Brad James
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The forum is being run by the Canadian Labour Congress. ~1,200 people watching on-line, plus an in-person audience. Heather MacPherson is 2nd up in the intro sections for each candidate. This is the first time I've heard her speak at length. She emphasized her electoral record.
In the NDP leadership forum taking place tonight, Rob Ashton was introduced as "not a politician". Bleh.
In the NDP leadership forum taking place tonight, Rob Ashton was introduced as "not a politician". Bleh.
GST at 7% would be worth an extra $20 billion annually right now.
"In a time of seemingly infinite polarization, his truculent, life-affirming catalog is one of the few things most Americans can actually agree upon." Happy birthday to the man behind 'Damn The Torpedoes'. Here is an overview I wrote for the Ringer a few years back. www.theringer.com/2019/10/18/m...
“Everybody’s Had to Fight to Be Free”: Tom Petty’s ‘Damn the Torpedoes’ Turns 40
Recorded at a time of roiling complication for the Heartbreakers, Petty’s virtuosic hooks and desire for resonance made this the band’s finest—and angriest—album
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Left/prog politics here in Canada often seem allergic to using freedom as an organizing theme, maybe out of fear of being tagged as too USA-ish. But it often worked in union organizing campaigns I was part of. This guy running to be Maine's senator lands it. UAW has endorsed him.
We are fighting for true freedom. The freedom to live a life of dignity and joy.
A life of 80 hour work weeks, of constantly struggling to get by, being trapped in a shitty job by your health insurance — this is not freedom, and we are not free. But we could be. If we fight.
A life of 80 hour work weeks, of constantly struggling to get by, being trapped in a shitty job by your health insurance — this is not freedom, and we are not free. But we could be. If we fight.
We are fighting for true freedom. The freedom to live a life of dignity and joy.
A life of 80 hour work weeks, of constantly struggling to get by, being trapped in a shitty job by your health insurance — this is not freedom, and we are not free. But we could be. If we fight.
A life of 80 hour work weeks, of constantly struggling to get by, being trapped in a shitty job by your health insurance — this is not freedom, and we are not free. But we could be. If we fight.
Up on Nebula now: I went to Chicago to ground-truth the “crime-ravaged third world hell hole” allegations. You will NEVER GUESS what I found
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
CityNerd — Shockingly, They've Been Lying to Me About Chicago
I went to Chicago to see if it's really the crime-ridden, third world hell hole I've been told. You will NEVER BELIEVE what I actually saw.
nebula.tv
For more than 30 years, B.C. unions have been fighting for sectoral bargaining — a process to bring workers and employers from similar businesses to a single negotiating table.
Employers say it would create instability.
Unions and researchers say it would level the playing field. #bclab #bcpoli
Employers say it would create instability.
Unions and researchers say it would level the playing field. #bclab #bcpoli
Could This One Change Give Vulnerable BC Workers More Power? | The Tyee
Sectoral bargaining could level the playing field for today’s employees.
thetyee.ca
Reposted by Brad James
An underdog anthem as catchy as anything REM ever conjured, Los Lobos' “Will The Wolf Survive?” reimagines the western morality plays of Townes Van Zandt through the lens of an escalating war on immigration. Maybe the most prescient song written about America during the 1980’s. Waylon sings it too.
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
