A Royal Wedding, Or A Royal Life, And A Royal World?
Some find a royal wedding moving and beautiful. But I disagree. Beautiful would be taking the vast fortune of the “royal” family of England and sharing it with the five…
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Moving Boxes and Furniture
I spent many of the last few days moving boxes, furniture, and an assortment of household items. Fortunately no appliances to move, so there’s that ray of hope.
Go Jets go! Right?
The other day I turned on the television to find an NHL game in progress. I was shocked. I thought the hockey season ended months ago. It had for me,…
Organizational inertia and Site C
While the NDP has done much to change the direction of government in BC, they’ve been paralyzed when it comes energy policies. BC Hydro has been a troubled organization for…
Winner of the 2018 Galbraith Prize in Economics: Jim Stanford
The Progressive Economics Forum is pleased to announce Jim Stanford as the winner of the 2018 Galbraith Prize in Economics. The selection committee included Fletcher Baragar (Manitoba), Hassan Bougrine (Laurentian),…
French Unions & Students Mobilize Against Reforms: Another May ’68?
50 years after France’s legendary May 1968, which almost toppled the government, unions and students are again mobilizing against the government. However, while the establishment celebrates May ’68, its criticizes…
How to use Nanowallet for the NEM blockchain
May 4, 2018 NEM is a cryptocurrency, inspired by Bitcoin and an alt-coin called NXT. It isn’t compatible with Bitcoin, however. For this reason it needs its own wallet, and…
Interview with Dr. Renee Lertzman
Part 1: https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/reneelertzman-part1-forair.mp3 Part 2: https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/reneelertzman-part2-forair.mp3 I was pleased to have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Renee Lertzman this week. Her work has bridged psychological research and sustainability, and…
Earthgauge Radio – May 1, 2018
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/mixdown-18-05-01.mp3 A weekly Canadian environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Join me here every week or subscribe to the podcast. On the show this…
A Little Humour Too Much For The White House Press
The WHCD has always included a roast, so long as I can remember back to the W Bush years. Colbert’s roast of Bush is among my most favourite moments in…
A Simpsons milestone nobody is celebrating
According to the Internet (which, as we know, is never wrong), if you were to watch all 552 episodes of The Simpsons, it would cost you 12,144 minutes of your…
The price of success for Netflix.
As Netflix keeps adding to millions of subscribers, so do the costs to customers. There is no free lunch and what started as the poor man’s alternative to network programming…
Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out
Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/20/yanis-varoufakis-marx-crisis-communist-manifesto?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Hire Organ Donor Transplant Doctors
Saskatchewan has a big problem in our health care system. The last Premier, Wall, promised to do something about this, but nothing got fixed. Premier Moe may be too busy…
Earthgauge Radio – April 17, 2018
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/earthgaugeradio-forair-18-04-17.mp3 Edition #14 of Earthgauge News for the week of April 16, 2018. A weekly Canadian environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Join me…
The Facebook list: What would Trippie Redd want with me?
Facebook founder and boss Mark Zuckerberg is probably one of the world’s most hated men, and not just because he looks like a glass-eyed troll who hasn’t seen sunlight in…
Reporter Was Right Before
When someone is correct multiple times about major events, it’s worth hearing what they have to say about the latest unfolding. Trump’s Presidency is crumbling, and if Americans wake up,…
Globe and Mail oped: The era of Big Tech self-governance has come to an end
A piece in the Globe and Mail on the Zuckerberg hearings: The era of Big Tech self-governance has come to an end Twenty years ago, another young Silicon Valley tycoon…
Went to Winnipeg
I went to Winnipeg on the weekend. A car rental was less than $70 for 4 days. While there I witnessed a U-Haul van driver gently crash into the car…