How low will Rupert go?
Former British PM Gordon Brown has gone on the offensive against Rupert Murdoch. He stated today that while both PM as well as Tony Blair's Chancellor, his banking records and…
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CTV’s Quebec City bureau chief Kai Nagata tells why he quit his job
Kai Nagata was CTV’s bureau chief in Quebec City at 24 years of age. That was until he left the world of centrist journalism earlier this week and revealed his…
Metro Morning, Return Engagement
I was invited back to serve as guest economics columnist all last week on Metro Morning, CBC Radio’s drive-in flagship show in Toronto, to substitute for the vacationing effervescent libertarian…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- Kai Nagata's post on why he quit his job as a reporter is well worth a read in full. But let's particularly note…
Good riddance to one Murdoch newspaper, but here comes another …
The ever so controversial Sunday paper News of the World, which defies even the vilest of descriptions, is finally folding this weekend after 168 years after it got caught up…
Facebook: A Giant Snitch?
While Facebook may not tell on you, your use of Facebook will be disclosed to others.
Uh-oh…
The CBC license approval has been delayed by the CRTC. My spin, for what it’s worth: this gives the Cons some time to spin the benefits of privatizing / gutting…
Canada Day Canada.com article
I almost completely missed a chance at some shameless self promotion. For Canada day I was asked to submit an article to a renewal of their "Real Agenda" issue that…
Thoughts on the Clement Pic and the Parliament Hill Farce
If you haven’t seen it yet, there is no reason to read about the media’s self-created ridiculous prefab controversy over whether corrupt Treasury Board president Tony Clement should or shouldn’t…
The NDP and “Big Labour”
Rob Silver, a sharp guy I first met through university debate, has written a rather disappointing piece entitled, “Would NDP be neutral were it in power during a labour dispute?”…
Rationalizing Corporate Canada’s Cash Stash
Statistics Canada figures indicate that private non-financial corporations held $471 billion of cash in the first quarter of 2011 ($322 billion of Canadian currency plus $149 billion worth of foreign…
The Cause of Colony Collapse for Bees?
This story’s dated (Dec 2010), but it’s a reminder that there seems to be something more at hand than just a simple ‘mystery’ about why we’re getting what’s called ‘Colony…
WikiLeaks: Banking Blockade
You’ll probably want to watch this short ad about WikiLeaks. It’s “priceless”. What Does it Cost to Change the World? from WikiLeaks on Vimeo.
Toronto G20 Use of Agent Provocateurs
This goes in the ‘no s7!t’ pile of obvious conclusions about what happened last year during the G20 conference in Toronto, but it’s still worth reporting to the general public…
Black going back to the clink
Looks like Lord Conrad Black couldn't catch a break after all. US Federal Judge Amy St. Eve, who originally sentenced Black to 6½ years in prison on fraud and obstruction…
if the world sucks, why hasn’t anyone told me? i respond to joe denial
"If that's really happening, why don't I see it in the news?"I bet many of you may have encountered a question like this one. You're speaking to a co-worker or…
Canadian Progressive Media Alternatives
There are ample alternatives to the Huffington Post Canadian version, but you have to look. What would be really helpful is an aggregator of ALL of the progressive publications. Count…
Dutch Pass Net Neutrality Law. Where’s Ours?
Net neutrality is being implemented the world over. Where is it in Canada?
The End of the World and Journalism in the Era of Open
For those not in the United Kingdom a massive scandal has erupted around allegations that one of the country's tabloids - the News of the World ( a subsidiary of…