Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Justin Fox writes that there are plenty of options available to push for the wealthiest few to pay their fair share toward…
fair taxes
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Joao Medeiros writes about Mariana Mazzucato’s push to have governments use collective wealth and power for the common good. – Matt Elliott…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Gary Mason worries that Canada has become so accustomed to prioritizing fossil fuels over the habitability of our planet as to make…
New column day
Here (via PressReader), on how the Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that Canadian voters can choose substantial social and environmental progress that’s well within our means – even if the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Emily Stewart reports on Elizabeth Warren’s message about the need to end corruption and corporatism in order to make U.S. politics work for…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Lily Patchelder and David Kamin study the policy options available to increase public revenue by focusing on the wealthy, and find that…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Paul Krugman weighs in on the scam that is trickle-down economics, particularly in the form of tax-free zones which encourage domestic tax…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Lazarus writes about the fundamental dishonesty needed to keep purveying trickle-down spin in the face of all evidence. And Richard Rubin…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Rick Salutin writes that Canada’s lack of accessible housing arises primarily as the result of general inequality. Derek Thompson notes that youth athletics…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Liaquat Ahamed writes about the pattern of wealth concentrating in the absence of a countervailing force – and the need for a…
Sunday Evening Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Binyamin Appelbaum discusses the folly of having turned economic decision-making over to people who somehow saw income inequality and the concentration of wealth…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Ryan Nunn, Jimmy O’Donnell and Jay Shambaugh study how the U.S.’ labour movement has been ground down by corporate-controlled governments – and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Hemingway writes about the need for Canada’s federal election to include a discussion about democratizing ownership and control of our economy. Nicole…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Richard Cannings comments on the need for governments to collect a fair share of revenue from wealthy individuals and corporations. And Erin Weir…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Larry Elliott writes that a corporate-centred model of globalization is unlikely to survive the Trump regime. And Jeff Spross proposes an alternative…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Mike Pearl discusses the climate despair of people understandably having difficulty working toward a longer term which is utterly neglected in our most…
On self-serving claims
Others have pointed out a few of the problems with Stuart Thomson’s hagiography of Jason Kenney. But let’s take a look at one part of Kenney’s spin which can be…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Chantal Hebert, Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells all weigh in on yesterday’s revelations by Jody Wilson-Raybould about the Trudeau PMO’s protection racket…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Alex Hemingway and David Macdonald point out the appalling wealth gap between British Columbia’s privileged few and most of the population. –…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – David Roberts highlights the trillions of dollars in global benefits to transitioning to sustainable energy over the next decade-plus – as well as…