IntroductionLast week, I argued for the claim that proportional representation (PR) is preferable to single-member plurality (SMP) as a system of electing representatives to a democratic assembly. The central reason…
Olbermann: The witch-hunt vs. Sherrod, and those who made it possible To paraphrase President Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt — Mr. Messina, and Mr. Emanuel, and everybody else…
Olbermann: The witch-hunt vs. Sherrod, and those who made it possible To paraphrase President Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior, James Watt — Mr. Messina, and Mr. Emanuel, and everybody else…
Olbermann: The witch-hunt vs. Sherrod, and those who made it possibleTo paraphrase President Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, James Watt — Mr. Messina, and Mr. Emanuel, and everybody else in…
Olbermann: The witch-hunt vs. Sherrod, and those who made it possible To paraphrase President Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior, James Watt — Mr. Messina, and Mr. Emanuel, and everybody else…
I've been reading a lot in the past couple of weeks. When I was a lot younger, I think maybe 12 or 13, my uncle and his partnet gave me…
Yesterday I posted Munir A. Sheikh resignation letter from Statistics Canada, warning that t was likely to be removed. 24 hours later, it's gone. In its place is this: Media…
Two comments on the ongoing censusgate saga: The Chief Statistician has resigned his position in light of the dispute: Fantastic, good for him. He should have done it sooner but…
Clearly, Harper and Clement were imposing a political decision on the internationally renown Statistic Canada. Munir A. Sheikh stood up, and with honour, did the right thing. If only we…
For a change from the political, I thought I’d talk about the film INCEPTION, which I saw last night with my wife. We both quite enjoyed it. *SPOILER ALERT* Avert…
Just a quick note on the continuing CensusGate. Some questions over Minister Clement’s honesty and very fun sarcastic response to recent contortions to explain their ‘reasoning’ to drop the census.…
One of the primary objectives of this series of podcasts, Meet an Alberta Progressive, is to demonstrate that progressives are a diverse group of people with diverse backgrounds, but to…
There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Madela So been…
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
The Harper government wants to axe the long-form census to facilitate social spending cuts by pointing to the inaccuracy of data being used by groups to justify their funding requests.…
The Green Party of Canada is preparing to vote on resolutions to either abandon any leadership race for the forseeable future, or hold a race as the Constitution requires. Things…
I used to enjoy reading about politics. In high school, when I was just developing a conciousness about politics, I used to find the littlest, most menial government tasks absolutely…
