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October 11, 2008

Socialism for Bankers, Capitalism for the Rest of Us

The financial crisis is what Naomi Klein calls ‘cry-baby capitalism’.  Things are not going as planned.  We need help. But don’t both helping those who really need it. This story offers a nice summary of some thoughts I’ve had recently about the series of bailouts, including those in Canada. Because it’s listed under the author, which means it may be pushed to the bottom next […]

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October 11, 2008

Canadian Election: Harper Twists, Turns and Finally Admits Defeat

Stephen Harper and Jim Flaherty were both adamant about the fact that the Canadian government didn’t need to take action in the wake of the financial crisis. They didn’t need to spend money on the automobile industry either. But they did.  In both cases.  At the 11th hour.  Financial story here . Throughout the election, these two characters have repeatedly accused the opposition parties of […]

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October 11, 2008

Canadian Election: Cadman Tape Not Altered

From this CBC story : A tape recording at the centre of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s $3.5-million defamation suit against the Liberal party was not altered as the prime minister has claimed, a court-ordered analysis of the tape by Harper’s own audio expert has found. What does this mean?  It means Harper isn’t fit to run as Prime Minister. Harper has made a mockery of […]

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October 10, 2008

Why this weekend’s financial summit should be held at the UN

The financial crisis is about to be solved by seven people.  7.  And the IMF.  Yay. Finance ministers from the G7 (I guess Russia is completely out of the picture now) will meet this weekend and into next week to sit around, pick their noses, maybe play a little backgammon and find new ways to screw their taxpayers.  It’s unlikely that they’ll find a solution […]

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October 10, 2008

Save the Planet: Stop Harper

Avaaz.org has mobilized a noble effort to stop Harper.  I was kind of ignoring their pleas to make donations. Until now. I just made a financial pledge and I encourage you to do the same.  They are using contributions for media spots (mostly radio) in the ridings where they believe (and I do as well) that they can make a difference. Please feel free to […]