What's Left 2016-07-03 Volume 64
Black Lives Matter - Toronto. For the win.
Black Lives Matter - Toronto. For the win.
The results demonstrate the degree to which the British working class have been disenfranchised and ignored by the powers that be. Millions of working-class voters cast their ballots against the urban agents of financial capital and the likes of Cameron's Conservatives and New Labour politics of social exclusion.
Whatever happened to 'Keep Calm and Carry On'?; Book review: The Illegal by Lawrence Hill; Left Noise This week.
The 'Millennial” label, like all of these generational labels, lumps everyone together in an arbitrary category, as if being born a year before or after a predetermined year gives one special super powers of reason or innate ability to use technology.
All research that is publicly funded should be provided as a public good.
A history of Open Access and the fight to make knowledge free for everyone; Calling for an expanded Canada Pension Plan; BC Liberals skewing tax in regressive direction; Miners Memorial Weekend; UK-EU Referendum; Gun control should be part of larger demilitarization campaign; A security-based argument for computer science education; LEFT NOISE
There needs to be public policy options offered as part of this discussion so the public (and legislators) can actually compare the costs and effectiveness of different climate change policies.
With the revelations that there is next to no regulation (and enforcement of current regulation) over use and abuse of Canadian's data, it is time to rethink the model.
A healthy democratic system is one that evolves and changes, but the American system for nominating and electing Presidential candidates is a dinosaur (and not the fun kind).