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Fast Facts: Power to the People?
“A million workers working for nothing, you better give ‘em what they really own. Power to the people, power to the people,…
Few jobs, massive emissions from oil and gas: look to green investments for stronger economy, says report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Accelerated oil and gas extraction will boost profits but won’t drive major employment gains, says…
Going… Going… Gone?
Slowly, stealthily, progressive state is being dismantled Most Canadians, according to one poll at least, did not much like the recent federal…
BC’s Election Act doesn’t just throttle the big spenders, it crushes the grassroots
The BC government wants you to shut up during the next election. That’s the message that emerges when you read between the…
Federal documents reveal 29,600 job cuts by 2015
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The total number of federal core public service job losses over the next three years…
Bringing Up Baby
How modern motherhood undermines the status of women Book Review: The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women; by Elisabeth…
Managing Oil Wealth
The Alberta/Canada Model vs. the Norwegian model The post-2000 petroleum-led resource boom is substantially reshaping the Canadian economy. It has driven up…
Inequalities, Trade Unions and Virtuous Circles
The Scandanavian Example In a recent posting on this site – “Thinking Alternatives” we suggested that the Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Finland,…
Alternative Budget Provides path for Nova Scotia to Move Forward to Fairness
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Selling the 2012 Federal Budget: Envy-nomics 101
“It’s time for the public sector to have its 2008 recession,” proclaimed former RBC Chief Economist Patty Croft, impeccably dressed and looking admirably well-rested…
Crucial Power Analysis Missing from Courts and the Media in Shafia Murder Case
On the surface, the Shafia murder case doesn’t look like a “political” issue at all. The horrifying killing of four innocent women…
Log exports: waving the white flag of economic defeat
As more and more raw, unprocessed logs leave British Columbia’s coast in ocean freighters bound for the far side of the world,…