Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Paul Krugman writes about the U.S. Republicans’ new complaint of evil eye economics – though it shouldn’t come as much surprise that…
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On mixed signals
Cam argues that the Libs’ latest messaging on carbon pricing is a mistake in the sense of a political gaffe. And watching only the headlines today, that take would appear…
Far Right Infighting Part ∞ + 1: Alberta Northern Guard Split
This is late in coming not because ARC wasn't following it practically in real time but because we wanted to see where it was going. We do however have to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Peter Wade reports on new polling showing that American voters remain angry about a political system which benefits a privileged few at the…
Sunday Evening Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Binyamin Appelbaum discusses the folly of having turned economic decision-making over to people who somehow saw income inequality and the concentration of wealth…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Ryan Nunn, Jimmy O’Donnell and Jay Shambaugh study how the U.S.’ labour movement has been ground down by corporate-controlled governments – and…
Bottom lines and shifting goalposts
I noted last night that there’s no validity to complaints about the NDP ruling out support for a Con government. But if anybody wants to point out which party’s stance…
Musical interlude
Foals – In Degrees
On clear positions
What should have been considered an entirely uncontroversial bit of news – that, like his predecessors, Jagmeet Singh has publicly stated that he’s not interested in putting a Con government…
Anna Slatz of "The Post Millennial" Once Ran Uncritical Profile of Self-professed Nazi as Editor of a New Brunswick University Student News Paper
When it comes to right-wing media in Canada "The Post Millennial" has become an increasingly important source cited by conservative politicians, conservative pundits, your angry uncle insisting taxation is theft…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Mia Rabson reports on a new Climate Action Network report card showing that Canada’s plans for greenhouse gas emissions are as bad as…
New column day
Here, on how right-wing provincial governments across Canada are deliberately denying benefits to their constituents solely to try to avoid any credit going to the federal level in advance of…
James Sears, Editor of Racist, Antisemitic, and Misogynistic Rag "Your Ward News" Sentenced To One Year
More information will posted in another article but in the meantime here are a few reactions: James Sears, who was convicted of two counts of willfully promoting through his publication,…
Meet A PPC Candidate: People on Social Assistance Should Be Denied Voting Rights
So for a change of pace here's a story that isn't connected to a nihilistic racist death cult…. so far as I know at least. PressProgress picked up ARC's story…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Hemingway writes about the need for Canada’s federal election to include a discussion about democratizing ownership and control of our economy. Nicole…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cheerful cats.
Patrik Mathews: Once Again, Sometimes Life Comes At You Hard
And in the case of Patrik Mathews, very hard. ATTN: Swat teams are now in Beausejour. In this video you can hear his commanding officer call him to come out…
Meet Cpl Patrik Mathews, Winnipeg Recruiter For Violent Hate Group The Base
Ryan Thorpe has published the name of the individual responsible for the posters found in Winnipeg recruiting people to join The Base, a secretive and violent hate group with links…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Tom Parkin talks to Toby Sanger about the utter failure of corporate tax cuts to produce anything other than concentrated wealth and increased…
Stephen Garvey Facing Criminal Charges
Garvey has been a figure we have been following since his time harassing students at a Red Deer high school along with members of the hate group World Wide Coalition…