Politics and its Discontents: Sammy Yatim: One More Word
While I can’t promise this will be my last post on Sammy Yatim, I do want to direct you to Rosie DiManno’s column and a few comments from The Star’s readers that remind us of the real nature of this...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Economic Fact Check
Contrary to what our self-described economist Prime Minister would have us believe, the jobs that are being created in Canada today are but a pale echo of what once existed. Responding to a January...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: A Unity Of Purpose
In these polarized times, it seems that two age groups are often looked upon by the media in almost absolutist terms. We are told, for example, that people over the age of 65 are the most likely to...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: More On The Guaranteed Annual Income
Responding to a recent opinion piece advocating for a guaranteed annual income, Star reader David Gladstone of Toronto has this to offer the crucial role it can play in a world of tremendous change and...
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Politics and its Discontents: BDS, May And Israel’s Occupation
The title for this post I took from the online flurry of letters that brought out the usual voices in The Star. I will reproduce a number below that both support and demonize the movement to sanction...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: BDS, May And Israel’s Occupation
The title for this post I took from the online flurry of letters that brought out the usual voices in The Star. I will reproduce a number below that both support and demonize the movement to sanction...
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Politics and its Discontents: On Corporate Plundering
H/t makaycartoons.netHaving written previously on the breath-taking legalized theft of our groundwater made possible by an Ontario Liberal government that has yet to meet a corporate entity it doesn't...
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Politics and its Discontents: Trudeau Has Some Explaining To Do
While our 'new' government continues upon the Harper neoliberal path, apparently never having met a free trade agreement it doesn't like, one issue that never seems to be honestly addressed by either...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: On Today’s Menu
Even though I will be riveted to the television tonight watching the U.S. election results, I have had more than enough American political coverage, having just returned from Cleveland, where politics...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: I’ll Keep Posting These Kind Of Videos
…. whenever I find them.Meanwhile, these letters from Star readers remind us that the threat of racism is never far from home. We must be constantly vigilant and ready to take action against it: Re:...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: (Bitter) Fruits Of Our Neoliberal Governments
It would seem that Star reader Douglas Porter of Peterborough sees with unusual clarity what so many prefer to ignore: It seems that many things in history do a repeat cycle about every 80 years. I...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Fidel’s Legacy
Although the Toronto Star is my newspaper of choice, there are times when I strongly disagree with its content. Recently, its most prolific writer, Rosie Di Manno, wrote a series of articles in which...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: More On Fake News
I was tempted to conflate the first two words of my title to drive home a point, but I resisted.Meanwhile, Star readers weigh in on that shameful Canadian, Stephanie MacWilliams, who played a key role...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Bill C-27: A Followup
In yesterday’s post, I discussed Linda McQauig’s article about the purpose of Bill C-27, the Trudeau- Morneau pension bill that would eviscerate Defined Benefit Plans for those working for the federal...
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