Responding To The Corporate Siren Call
The other day, I posted about our successive governments’ inability to resist the siren call of the corporate imperative, wedded as they are both socially and ideologically to their summons.…
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Be Careful What You Wish For
As you likely know, Jeff Bezos is currently searching for a second headquarters for his company, Amazon. And much to the delight of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Mayor John…
The Corporate Imperative At Work
Robert Reich continues to fight the good fight. Recommend this Post
Democracy’s Shortcomings*
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”― Winston S. ChurchillThe above is clearly not in accord with the thinking of our 'betters,' aka the corporate…
A Timely Reminder
I have been convinced for some time that the prevailing message of those who truly govern us is that protest is futile. The following puts the lie to that propaganda,…
A Fox In The Henhouse: Alberta’s School Helpers
In response to a recent blog entry that discussed Rex Murphy's most recent oil-shilling efforts, The Salamander alerted me to a Desmog Canada story going back almost two years. It…
Thinking Beyond The Conventional
We are regularly told, both by governments and their corporate confederates, that these are tough times, and that only patience and a freer hand for business will bring about eventual…
This Does Not Sound Good
Given that the government of Justin Trudeau is in favour of trade deals such as the TPP, its approval seems a foregone conclusion, despite its many grave potential drawbacks:For a…
Blowhard Blah Blah Blah
Please pardon the rather inarticulate nature of this post's title, but it seemed appropriate in dealing with this subject:And it would appear that Toronto Star readers have taken the full…
"It’s A Trojan Horse In A Global Race To The Bottom"
That's how Former Secretary of Labour Robert Reich, in this brief but very illuminating explanation, describes the Trans Pacific Partnership, approved by the Harper government but not yet ratified. It…
Embracing The Veil
H/t The Toronto Star While our prime minister claims, when attacking the niqab, that Canadians hold openness and transparency as societal values, he is happy to keep us in the…
Robert Reich’s Warning About the Trans Pacific Partnership
Although directed to an American audience, these warnings are equally applicable to Canada: The Trans Pacific Partnership is a zombie that refuses to die no matter how many stakes are…
What Constitutes Reasonable Return?
Orphan diseases are perhaps the most cruel of illnesses. Frequently life threatening, they afflict only a very small percentage of the world’s populations, thereby discouraging research and making any drugs…
Things We Are Not Supposed To Know Or Think About
While The Star’s David Olive recently wrote an article extolling the economic benefits of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, others strongly suggest the need for extreme caution, not just because…
The Pope Just Doesn’t Know His Place
At least. that’s what I infer from the blather of Catholic League President Bill Donohue: No doubt, obeisance to the corporate agenda is what Donahue and his ilk expect from…
… Your Young Men Will See Visions, Your Old Men Will Dream Dreams.
Although far from a biblical scholar, I find the above line, taken from the Book of Acts, to be an apt title. Even though I am taking it out of…
On Our Diversions
This is one of those days when I haven’t felt like writing anything. And George Orwell said just about everything better, anyway. H/t Mint Press News Recommend this Post
Amanda Lang Interviews Ed Broadbent
If you have as low an opinion of the CBC’s disgraced chief business correspondent, Amanda Lang, as I do, watch the following video. I think you will find that, with…
The Next System Project: A Practical Example
Yesterday’s post revolved around The Next System Project, an initiative committed to exploring replacements for the traditional institutions that are failing our world so badly. One major focus of the…
The Quiet Eloquence Of Harry Smith
His is a quiet eloquence that speaks far louder than all the braying our political ‘leaders’ engage in with abandon. Harry Smith, about whom I previously posted, is a man…