Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- John Rapley highlights Canada's choice between tying ourselves to a dying and decaying American empire and its petropolitics, or instead investing in our future…
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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 …
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Darius Snieckus reports on a new International Institute for Sustainable Development study finding that Canada is still spending three times as much subsidizing fossil…
Alberta—no advantage for the low income
Everyone has heard of the Alberta Advantage. They must have, the province never stops promoting... The post Alberta—no advantage for the low income first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Economic and social factors associated with the use of homeless shelters
Ali Jadidzadeh and I recently undertook some statistical analysis on behalf of Infrastructure Canada (Canada’s lead federal government agency on homelessness). Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of our analysis: https://nickfalvo.ca/econ...
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Stan Cox writes about the looming eco-collapse – and its connection to a relentless focus on top-heavy “growth” with no regard for…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Beth Blauer writes about the continuing need for accurate and timely data about COVID-19 as it represent an ongoing threat. And Rachel Bergmans…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes that the decision to stop doing anything to limit the spread of COVID-19 is opening the door for a forever…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jennifer Hulme discusses how long COVID is causing devastating long-term effects on women in particular, with little apparent prospect of treatment to improve…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Rohan Smith reports on new research showing how little of the coronavirus needs to be passed from one person to another to result…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Associated Press reports on the continued disparity in COVID-19 vaccinations between countries which is exacerbating the risk of new and more severe…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Bruce Arthur writes about the need for governments’ responses to COVID to adapt to the increased risk posed by the Omicron variant.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Eric Topol writes that we have the public health tools at our disposal to overcome the Omicron COVID variant if our leaders are…
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
I don’t know how else to interpret today’s media event wherein UNIFOR National President Jerry Dias and OPSEU President Smokey Thomas appeared in Milton praising Doug Ford’s plan to increase…
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
I don’t know how else to interpret today’s media event wherein UNIFOR National President Jerry Dias and OPSEU President Smokey Thomas appeared in Milton praising Doug Ford’s plan to increase…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Carol Off interviews Andre Picard about the cultural factors and policy choices that have led to an avoidable fourth wave of COVID-19 in…
New Brunswick workers could have a 4-day workweek by 2028
Mackenzie Thomason, leader of the NBNDP, recently announced new policy goals that will improve the lives of working-class people. This is a dual-pronged approach; the goal is to provide a…