Oops, the NDP did it again
The cover of the NDP platform, also a stock photo. But from an American company this time. They did some work on this one, but here it is in all…
Jack layton Needs to Spend the Summer Taking "Speech" Lessons
Matt Latimer, a former George Bush speechwriter, wrote a book on his experiences at the White House. Speechless: Tales of a White House Survivor.In it he speaks of how excited…
Executive Meeting Update
The first Executive meeting of the Socialist Party of Ontario was held Sunday, June 26 in Toronto. A full set of minutes and a broader overview will be available at…
Gay People, National Security & The Fruit Machine
There's an interesting article posted on Xtra titled " Gay people and national security: How does security clearance work for queer politicians and civil servants?" The article quotes Professor Gary…
Convicted liar
Disgraced former governor faces up to 300 years in prison. What a jackass.
Manizing Womanism
two-women-gossip.jpg I wrote last week about my observation that women tend to voice their opinions less frequently than men in both educational and casual spaces, and are less assertive when…
How Bill C-6 Can Set a Dangerous Precedent For All Working Canadians, Including Non-Unionized Workers
Assuming Stevie Spiteful stays in power, that is, and after watching both the NDP and the Liberals, this week-end, along with Stevie Spiteful’s spin machine in his media, it looks…
Latest Bachmann gaffe: praises serial killer John Wayne Gacy instead of actor John Wayne
Oops. Another day. Another Michele Bachmann historical gaffe. This one involves her praise of Waterloo IA, where she mistakenly told a blogger, "“John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That’s the…
3881…The New Barry Goldwater Is A Chick
My goodness the endorphins must be flowing in the Obama camp. Michele Bachmann, the congresswoman from Minnesota, a traditionally liberal and progressive state, has decided that she wants to be…
Anderson Cooper’s hilarious expose of clueless Daily Caller writer
You know the Daily Caller. The supposed conservative alternative to Huffington Post, helmed by creepy Tucker Carlson, already has a short but storied history, its content often riddled with inaccuracies…
Is Washington Collecting Cell-Phone Data?
"There seems to be a consensus among privacy advocates that the government is using the very latest technological advancements to sweep up, among other things, the locations of cell phones.Your…
Is Washington Collecting Cell-Phone Data?
“There seems to be a consensus among privacy advocates that the government is using the very latest technological advancements to sweep up, among other things, the locations of cell phones.…
Is Washington Collecting Cell-Phone Data?
"There seems to be a consensus among privacy advocates that the government is using the very latest technological advancements to sweep up, among other things, the locations of cell phones.Your…
Is Washington Collecting Cell-Phone Data?
“There seems to be a consensus among privacy advocates that the government is using the very latest technological advancements to sweep up, among other things, the locations of cell phones.…
3880…Nick Charles Passes
If you are a sports fan of a certain age, mine, you will recall Nick Charles and Fred Hickman of CNN were the early, i.e. pre ESPN and TSN, go…
3879…At Least The Ex Montrealer Wasn’t Booed
At Yankee Old-Timers' Day, according to Len Berman, restaurateur Elaine Kaufman was mentioned during the moment of silence for those who passed during the last year, but not former Montreal…
3878…Rob Ford And Gay Pride
The whole blogosphere is all a twitter about the fact that the Mayor of Hogtown is going to skip the Gay Pride Parade in Toronto to chill at the cottage…
Unions and Inequality
An important paper by Bruce Western and Jake Rosenfeld which is forthcoming in the American Journal of Sociology finds that the decline in private sector union density in the…
Was CUPW Defeat Inevitable?
Trade unionists across Canada should feel shame in the wake of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ totally predictable crushing defeat by the jubilant Harpies (“The Conservative benches erupted in…