Premier Philippe Couillard appeared in a live interactive interview on Radio-Canada (French CBC) Wednesday night. It was the first time a Premier tried such an […]
Tag: Austerity
The NDP’s Renaissance: Democracy and Renewal Within the NDP
For many true dippers, through and through New Democrats, the last Canadian Federal Election was an excruciating ordeal. What looked like a historic run towards […]
Montreal Police are Out of Control
It’s not a new thing, really. In fact, it’s something people who participate in protests with less than a hundred thousand marchers have known for […]
Shreds from Brussels
Not more than 24 hours ago was I here writing up a summary of the pivotal talks for the future of the Eurozone that are taking place […]
A Greek Referendum on Austerity, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
We are now entering the terminal stage of austerity, a disease whose symptoms are most acute and visible in Greece. Within the past few weeks, […]
This is what democracy looks like: UQAM and the War on Democracy
About this time last week came the first reports that Harper – after ramming the extension of the mission through Parliament – had ordered the first […]
Redefining the Obvious: When the So-Called Neutral Media Call it So-Called Austerity
The first rule of reading news articles on the internet: if you don’t want to get angry, stay away from the comments. I broke that […]
April 2nd Anti-Austerity March in Montreal (PHOTOS)
The protest called by the ASSE started at Victoria Square with people of all background gathering. I mean from firefighters to high school kids. They […]
A culture of brutality and barbaric practices
If one thing that can be said about this Conservative government, it’s that they are very tactful and savvy when it comes to selecting picturesque […]
Anti-austerity protestors tear gas, arrest and rough up people protesting austerity
It’s all in the headline, really. To be completely honest, I was contemplating just posting that sentence with a picture and a series of arrows […]