Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Jason Hickel discusses how capitalism is fundamentally in conflict with the idea of democracy - and how increasing democratic control over the economy…
corruption
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Toby Buckle notes that the most accurate predictions for Donald Trump's second term have been the ones which warned about the worst (and even…
Collingwood’s Mystery Councillor
Who is Ian MacCulloch? We were only told by the town that he’s the newly-appointed councillor, chosen this month by council to fill the seat vacated by Brandon Houston, who…
Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn’t mean it’s not corruption
A week ago, Senator Chris Murphy said the Trump White House was “on its way to being the most corrupt in the history of the country.” That statement is wrong.…
The rule of law matters
Chris Murphy is the junior United States Senator for Connecticut. In 2024, The Guardian newspaper named him one of the Democratic Party's rising stars, active in several policy areas, particularly…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Alberto Toscano and Brenna Bhandar discuss how the new Trump regime is governing based on the business model of a slumlord. Joshua Zeitz writes…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Brian Cox writes that the combined cruelty and incompetence of the new Trump oligarchy should remind us of the need to tax the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Pema Levy observes that Elon Musk's use of the U.S. government to line his own pockets would be illegal under any standard in…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Anne Applebaum discusses how the actual regime change under Donald Trump involves the replacement of any public service with a system devoted exclusively to…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Jared Yates Sexton discusses the Trump-Musk plot to replace any remnants of U.S. democracy with an oligarchy. Josh Marshall examines the mechanisms put…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Tim Snyder calls out the coup in progress as unelected lackeys take over major elements of the U.S.' government, while Jamelle Bouie rightly makes…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Jessica Wildfire discusses how the Trump/Musk administration is meeting or exceeding the most damning predictions, while Ian Dunt points out the similar pattern following…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Lesley Clark reports on the emergence of documents tying Exxon and its lobbying firm to the hacking of climate activists for the purpose…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Paul Krugman discusses the importance of calling out misinformation rather than downplaying or legitimizing it - especially when it's being sprayed around by…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Laurie Laybourn and James Dyke comment on the developing doom loop as fear, hardship and political instability created by a climate breakdown in progress…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- William Hunter reports on a warning from scientists that the Arctic's sea ice may melt completely as soon as 2027. And David Spratt examines…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jonathan Watts reports on a new Oxfam report finding that the carbon emissions of the wealthiest few result directly in increased hunger and…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jessica Glenza reports on a new survey showing that the overwhelming majority of U.S. youth are (rightly) worried about the climate crisis. Pamela Swanigan…
The UCP Is Being Petty and Vengeful
The UCP government is now becoming vengeful - openly so. In the 2023 Alberta Election, rural Alberta voted UCP, and urban Alberta didn't (at least not the kind of sweep…
The abuse of entrusted power for private gain
Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social division and the environmental crisis. Exposing corruption and holding the corrupt to account can only happen…