Musical interlude
PVRIS – You and I
PVRIS – You and I
Assorted content to end your week. – Linda McQuaig writes about the policies which were needed to sustain us through the COVID-19 crisis so far – but whose success can…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Lindsay Tedds discuss some of the complications involved in designing a basic income system. And David…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – George Monbiot opines that the UK has ceased to be a functioning democracy as unelected people exercise unchecked power. And Bruce Livesey wonders…
Flattened cat.
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Robert Reich writes about the end of any pretense that Donald Trump was acting as a president rather than a self-serving social…
It’s been awhile since I’ve done much with Photoshop, and I can’t take credit for the concept of working with this background. But for those interested, a couple of takes…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Eric Cadesky writes about the psychology behind adherence to – and deviation from – the social distancing rules needed to keep us all…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes about the need to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis into a new normal, rather than trying to return to…
There is a future day coming where historians will look upon the Trump years as the definitive end of the American Empire, and in particular 2020 as the end of…
Metric – Youth Without Youth
Assorted content to end your week. – Fiona Harvey writes that as we rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic, there’s no reason to pretend that prosperity requires continued reliance on greenhouse…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ian Hilton talks to several progressive economists about the opportunities for change as we manage and emerge from the coronavirus crisis. And…
Assorted content for your mid-week reading. – Christine Boyle, Penny Gurstein, Matthew Norris and Jim Stanford make the case for a public option in housing. And PressProgress documents how for-profit…
Elevated cat.
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ethan Cox highlights how Canada’s wealthiest few are raking in billions in additional wealth through the COVID-19 pandemic, and returning a pitiful…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Ethan Cox writes that a large majority of Canadians favours massive public investments funded by more fair taxes on the wealthy as our…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Laird Cronk and Sussanne Skidmore offer their take as to how to ensure everybody benefits from British Columbia’s recovery plan. And Trish…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Ryan Hayes and Edward Hon-Sing Wong discuss both the importance of collective action to protect workers’ rights, and the strategies which are proving…
Royal Canoe – Living a Lie (Glacial)