My faith restored
I have long considered our southern neighbour to be the most important member of the... The post My faith restored first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Managing in a crisis: pre-budget musings
There is now an extensive literature on crisis politics and disaster capitalism that warns that, in times of crisis, normal politics get suspended, debate narrows and the public often accepts…
What Deranged Dictator Trump Might Do Next
Now we’ve all had our little victory dances around the kitchen thanks to the USian voters’ rejection of MAGA and the Deranged Dictator Trump in the midterms — mostly rejected,…
Non-Cartesian Learning
What if the next model of education does not come from North America?Imagine it’s the year 2100 and the global centres of learning are Delhi, Beijing and Nairobi instead of…
Thank You, USian Voters
Canadians have been under a lot of stress these past few years from attacks, trade wars, accusations, lies, threats, and insults from the autocratic USian dictator Trump and his cabal…
Now The Work Begins
The Democrats swept the United States on Tuesday and the celebrations are euphoric, but they are far from being out of the woods.
Here we go! Some comments about what happens next
First, a few good comments about the US Mid-Terms results - we spent the last two years appalled and terrified, and today we saw the sun came out. For one…
Guest post by Lorne Gibson: Alberta politicians have created a serious time crunch for Elections Alberta
Lorne Gibson, who has served as both Alberta’s chief electoral officer and its election commissioner as well as Manitoba’s deputy chief electoral officer, returns to AlbertaPolitics.ca with a suggestion about…
The Day After
Well, one lives in hope that the Republican routing in last night's midterms presages better times for the world. As one who has seen the earth orbit the sun many,…
Can the Great De-Enshittification Now Begin?
I picked up a paperback copy of Cory Doctorow's 2024 book, Enshittification last summer after seeing him interviewed by Jon Stewart.He'd added a prologue, written just after Mark Carney's famous…
"Lawyer Up!" and enjoy the schadenfreude
America sent the Republicans a message: Official statement from incoming chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform @robertgarcia.house.gov:— Oversight Dems (@oversightdemocrats.bsky.soci...
André Gorz: a signal legacy
André Gorz and his wife Dorine Kain in the early 1950s. The following is a digitized version of an article from Canadian Dimension’s print archive, which is available through the…
From social media
If you believe in jailing homeless people, you already believe homeless people should have housing paid for by the public. You've just decided that the housing provided should be super-expensive,…
Abdul El-Sayed Thanked Stevens on Aug 8, 2026
“I cannot wait to see what both of them will do next. We are so blessed to have that caliber of public servant here in Michigan.” (video 5:35) Here’s what…
Peggy Nash and me chatting on Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times
https://youtu.be/uZ8gjBw4oRs?si=c33IVlK_99V6Yc-8
Crash Test Dummies Cancel Touring
It was pointed out to me that the Crash Test Dummies were to appear in Regina tonight at the Casino, but had cancelled the tour. A few weeks ago some…
As expected, UCP-appointed electoral boundaries panel recommends gerrymandered Calgary, Lethbridge ridings
There’s a venerable adage in politics, often attributed to Ronald Reagan: If you’re explaining you’re losing. Soon after the report of the so-called Independent Advisory Panel on Electoral Boundaries was…
Today’s News: America decides the Midterms, and Canada decides between Europe and Trump
Waiting for the Midterm ResultsIf you think Trump hates America now, just wait till Nov 4th.— Tea Pain (@teapainusa.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 4:26 PMScott Reid: "What Canada needs from…
Some glowing early reviews of Beta Max
And if you need more info about the book, check out the Beta Max landing page here. The post Some glowing early reviews of Beta Max appeared first on mark…