On online reading
More and more, these days, I dislike what I read online. Probably like a lot of you who have found your way to these words, my online reading is mostly…
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On online reading
More and more, these days, I dislike what I read online. Probably like a lot of you who have found your way to these words, my online reading is mostly…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Larry Elliott writes that a corporate-centred model of globalization is unlikely to survive the Trump regime. And Jeff Spross proposes an alternative…
Musical interlude
Tame Impala – Borderline
Far Right Infighting Part ∞: Ron Banerjee vs. Goldy Supporters
So one of the bigger stories in the world of Canadian far-right personalities was that Faith Goldy willingly gave up on Twitter to spend more time in thoughtful contemplation. However…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Ernest Canning writes about the importance of treating corporatism as a specific and extreme position, rather than allowing it to define the political…
Review: Turn This World Inside Out
This book has its origins in an online essay by Nora Samaran called “The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture” that went viral when it was first published, and…
Review: Turn This World Inside Out
This book has its origins in an online essay by Nora Samaran called "The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture" that went viral when it...
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Robinson Meyer writes about the latest IPCC report on how our climate crisis endangers the land we rely on. And George Monbiot responds…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Joel Connelly reports on a new B.C. study showing the breadth and depth of the effects of a climate breakdown. Reuters examines…
New column day
Here, on how a public drug manufacturer could both secure Canada’s supply of needed medications in the face of threats from both corporate greed and U.S. policy threats. For further…
After Being Shoved Tarek Fatah Strikes White Nationalist and Faith Goldy Supporter Derek Harrison With Cane At Bernier’s PPC Immigration Speech
Late last month Max Bernier pledged that if elected his government would reduce immigration to Canada to no more than 100,000 to 150,000 though given the parameters he sets out…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – George Monbiot writes that the fossil fuel companies most responsible for endangering our living environment are also polluting our politics: …What counts, in…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Flattened cats.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Washington Post reports that July 2019 set new records as the hottest month ever measured on Earth. David Suzuki offers a…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Steven Greenhouse discusses how the U.S.’ economy is rigged against workers. And Eric Levitz writes that Donald Trump’s giveaway to the rich worked…
John Carpay, Christine Blatchford, and Paul Fromm Walk Into An Award Banquet….
…. and this isn't the set-up for a joke, though one might suggest the subjects are a bit of a joke in their own right. Back in November I wrote…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The New York Times’ editorial board highlights how many of the people looking to defend a habitable planet from environmental destruction are being…
Musical interlude
Seven Lions feat. Davey Havok – December