The Wheatsheaf: Rock the House: with Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash
L’etranger rides again. One people in Ottawa, One people for the NDP. Charlie Angus, the ex-stranger, former grievous angel, the balladeer of the Commons, the advocate of cultural rights. Andrew...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Calgary-Centre By-Election: Accusations and...
TweetThe by-election in Calgary-Centre is in full-swing with accusations and high-profile becoming a distinguishing characteristic of the campaign in advance of the November 26 vote. 1CalgaryCentre,...
View ArticleThe Ranting Canadian: Members of Canada’s centrist New Democratic Party (NDP)…
Members of Canada’s centrist New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus sing the Stompin’ Tom Connors song “Bud the Spud”, which is about a character who — unlike the fraudulent Conservative senator Mike Duffy...
View ArticleAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Frances Russell makes the case for mandatory voting as an antidote to vote suppression: At first glance, entrenched opposition to mandatory voting in all the...
View ArticleAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Doreen Massey observes that our political vocabulary has largely been hijacked by corporatist language: At a recent art exhibition I engaged in an...
View ArticleAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - thwap highlights the cycle of austerity, stagnation and decline that’s marked the past few decades across much of the developed world. And Thomas...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Slavery, Then And Now
Not being a regular moviegoer, much preferring the tightly-scripted fare offered on cable that is adult in the best sense of the word, I only know from media reports that 12 Years a Slave won the...
View ArticleAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. - Naomi Klein discusses how entrenched corporate control through trade and investment agreements will prevent us from making any real progress against climate...
View ArticleAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Daniel Munro highlights how Uber and other service apps manipulate their workers. And The New York Times’ editorial board warns about the false promises of the...
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