Doldrums
My three faithful readers remind me that I don’t post here often enough for their liking. They are dear to me, and I love them all. Hi guys. There are…
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An Irrational Mixup at SaskPower
Ten years ago, SaskPower was spending money to promote education about Climate Change. The poster contest is an important component of our efforts to educate the public about the climate…
Regulatory changes suggests hospitals soon to divest outpatient procedures
In the dead of summer the province gave notice that it intends to bring the independent health facilities (IHFs) under the Local Health Integration Networks. The change in regulation states…
Going backwards — Fresh food preparation may be lost in Scarborough-Rouge merger
The Scarborough Hospital has been an innovator in food services at its main campus. Last year it garnered considerable media attention by bringing in a consulting chef to work with…
Andrew Kliman: "Post-Work: Zombie Social Democracy with a Human Face?"
Reblogged from Pluto Press – Independent Progressive Publishing: Andrew Kliman, author of The Failure of Capitalist Production: Underlying Causes of the Great Recession, has written an article for the New…
The Emperor Prorogues, Then comes to BC with his Rogues….
Harper cabinet readies major B.C. pipelines push B.C. First Nations leaders to meet with key federal officials Sept. 23 in Vancouver By Chris Hall, national affairs editor, CBC News Posted:…
Magic monkey time!
To get the full effect of this magical, awesome monkey moment, you will want to play the soundclip, and then scroll back up so you can only see the monkey:…
Would the Making of the English Working Class get made today?
Would the Making of the English Working Class get made today? An interesting article by Rowan Cahill from Radical Sydney about whether or not Thompson’s classic work of social and…
Dead, non-dead, or walking dead? The global financial crisis and neo-liberalism
Dead, non-dead, or walking dead? The global financial crisis and neo-liberalism. Filed under: Uncategorized
Video: The incredible shrinking Kingston hospital
Following Monday’s demonstration outside the former Kingston psychiatric hospital, Providence Care is now telling staff that the job cuts and bed closures taking place are not about funding? Really? Even…
Marshall Berman, 1940-2013
Reblogged from Corey Robin: Political theorist Marshall Berman, who was my colleague at the CUNY Graduate Center, died yesterday morning. When I heard the news last night, my first thought…
The Making of Global Capitalism
The Making of Global Capitalism A groundbreaking account of America’s role in global capitalism By Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin The all-encompassing embrace of world capitalism at the beginning of…
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown By Philip Mirowski After the financial apocalypse, neoliberalism rose from the dead—stronger than ever At the…
Hilzoy Speak, You Listen
While still ardent in her conviction to make her cold turkey retirement from blogging a permanent one, beloved ObWi ex-pat Hilzoy sends us this all-too brief dispatch (courtesy Donkeylicious) on…
Hilzoy Speak, You Listen
While still ardent in her conviction to make her cold turkey retirement from blogging a permanent one, beloved ObWi ex-pat Hilzoy sends us this all-too brief dispatch (courtesy Donkeylicious) on…
Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat
In memory of the coup in Chile, on this day in 1973. Filed under: Uncategorized
Bus-Taker’s Guide To The Galaxy
I helped invent and host a city bus tour to a movie theatre from the Riddell Centre on Tuesday evening. It went very well, even though our bus was 20…
Perram House – Oct 5 public memorial of services lost
Public services are lost one at a time, often incrementally. Take the Shelburne Hospital. Once a partner site of Headwaters Health Care, services were removed from the community one-by-one until…
Mental health – is living in the park really an improvement?
KINGSTON – Tracey Newton has worked at the old Kingston Psychiatric Hospital for 25 years. In that time she has seen many changes, including the tightening of access to the…