Economics
For many, this is a depression
Does living luxuriously in secure compounds and travelling the world first class, richly clothed and dining extravagantly in the company of hired sycophants, qualify a person to determine or advise…
Conservatives: to hell with the courts. Where’s the outrage?
Conservatives and family gather in Chicago to re-enact the ‘good ol’ days’ With the Wheat Board fiasco roaring, the Conservatives don’t seem to care about rule of law or even…
Attawapiskat v. the patriarichal Prime Minister.
Today our Prime Minister is forcing Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence to pay $1300 a day for some Accountant to come into the community to take control of the local finances.…
‘Twas Just Before Christmas in the House
Our clever Grinch of a Prime Minister gets a lyrical beating here. (If Harper is the Grinch, who is the little dog?)
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PERSONAL: WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT PART FIVE: One thing I am certain of about the Occupy Movement (much more certain than how it will all end up)…
Hope As A Gas
What if we could frack for natural gas without polluting the drinking water tables? I don’t think it’s as easy as this article suggests. Your only concern cannot be the…
Economics 101: The Reality of Canadian Capitalism
In More Academic Terms
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CANADIAN POLITICS: THE RICH GET RICHER: Oh my, is this “news” ? During good times the rich pull ahead as they manage to grab the fruits of expansion. In bad…
Coming recession? Shane Jones at UofR
He was able to take a plane to Spain from Britain for two pounds. I’m sure there will be info that will go over my head at this talk. How…
Canadian Banks Made Millions from Illegal Secret Fed Loan
The other day I saw a video of Dennis Kucinich, an American Congressman, reviewing a scandal which I thought was years old. It was actually breaking news with important new…
Ottawa NDP Leadership Debate Thoughts
The debate was good. Exciting even. After several months of being forced to sate my political appetite on the Republican leadership contest, the NDP leadership debate in Ottawa provided a…
Adding to the pain
Grim tidings from the UK Austerity in the UK is going to hurt more and last longer than the government previously admitted. That is the upshot of a revised assessment…
Turn something you don’t use into cash! Perfesser Dave explains his plan for a free market in votes
Floor traders on Perfesser Dave’s Alberta Vote Exchange (AVOTEX). Market perfection may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Perfesser Dave. Some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to…
Economics, Media and Mass Manipulation
Change is inevitable when the cards are stacked against so many people.
We want a Provincial Election! Now!
Dear Christy Clark; The people of BC want an election to be held, as soon as is possible. Your Cabinet is operating without a mandate from the people. The people…
Tax Changes Worth Considering
Eliminating deductions represent an obvious way to improve public finances without punishing those small companies with new tax increases. This article offers up a few simple ideas related to this…
Open The Books for Everyone
Here’s a great piece from David Climenhaga contributing to rabble about fiscal openness. While it’s extremely unlikely that the Harperites will follow his advice, I fully agree that now is…
Lessons from the ancient Greek island of Delos
I had the chance to visit the amazing archeological site that consists of the entire Greek island of Delos. Beyond the aesthetic appeal of such a large, ancient, and naturally…