deport undocumented immigrants was rounding up undocumented immigrants in order to deport them. “I knew he was Mexican, but he’s been…
Why Most Young People Can’t Buy a Home in Vancouver
Did you know that if you sell a house in Vancouver, if it’s your primary residence, you pay no tax on the profit? The lack of any capital gains tax…
Countdown to Impeachment
As we pivot to a new world where political lies and corruption get the boot, let’s begin the countdown. T$$$p must go, Trudeau’s lies and family foundation apparent conflict of…
IWD + 7 Days: Saudi Arabia Edition
Maybe this is a first step at dismantling one of the harshest patriarchies on the planet? Or maybe that as we pivot to a society of gender equality, we can…
Why Is the Impeachment Taking So Long?
T$$$p has already done so much more awful in less than two months, than South Korea’s president. So, yeah. Why is the impeachment taking so long? South Korea’s president is…
The Day After IWD, Maybe?
My fourth grade teacher friend found this under one of her students' desks. <3 <3 <3 pic.twitter.com/7NSxIa6ujn — Elly (@SMLXist) March 6, 2017 On International Women’s Day, the prime…
Systemic Misogyny Even in Literature? Of Course.
As we pivot to a world of post-patriarchy, let’s look at literature. Are most published books written by men? Are most characters in children’s books introducing and reinforcing patriarchy? Yes,…
T$$$p and His Cabinet Are TRYING to Trigger Us All
Like a 3-year-old trying to bug siblings and parents to receive ANY kind of attention, T$$$p and his cabinet are on a distraction campaign to trigger people to flip out…
Let’s Change BC’s Racist Street Names
The World Economic Forum is not the most progressive organization in world history. They’ve been part of pushing a neoliberal privatization agenda on many poor countries for decades. But they’re…
As your people die…
Moving into middle age accelerates attendance at memorial services. Ponder:
Be Enthused!
Be inspired! Embrace possibility. And Art. And expression. And collaboration. Get it! Dig in! HitRecord.org Watch this video. And remember ZeD on CBC about 15 years ago, with the deeply…