5 things to expect if 5Stars win Italian elections – POLITICO
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Jeremy Corbyn’s Struggle for Labour Leadership
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16906Filed under: Uncategorized
Ack!
Ms Soapbox is under the weather…spent 5 minutes composing this sentence. Will be back in a day or so.
Stuff Still Happens, week 30: Hillary makes herstory (sorry)
Americans, God bless ’em, are good at a lot of things. They can be very self-critical in ways Canadians never are, but they are even better at self-aggrandizement. Americans (or…
IMF admits disastrous love affair with the euro and apologises for the immolation of Greece
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/28/imf-admits-disastrous-love-affair-with-euro-apologises-for-the-i/Filed under: Uncategorized
On Time and On Budget
There’s a cliche around the City of Regina the last while. Politicians will say a project is “on time and on budget”, but fail to point out that the initial…
#PremierPipeline: Good Work Premier Brad Wall
“People are advised not to consume fish caught in the river, and to avoid water activities that may result in river water being ingested,” said a news release put out…
The European Revolt Against the Neoliberal EU (2/2)
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The European Revolt Against the Neoliberal EU (1/2)
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16756Filed under: Uncategorized
Just another E-Mail from the Real World…
A friend sent me this article, and I am adding my answer…I don’t have permission to print out the article in its entirety, but you can look for it at…
#PremierPipeline’s Slick Advice in Wake of Husky Oil Spill: Don’t Turn to Trains
Yah, who cares about contaminated water supplies for Sask citizens, as long as the oil industry is okay. https://t.co/RPoe5incfR #skpoli — Larry Hubich (@LHubich) July 23, 2016 @MeridianBooster here is…
Leader Post: Publishing Anti-Facts
In response to Herb Pinder’s July 16th op-ed “Climate change alarmists ignore nature’s role”, I wonder if the Leader-Post has decided to publish conspiracy theories as reasonable opinions. I think…
Stuff Still Happens, week 29: Donald Trump’s Lying Circus
OK, let’s recap the week at the Republican National Convention. Be prepared, this makes for depressing reading. The week began with Antonio Sabato, a former underwear model, little known actor,…
Odious Debt and the Betrayal of the Popular Will in Greece
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16775Filed under: Uncategorized
The madness of modern media.
Where do you get your real news? Canadians can still turn to the impoverished Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Canadian Press Services and its Broadcast News are sadly reduced versions of a…
Gordon Campbell..back in the Soup…
Ottawa announces diplomatic shakeup with 26 new appointments Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion removes high-profile Harper-era appointees By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Jul 19, 2016 11:27 AM ET…
Merchant Credit Card Fees – Walmart Edition
Originally posted on yxesimonsays: A recent news item has popped up on one of my favorite topics, merchant credit card fees. Walmart Canada has announced that they will stop accepting…
The lost art of politics.
The other day, the question came up: What is wrong with politics? You have to figure there are several good books in that question so you are hardly going to…
Want Cheaper/Better Hip Tickets? Change The Tax Law
The real reason it's impossible to get Hip tickets? Corporate tax deductions.
Stampede!
“Sometimes you need a little break”—Ms Soapbox’s Mom The fun started when Ms Soapbox’s sister Roz and her husband Jay came to town. They flew in from Vancouver where it…