New column day
Here, on the first few steps of the federal NDP’s leadership race. For further reading…– CBC News reported on Peter Julian’s campaign launch, while Alex Ballingall covered Charlie Angus’ and…
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NDP Leadership 2017 Opening Comments
The consensus list of prospective candidates in this year’s federal NDP leadership race seems to be set, with Peter Julian and Charlie Angus having already declared their intention to run,…
NDP Leadership 2017 Opening Comments
The consensus list of prospective candidates in this year’s federal NDP leadership race seems to be set, with Peter Julian and Charlie Angus having already declared their intention to run,…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Peter Goodman observes that any meaningful action to build a more equal economy needs to involve bolstering wages and workers’ rights –…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Karl Nerenberg examines new research from the Canadian Centre for the Study of Living Standards showing how workers have seen hardly any benefit…
New column day
Here, comparing the Conservative Party’s leadership race based on fear and division to the NDP’s which looks set to bring a progressive coalition together. For further reading…– Bob Hepburn also…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Owen Jones offers his take on how the UK's Labour Party should proceed following Jeremy Corbyn's most recent leadership victory - and while the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Graham Lowe and Frank Graves examine the state of Canada's labour market, and find a strong desire among workers for an activist government…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Yvan Guillemette discusses the need for public-sector investment in economic development to make up for the massive amounts of private capital sitting idle. And…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP's delaying…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP’s delaying…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP's delaying…
The NDP Must Stop Victimizing Women if They Hope to be Taken Seriously Again
In early December 2012, the Toronto Star reported: Near-brawl erupts in Commons between Tory Peter Van Loan and NDP’s Nathan Cullen Apparently Van Loan was upset with the NDP's delaying…
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
#YEG2016 Followup Links
While there's been plenty of ill-informed commentary since the NDP's convention last weekend, I'll take a moment to highlight a few of the followup points which deserve a read.- Joshua…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Robert Reich points out how perpetually more severe corporate rights agreements are destroying the U.S.' middle class. And Michael Geist concludes his must-read series…
End of the Line for Mulcair?
The Denial of Niki Today has been an absolute horror show for NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair. Not only did a group of Quebec activists and former MPs come out asking…