I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

#Nature, #Women, and #Capital: A Critical Reconsideration. Seminar by Giovanna Vertova & me at the University of California, Santa Cruz. #DomesticLabour #Reproduction #feminism #capitalistmodeofproduction #Saito #Cassegård #ecologism youtu.be/Ufa_3m9IqxU?...

This is a valid critique of regulationism by Ferruccio Gambino. /6 libcom.org/article/crit...

Great (and intriguing) interview by Frank Ruda and @agonhamza.bsky.social to @adamtooze.bsky.social for Crisis and Critique. Food for thought, even if and when you disagree.

"He has figured out how to do something that the Left has at times struggled to do in recent years: articulate principled leftist politics in a way that resonates with average people." jacobin.com/2025/06/mamd...

Tanya Talaga on nation-building strategies at the expense of First Nations... and the Global South. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

On uneven development, technological diffusion, and a nation's capacity to absort the the technologies that can compensate for uneven development. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨Global economic relations have long been defined by imbalances and unequal power, not by self-correcting market forces, NEW STUDY finds. @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & @gatonievas.bsky.social call for structural reforms to the international monetary and exchange system. wid.world/news-article...

Yesterday, BC's NDP government greenlit a gas pipeline in the province's northwest. Lobbyists for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline argued that the project was “substantially started.” Clearing began in August 2024 and continued through... 1/x www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/ca...

Kathleen Edwards announces new album 'Billionaire', co-produced by Jason Isbell; hear two songs

Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says there's a "critical" need to build up First Nations infrastructure. But that work won't qualify for the federal government's push to fast-track "nation-building" projects. "It's about looking to make sure that it's not just for one community... 1/2

“Two long-form articles in national news outlets are promoting the BC government's "secure care" policy the same week that the government faces a pivotal legal challenge on its expansive interpretation of the Mental Health Act.” drugdatadecoded.ca/bc-governmen...

There's no rain in the coming week's forecast for those parts of Canada that need it most. Is it time for something else? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhcr...

Another good appraisal of abundance agendas, by Sandeep Vaheesan. www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...

Certainly borne out by the last 30 years of Canadian housing.

IPSOS polling earlier this year showed that 89% of Canadians supported removing inter-provincial trade barriers and increasing economic independence. Mark Carney rode that sentiment to a minority win, and one of his government's pledges is... 1/2 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

There's no single point of view or book that describes real world economic problems. Stephanie Kelton's The Deficit Myth is a wonderful starting point for people living in the 21st century because it unpacks neoliberal truisms in ordinary language, helps us see where we've all unconsciously... 1/x

Every time they say “the money’s not there,” they’re making a political decision not an economic one. A new article for anyone tired of austerity excuses. Read it here: chrisblanduk.com/2025/05/06/w... #MMT

“When climate action is framed primarily as a problem of mobilising finance, the role of the state is reduced to simply enabling private investment rather than leading the transformation" -- Lara Merling. www.break-down.org/post/real-co...

A public developer will only cost Canadians if the developer tries to build more housing faster than there are Canadian workers and resources to build that housing. And, yes, that would inflate the prices of construction wages and supplies. But planning so that doesn't happen isn't rocket... 1/x

From the Norwich-based outfit's second album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1p...

A book with just the right ambition to provide a vision for a different future that yet misses the moment. My review of Abundance for Foreign Policy.

“Rebuilding democratic power requires addressing the enormous economic power imbalances that have accumulated over decades. But the vision outlined in Abundance mostly neglects questions of power and redistribution.” There’s a link between these two types of power - unions.

Given Trump's continuing attacks on artistic, intellectual, and religious freedoms, the latest collaboration between Rebecca Comay and Frank Ruda may be of special interest. resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...

. #MMT shows us how modern monetary systems work, but it doesn't tell us what to do with them. It decouples tax fights from spending fights, but doesn't tell us which sides to fight with. That's where ecological economics comes in. Illustration adapted from Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics.

"I realize it is in fashion, especially in the social sciences, to decry all authority and power because it is assumed nefarious and rife with malfeasance, but like the anti-vaccine crowd that struggles to understand how wretched pre-vaccine society was compared to today, I think it genuinely... 1/x

Mud is the latest single from Katie Crutchfield, with members of her Tigers Blood ensemble: MJ Lenderman. Spencer Tweedy, Brad Cook, and Phil Cook. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Tv...

Gregg Popovich officially stepped down as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs this week. During his 29-year tenure, he coached the Spurs to five NBA championships, and was named coach of the year three times. His teams were known for their grit and smarts, and their playing style was called... 1/x

"By about 1974-75, left wing economists were essentially agreeing with monetarists on macroeconomic issues [inflation is caused by state spending becoming the dominant macroeconomic story – LG]. They surrendered that terrain of debate. That’s why you now get progressive economists and social... 1/3

Whenever I want a conservative insider's take on Canadian politics, but am interested in something more than conspiracy theories and "polarization" talk, I trust Andrew Coyne to look at the evidence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRXx...

Jeffrey Goldberg is a career journalist who serves as chief editor of The Atlantic. On Tuesday, he sat down with Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s senior international trade negotiator during the 2010s, and our ambassador to America since March 2020. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbwx...

I'm glad to read CityNews cover the passing of a longtime DTES resident and activist, and do a good job of it. An interview with Sarah Blyth, one of Trey Helten's former co-workers at Overdose Prevention Society, informed much of the story: “He came in as a peer worker who just wanted to... 1/x

Pope Francis became the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from Latin America, and the first pope to choose the name Francis. He said that war is “always a defeat,” and then said it again over 300 times. He showed a persistent concern for poor and marginalized peoples, and championed... 1/3

This is a conversation that Canadians desperately need to be having. That's true regardless of one's personal politics. Policies and laws ought to be evaluated in terms of how well they achieve stated goals, not their reactiveness to particular grievances. pileusmmt.libsyn.com/196-the-prob...

During my second training session at the shelter where I work, my instructor cautioned me that there are three reasons why people work on the DTES’s frontlines. Some join because they hope to find a social scene. Others join because unionization offers decent... 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulO8...

I've said several times here that Trump's suspension of continental trade agreements offers Canadians an unexpected opportunity to ask ourselves, who do we want to be? What kind of people do we want to be? Here's Dr Andrew Boozary doing his part: "The focus is understandably on tariffs, but... 1/x

I've lived my entire life in mid-latitude regions, where there are four contrasting seasons. So, you'd think that I'd be present for spring whenever it comes. But, I'm not. Spring always strikes me like an event. When I finally recognize the cherry blossoms blossoming, they've already been... 1/x

Why all the women and girl hoopers wanna play with Paige. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOAC...

He's said that he'll sign-up and suit-up for us one more time, but this is already making social media rounds. 6x all-star, an Olympic gold medal, NBA finals champ, and the way he came out in game 6 of those finals? -- duh.