Opinion by Drew Westen, New York Times, Aug 6/11 “As I stood with my 8-year-old daughter, watching the president deliver his inaugural address, I had a feeling of unease. . . there […]
Standing in the path of progress and shouting "Stop!"
Oh, What a Tea Party! by Richard Reeves, Truthdig “. . . The big winners in the budget “deal” were the people who understood the least: the tea party folk, a minority, generally […]
No more taxes, they say
Linda McQuaig, Toronto Star, Aug 01/11 “. . . So, months ago, when Washington embarked on a frenzied search for ways to reduce the massive U.S. deficit, a tax loophole that allowed […]
Meaningful differences
From The Atlantic July/August Ideas Issue, Dispatches – Food, by Corby Kummer: “[Las Vegas] a congenial city to set up shop and even raise a family. And restaurant workers who can’t afford […]
Ordinary workers experiencing growth without gain
The Resolution Foundation, an independent research and policy organisation working to improve the lives of people with low-to-middle incomes: “The share of national income going to the bottom half of earners in […]
An intelligent view of America’s democracy crisis
Annihilating Democracy with the Tea Party Commentary by Dr. Gregor Peter Schmitz, correspondent in the Washington office of DER SPIEGEL: Democracy depends on compromise and the American government depends on all branches […]
A Gathering Storm
From Tomgram, July 26: China’s economy soars on one side of the planet (though with a multitude of half-hidden problems). . . On the other side of the same planet, from Greece […]
Daddy, where do laws come from?
Bloomberg: Koch, Exxon Mobil Among Corporations Helping Write State Laws: Koch Industries Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) are among companies that would benefit from almost identical energy legislation introduced in state […]
Bring on the economic insanity
Question are being asked now in the USA. Canadians should pay attention. Right wing influencers are also working in our country to advance the interests of plutocrats: From commondreams.org: How have the […]
Call them what they are in Canada too, please.
Jim Hightower, a veteran progressive commentator in the USA, recently published From Democracy to Plutocracy at OtherWords.org. He discusses misuse of the term ‘conservative’ and his words are relevant to British Columbians as well. […]
America’s secret 12-point plan
By RICHARD (RJ) ESKOW, Campaign for America’s Future Selling the Middle Class Sell-Outhttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/53450699/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list
"Mystified by the lack of indignation"
During the savings-and-loan scandal of the 1980s—a scandal whose dimensions, by today’s standards, seem almost quaint—the banker Charles Keating was asked by a congressional committee whether the $1.5 million he had spread […]
Stiglitz looks at the 1%
Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz writes about inequality in Vanity Fair, Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%. Americans have been watching protests against oppressive regimes that concentrate massive wealth […]
A sad and dangerous trend
This follows my post of the Ralph Nader video. I have read much lately about the growing unfairness of income distribution in North America and the organized efforts of our richest citizens […]
Care to buy a politician?
In A Democracy, Freedom Of Assembly Trumps “Free Enterprise” by Leo Gerard Julia & David Koch It’s illegal in America now to buy or sell a human being, but a recorded telephone […]
Pay us more now and pay us even more later
News item: BC Hydro want to add one third to residential power bills over the next three years. Hydro wants annual increases of 10% and needs the money to pay for new […]
Rich Canadians staking claim to largest share of growth in history
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,“To talk of many things:Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–Of cabbages–and kings–And why the sea is boiling hot–And whether pigs have wings.” The Walrus and The Carpenter by […]
BC Liberals bare all – updated
Three of Gordon Campbell’s executive assistants hold cue cards during a recent speech to defend his government. Squatting on a large stool at mid-stage, one said, “I am sorry but I didn’t […]
Filthier and richer
A friend said, “Hey, did you notice that Britain had an election, and everybody lost.” Governments don’t usually fall because of a single mistake or policy error. They fall when ordinary people, […]
Inflation means higher interest rates, eh?
With this week’s uptick in term mortgage rates and new federal qualification rules aimed at keeping unprosperous people from entering the housing market, I decided to bring this article back to the […]
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Is Reality finally having an adverse impact on The White House? https://www.rawstory.com/leavitt-miller-pretti/ "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to defend…