What If
….everything you thought you knew about our democracy was an illusion? The following video, made before the last U.S. election and directed toward an American audience, will doubtlessly resonate with…
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New studies show babies have basically decent impulses and are strongly driven by moral imperatives
More research shows once again that compassion, empathy and mutual aid, and an instinct toward cooperation, are innate in human beings, confirming what the great Russian biologist and anarchist philosopher…
ConCalls: Conservatives Caught in Contradiction #RoboCon #cdnpoli
If some Conservatives were lying about when they supposedly spoke to Michael Sona about a robocall scheme, how dependable are similar stories from other Conservatives egged on by the party’s…
The Perils of Passivity
Almost a year ago, Paul Krugman wrote a blog post entitled “Inaction is the Greatest Risk.” He was addressing American monetary policy, but the same theme applies to Saskatchewan politics.…
NAFTA, “Free Trade” and the TPP: Fast-Track To Full Corporate Rule
“Twenty years ago, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed into law. At the time, advocates painted a rosy picture of booming U.S. exports creating hundreds of thousands…
Conservatives Win Friends and Improve Policy…
…Or that might be what the usually compliant and forgiving media would say if they hadn’t been pissed off about being locked out of policy meetings at the Conservative Convention…
Democracy at Putney Church, continued
This post continues from my previous post about on the Putney Debates; a debate that took place between Cromwell and the Army Grandees on the one hand, and the representatives…
Democracy at Putney Church
On October 28, 1647, an extraordinary debate occurred at Putney Church in London. Representatives of the New Model Army rank and file – Agitators – met with members of the…
Canadian Support For Abolishing The Senate Is Gaining Ground
As Canadians have become more aware of the Senate through exposure to the Senate Scandal, they are, more and more, realizing that there is no place in a modern democracy…
Canadian Support For Abolishing The Senate Is Gaining Ground – UPDATED
UPDATE I just got the EKOS poll results from Oct. 29, 2013These poll results show an even stronger support for Senate abolition53.8% of Canadians support abolishing the Senate. Regional supportProvinces…
Canadian Support For Abolishing The Senate Is Gaining Ground – UPDATED
UPDATEI just got the EKOS poll results from Oct. 29, 2013These poll results show an even stronger support for Senate abolition53.8% of Canadians support abolishing the Senate.Regional supportProvinces that support…
Canadian Support For Abolishing The Senate Is Gaining Ground – UPDATED
UPDATE I just got the EKOS poll results from Oct. 29, 2013 These poll results show an even stronger support for Senate abolition 53.8% of Canadians support abolishing the Senate.…
Electioneering in the guise of consultation – it’s tawdry & cynical and has to stop!
I wonder how many Manitobans have received an email from their Manitoba NDP MLA entitled “A Fairer Deal for Renters.” I wonder how many are as pissed off as I…
Plutarch on Democratic Class War
From Plutarch’s Moralia: When the Megarians had expelled Theagenes their tyrant, for a short time they were sober and sensible in their government (politeia). But later when the popular leaders…
Russell Brand’s Frustrations
Although I do not subscribe to the ‘tactic’ of refusing to vote, much of what comedian Russell Brand says in this BBC interview with Jeremy Paxton is worth listening to…
Where Canada Is Going
It’s very important to Canada’s economy that we send a resource (we can’t use without killing the planet) to Communist China so their economy can continue to pollute at record…
To Vote, Or To Resolve Change
I noticed maybe a month ago that this Brand guy had a brain, and it’s a good one. Paxman: “You’re not going to solve world problems by facetiousness.” Brand: “We’re…
Let’s Get This Class War Started – Chris Hedges – Truthdig
Chris Hedges: Let’s Get This Class War Started – Chris Hedges – Truthdig. By Chris Hedges “The rich are different from us,” F. Scott Fitzgerald is said to have remarked…
Don’t Say This Question Hasn’t Crossed Your Mind
Is our system of government incapable of meeting the challenges we face? A very simple question raising a point that has been addressed here at length several times. It gets…
Benjamin Netanyahu has a problem with his genes. :)
He made an off-hand comment that if Iranians were free and had a democratic government then Iranian people will be free to wear jeans and listen to Western music. That…