Poulson resigned his Google gig in China over the plan to launch a censured version of Google’s search engine in China. In his letter of resignation he states that he quit, ‘due to my conviction that dissent is fundamental to functioning democracies.’ He objected to, ‘our intent to capitulate toContinue Reading
Jackie Wang is a young poet, musician and PhD student at Harvard. A review in LARB introduces the reader to a scholar compelled to create a comprehensive condemnation of an odious system. A primary motivater can be found in her brothers incarceration in Florida and the resulting trauma the familyContinue Reading
Walking with Cheryl part way to Dawson this morning we passed the CCA museum and she pointed out a series of colourful small text panels attached to the front gate. She mentioned the artist, author Douglas Coupland, and his series, Slogans for the 21st Century. He has been making themContinue Reading
It ensured that center-left governments would share the outlook of the financial elite at the expense of ordinary people” who would come to understand that whether they voted for “Clinton, Bush, or Obama, or Trump, they somehow got Goldman Sachs.” Continue Reading
‘No great civilization of the past has ever pulled this off, none!’ William Rathje former Univ. of Arizona garbage researcher commenting on the probability of success in the quest to achieve an optimal level of waste reduction. Matt Malone is an American dumpster diver who has been doing pretty wellContinue Reading
Manon on her campaign, ‘Let me tell you it’s going to rock’! Her party platform is proposing many very progressive changes for Quebec society. Her personal story is special and then there is her intelligence and charm. She is a game changer.Continue Reading
The making of this now famous dissident and an analysis of the trajectory of his radicalization is a compelling read.Continue Reading
The science of implicit bias is one of the most promising fields for animating the human change that makes social change possible. The social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji is one of its primary architects. She understands the mind as a “difference-seeking machine” that helps us order and navigate the overwhelming complexityContinue Reading
The historical record speaks for itself concerning MacDonalds white supremacist ideas and deeds in Canada. That he was not alone speaks to a commonly held world view shared with his peers back in the day. The ongoing unresolved project concerning issues regarding treaties and respect for First Nations today isContinue Reading