Economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.
Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam only made it big because of the path forged by Hüsker Dü, the Replacements, the Pixies and Montreal bands like the Nils, the Asexuals and…
Just came in from a short walk at sunset, trailing the scent of lilacs after me. After a cool and wet early spring, the lilacs are now out in force,…
This and that for your weekend reading.- Genevieve Guenther and Michael Mann offer a reminder that climate denial - from Donald Trump or anybody else - won't avert the consequences…
Hello fellow caregivers! Occasionally I receive a request for a guest post that stops me in my tracks and this is one. It's from a caregiver who is also an…
One of the most diabolical efforts of both the corporate and American political world is to convince us that we, as individuals, have no power, and that resistance is futile.…
With multiple categories. MIGAWD it works… But the
The more Canada is learning today about Danielle Smith's Alberta Referendum Lite, the more we hate it. Not only will it screw up the international and national investments Canada needs…
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. In addition to blaming everyone but herself for the national unity crisis she’s been trying for months to foment, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith…
Chromantis - Cold Like The Silence
Clean electricity generated close to where you live — and increasingly owned by the people, businesses, and communities that use it. Solar experts and researchers from University of British Columbia…
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Krugman discusses how some of the wealthiest men on the planet have supplicated themselves before Donald Trump in the hope of stifling both…
Habs win!At least there was one good news story today -- after the Canes scored at 30 seconds, Montreal came back and scored at a minute. Then they put the…
In Danielle Smith’s Alberta, if the facts don’t support your argument, you can make up new facts. Alberta’s premier demonstrated this capacity yesterday evening in her delusional 15-minute televised address…
On Saturday Doris Ingerman's friends and family had a party for her. She died in December, just weeks short of her 97th birthday, but for various reasons the celebration of…
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
While we wait for the game on Thursday night, enjoy my favourite NFB video in all time, The Sweater, plus a batch of news updates. The maybe pipeline PM Carney:…
The United Conservative Party’s effort to railroad a separation referendum onto a ballot this fall and blame it on the people who signed the pro-Canada Forever Canadian petition was unfolding…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Judd Legum discusses how Donald Trump's corruption includes such blatant market manipulation as buying stocks then using speeches to promote the companies involved. -…
