Why Protest?
This will be the shortest post ever! Here’s my argument delineated in premises and a conclusion (P=premise, SC=sub-conclusion, C=conclusion): P1. Human beings are wired for immediate, or short-term, survival, not…
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Fridays for Future
I went to the first #fridaysforfuture protest in our area with my youngest, yesterday, outside my MP’s office. The idea is the brainchild of Greta Thunberg who wants all students…
So, Anything New To Report?
Well, the world becomes harder to understand. Despite my many years on this earth, the irrationality of humans is still the thing that most perplexes me. Despite the fact that…
Trudeau Dodges and Weaves in Regina
Glad to join PM @JustinTrudeau at a Town Hall meeting with over a thousand participants at the @UofRegina tonight.// Je suis heureux de me joindre au PM Trudeau à une…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Roderick Benns points out the disruptive effect of the cancellation of Ontario’s basic income trial – signalling the importance of being able to…
Energy Conservation in the Home: I’ll Show You Mine…
I know this is just one tiny piece of the puzzle, but there IS an effective way to get people to reduce their energy usage in their homes: publicize how…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Henry Bewicke charts the worst offenders when it comes to per-capita carbon pollution – with the U.S. and Canada sharing an ignominious place…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Paul Krugman examines the economics of a higher tax rate on extreme high-income individuals: Diamond, in work with Emmanuel Saez — one…
On Capitalism’s Limitations
Every year, when we get to the part of my philosophy course where we read some Marx & Engels, and I ask for criticisms of the reading, like I do…
What Fools These Mortals Be!
We humans are a strange species. Despite access to almost unlimited information and data, far too many prefer to notice only what is front of them at the present moment,…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ annual report on CEO pay shows that executives are again being handed hundreds as much money as…
On Arguing Facts
It never ceases to amaze me how often I’ll be writing or thinking about something, and then the perfect articles drop in my lap. It might help that I’ve been…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Glen Pearson discusses the glaring gap between what citizens actually value, and what gets done by the governments they elect through distorted…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your year-end reading. – Kenan Malik comments on the many forms of classism. And Roderick Benns examines how Ontario’s basic income recipients were able to make use…
Courage Over Hope
This got a little out of control, so I added in pictures! But there is suddenly tons in the news about climate change, and many excellent videos to watch. Jeremy…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Joe Vipond and Noel Keough highlight the gap between the global impetus to avoid climate breakdown and the narrow self-interest of the Alberta…
Think Again, Canada
I sometimes feel that many Canadians are complacent about climate change, assuming that we will somehow be protected from the worst of its effects. As this CTV 2018 weather review…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Matt McGrath and Dahr Jamail each point out some of the most important immediate effects of climate change. And Kate Marvel discusses the…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Howard Mann discusses the World Bank’s new model for public-private partnerships which deliberately avoids placing any real risk with the profiteers who…
The Climate Year In Review
Go ahead. Tell me that climate change is an unproven theory. Meanwhile, if you live here in Ontario, 2019 will likely prove at least as depressing as the second part…