Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese | Book review
In this 2012 novel, Saul Indian Horse is a young Indigenous boy who grows up in a residential school in Northern Ontario. Author Richard Wagamese (1955–2017) signed this masterful tale of resistance …
Critique de livre: Qui sommes nous pour être découragées? par Lorraine Guay
Lorraine Guay est une personalité bien connue dans les milieux communautaires au Québec. Dans le livre Qui sommes nous pour être découragées?, la journaliste Pascale Dufour réalise un entretien …
The coming end of start-up culture and the limits of what can be commodified
There is a growing focus in liberal policy circles on fostering entrepreneurial spirit in an attempt to drive growth. Having run out of ideas for promoting the economic growth endemic to capitalism …
Un livre un jour, un livre toujours
Il y a quelques années, j’ai eu envie d’approcher la lecture de façon structurée. J’aime lire un peu de tout, mais j’aime aussi me fixer des objectifs pour lire des œuvres que …
A red-green new deal in transport: Workers' Power and renewable electrification of the whole economy
The transport sector represents one of the biggest challenges when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. They are increasing faster than from any other sector in society – and at an ever-increasing …
These times demand renewed investment in our public services
The events of the past two months have shone a spotlight on the underlying weaknesses of Canada’s crumbling welfare state. Many people in Canada are rightly proud that Canada does not share some of …
The regular user's guide to using Linux
The purpose of this document is to outline how I work in Linux. While there are lots of documents online on how coders set-up and tinker with Linux, there are not many for regular users who want to …
A how-to install guide for Linux programs
This is a list of GNU and open source programs I use regularly. I have included some install commands and configuration details that I hope will make them easier to use.
Unions and ending the restrictions on work.
Discussions about 're-opening the economy' are just beginning. Capital's demands are not about worker protections and pay, their goal is a return to profitability. Labour unions must avoid …