Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ainslie Cruickshank reports on new polling showing that most Canadians support a transition to a clean energy economy even without having received much…
just transition
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Kate Lyons points out the health effects of our climate breakdown, including childhood deaths and the stunting of growth. Pheobe Weston reports…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The NDP has released its Power to Change climate plan, including steps to create green jobs and give effect to Indigenous rights while…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jo Davies points out the widespread recognition that Canadian corporations need to pay their fair share for a functional society. And Eric…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sarah O’Connor examines how the future of work may echo past practices – including a misleading picture of wages for gig work which…
New column day
Here, following up on these posts as to how the federal NDP is leading the way in setting policy in line with the realities of an impending climate breakdown. For…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – David Ball reports on the movement forming in support of a Canadian Green New Deal. Kyla Tienhaara discusses how it fits into…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Rick Smith and Ken Neumann write about the importance of developing a Green New Deal that includes participation from (and protection for)…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne highlights how the fight over carbon taxes fits into a broader framework of class warfare – and how the right’s climate…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – James Whittingham argues that the time for climate action measured in small household tweaks has long since passed. And Yanis Varoufakis and…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Eugene Lang takes note of the connection between rising populist anger and stagnant or falling wages for far too many people. And…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Eric Holthaus writes that the Green New Deal which looks to be at the centre of Democratic policy development offers an important opportunity…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Matt McGrath and Dahr Jamail each point out some of the most important immediate effects of climate change. And Kate Marvel discusses the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Wednesday reading. – Matt Bruenig discusses the many opportunities available to expand the reach of public ownership in the U.S.: The state can very competently own…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Anis Chowdhury highlights how industry-wide bargaining which avoids a race to the bottom on wages produces improved efficiency as well as a…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Thomas Piketty sets out a proposal to start addressing inequality across the EU. Derek Thompson discusses how the U.S.’ economy has been…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Stephanie Kelton, Andres Bernal and Greg Carlock highlight how a Green New Deal is entirely affordable south of the border. And Clayton Thomas-Muller…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Trish Hennessy discusses the connection between child care deserts and child poverty, while pointing out the importance of eradicating both: While the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – In the wake of GM’s abandonment of Oshawa, David Olive suggests that it’s time for Canada to work on developing its own signature…