Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ben Chu reports on the conclusion from the chief economist of the Bank of England that decreased unionization in the UK is…
climate change
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Chris Turner rightly recognizes the urgency in implementing effective policies to avert climate breakdown – though he does set the bar too low…
“An appealing concept”
Does the north of Canada need improved transportation? Yes. Is this need being exploited by those who want a pipeline to “tidewater”? Yes. Will constructing it ensure Canada exceeds our…
On Short Attention Spans And Political Expediency
The climate catastrophe bearing down on us serves to underscore the fallibility of our species and the shortcomings of our politics, as these Star letter-writers ably point out: The news…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Wallace-Wells writes that even “genocide” may be too gentle a word for the consequences of a climate breakdown. Josh Gabbatiss discusses…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Tiffany Crawford interviews Kirsten Zickfeld about the contradiction between new fossil fuel infrastructure and any serious attempt to reverse our climate breakdown. Murray…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Michael Harris writes that we shouldn’t expect politicians to lead the way toward the action we need to combat climate change. Katie Dangerfield…
Politics And Climate Change
Sad to say, climate change and politics in the worst possible sense are inextricably linked. Even as we face the defining crisis of human existence, the question remains one of…
It’s Almost Too Late
Without doubt, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a sobering call for urgent action to prevent complete climate catastrophe. The 12-year window provided by the…
New column day
Here, following up on this post about the potential for a truly federal carbon pricing system if right-wing provincial governments keep griping about having the ability to develop alternatives. For…
No Words Seem Adequate
I haven’t been posting much lately; words seem inadequate in light of world events, and their power appears to fork little lightning no matter how dire things are., With the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Evelyn Forget makes the case for a national basic income which would provide a more stable fiscal base for Canada’s provinces as well…
Why Only The New Generation Can Save The World
When I saw the IPCC report warning that Planet Earth is in even worse shape than most humans thought it was, I was stunned.So soon, so devastating. The world is…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Matt Taibbi interviews Bernie Sanders about the concentration of wealth in a few large financial institutions – and the importance of regulating…
Face Of Evil
“Can you imagine anything the scientists would say that would persuade the US administration that it needs to take more seriously?” Presenter Evan Davis puts that to former Trump adviser…
What about climate change? No. 2
A few of the apocalyptic headlines from the past few days: Final call to save the world from ‘climate catastrophe’ – BBC news Landmark UN climate report warns time quickly…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Simon Wren-Lewis notes the importance of including the working class among the groups identified as part of a progressive movement. And Gary Younge…
On necessary measures
I’ve previously linked to columns by Paul Wells and Jen Gerson on the coordinated right-wing attack on carbon pricing. (And even the Notley government has made a show of withdrawing…
Is there life after NAFTA?
Like all sensible folk I was myself opposed to the NAFTA at the outset, convinced that it did more for the corporations than for the rest of us. I’m still…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Bob Lord discusses how the concentration of wealth in the U.S. has pushed beyond even the obscene levels of the Gilded Age.…