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…
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Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Stephen Marche discusses how the overriding objective of the U.S.' corporate elite is absolute impunity. Ariella Markowitz writes about the decades-long astroturf effort to…
Priorities
A couple of election promises caught my attention. Perhaps these define different priorities established by politicians who aim to lead Canada's federal government for the years ahead. Maybe some of…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Nesrine Malik writes about the need for the rest of the world to imagine - and then build - an international order which…
Canadian Journalists and Politicians need to see the Super-Conductor Powered Train that is coming down the tracks…
When listening to some journalists or some on the political “Right”, you will hear an oft-repeated argument: why do Canadian governments spend so much money on the automobile industry? Andrew…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Jim Stanford points out that tariff threats shouldn't be an especially daunting prospect for a Canadian economy which already consists primarily of the production…
Smith’s Demands
“She’s playing with fire with a foreign adversary.” Political scientist, Duane Bratt in an interview with Mark Hislop This week Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith, gave Canadians another reason not to…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Randi Weingarten calls out Elon Musk for robbing workers to pay for tax giveaways to the billionaire class. And Sharon Kelly traces the Trump…
The Technology does Exist
If you are a “small c-” conservative in Canada, the argument against moving more quickly to decarbonize our economy has included many points. If you were to speak to Premier…
Big environmental win sans the U.S.
The U.S., under new management, has taken a remarkable U-turn. Long recognized as the “leader... The post Big environmental win sans the U.S. first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Who is going to buy Alberta coal?
If you listen to Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) and the government it runs, you might have heard them talk about the economic need to mine coal on the Eastern…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way chart the likely road ahead in the U.S.' journey from democracy to authoritarianism, while Hamilton Nolan's interview with Stephanie…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Alex Cosh discusses how our response to the new Trump administration needs to move beyond avoiding tariffs toward routing our international relations around a…
Theatre of the absurd
Who runs the Capital Regional District? Only 24 Board members. All politicians! Perfect! What could possibly go wrong?
Forced to pay for our own destruction
Today, there is no uncertainty about the importance of preserving waters that have sustained inhabitants for millennia. However, profits are still prioritized above all else...
Dig, baby, dig! Energy Minister Brian Jean lifts ban on coal exploration on the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies
In a Jan. 15 letter to the Chairman of the Alberta Energy Regulator, Environment Minister Brian Jean lifted the ban on coal exploration on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky…
The Tyranny of Growth – How Raising Our Standard of Living Destroys Our Quality of Life
In 1972 the world respected Club of Rome issued it’s report, Limits to Growth which concluded: Conclusions After reviewing their computer simulations, the research team came to the following conclusions:: 23–24 …
The Tyranny of Growth – How Raising Our Standard of Living Destroys Our Quality of Life
In 1972 the world respected Club of Rome issued it’s report, Limits to Growth which concluded: Conclusions After reviewing their computer simulations, the research team came to the following conclusions:: 23–24 …
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- The UN sets out Antonio Guterres' New Year's message calling for us to divert course from the road to climate ruin. Hannah Osborne examines…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Stefan Labbe reports on new research showing how the business-driven use of lead in gasoline resulted in large-scale poisoning in the U.S. (and in…