Authoritarianism flourishes when pedagogies of conformity parade as neutral methodologies and when civic illiteracy replaces informed judgment, write Henry Giroux and William Paul. Photo courtesy Governor Maura Healey/Flickr. ...
Years ago, veteran war correspondent Robert Fisk warned against equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. He argued that conflating opposition to Israeli government policies with hostility toward Jewish people served…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): a monetary measure of the total market value of all of... The post Boundaries first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
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This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Matthew Dowd discusses how opposition to data centre construction is a rare issue where U.S. voters are almost entirely in agreement rather than…
Canada's double standard on Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran, isn't a diplomatic nuance. It's a choice — and British Columbians are living with…
Having instant answers at one's beck and call would seem to be a dream come true. Ask any question and get an almost instant answer, complete with citations and statistics.…
Thomas Lukaszuk (photo by Serena Mak)Mobilizing to Stay You know, it occurred to me today that Danielle Smith may well have shot herself in the foot with her Referendum Lite…
The folks who control the big bucks in Alberta must finally have realized what Danielle Smith’s separation referendum is about to do to their profit potential. How else can we…
Most of us in the climate movement spend our time focused on pipelines, climate injustice, broken climate promises, and the need to build renewables. And we should. But there is…
Peer-reviewed science found that emissions from Alberta's oilsands may be far greater than regulators and the public have been led to believe. Aircraft measurements revealed gas-phase organic carbon emissions up…
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Danny Kennedy discusses the progress being made in the energy transition globally, as wind and solar exceeded fossil gas power generation for the first…
If you’re worried about an impending apocalypse then this is the app for you! The Apocalypse Early Warning System is an art project created by Kyle McDonald that is a…
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 8, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Employment insurance helping fewer Canadians as workforce shifts to gig work, part-time jobs,…
Migrant workers on the job in Norfolk County, Ontario. Photo by Michael Swan/Flickr. The Office of the United States Trade Representative says Canada has failed to effectively enforce its prohib...
Please take some time to watch this if you care about truth and are concerned about the lies and gas lighting we're collectively experiencing these days.
This is a slideshow of our Bridlewood flower garden in Spring of 2026.
Because satire ruffled a few powerful feathers, Australia passed legislation that could land people in jail if they falsely present themselves as representatives of government agencies. That did not stop…
When I started writing on Substack just over three years ago, I had been looking for a way to express things that I believed needed to be said, but were…
