Author: J. F. Conway
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Grant Devine’s Alternative Truth
The Tory Caucus Fraud Scandal of the 1990s “When it comes to the crime of fraud, single mothers who, out of desperation, cheat on welfare, have most often gone to jail… … Keep reading »
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Whatever Became of the CCF’s Dream?
A dramatic shift in electoral politics is currently disrupting leading capitalist democracies, challenging the ideological hegemony and legitimacy of the global neoliberalism of late capitalism. In the U.S., Bernie Sanders, … Keep reading »
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Populism in the 21st Century
Class Struggle Returns to Haunt Capitalist Democracies Populism: “any political movement which seeks to mobilize the people… against a state which is either controlled by vested interests or too powerful in … Keep reading »
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The Arctic Voyage of the Crystal Serenity
Celebrating the Beginning of the “End Times”? “Global warming presents a clear and present danger to civilization.” — Lonnie G. Thompson, expert on glacial melt, 2010. Capitalism’s four-century obsession with finding … Keep reading »
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The Working Class: Saskatchewan’s Political Orphan
We all suffer from the absence of working class politics. We are smothered in the business-oriented, neoliberal ‘consensus’ instructing us to reconcile ourselves to ‘the new reality’ – rollbacks in … Keep reading »
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Wall: Sky Darkens for Sunshine Premier
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall had already broken one promise even before he called the election: “We didn’t make a lot of election promises, but we made one significant one – … Keep reading »
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Wall: Sunshine Premier Makes History
Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall has earned a major place in Saskatchewan’s political history. On April 4 he broke the back of the NDP, the province’s “natural governing party” since … Keep reading »
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Federal NDP’s Pact With Satan Implodes
“No CCF Government will rest content until it has eradicated capitalism and put into operation the full programme of socialized planning which will lead to the establishment in Canada of … Keep reading »
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Alberta: A Perfect Political Storm
Election outcomes like Alberta’s do not come often: the total collapse of a four decade conservative dynasty and majority power for a party considered on the “left” in Canada. The … Keep reading »
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How About a Memorial to the Victims of Harperism?
“Only a fool would deny that millions have been the tragic victims of communism, but that number pales, surely, in comparison with the victims of capitalism.” — Roy MacGregor, Globe … Keep reading »
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The War Against the Islamic State
Techno vs Medieval Barbarism Stephen Harper finally got his war in Iraq, something he demanded while in opposition when Bush’s ill-fated “coalition of the willing” was inveigled by the U.S. to … Keep reading »
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Déjà Vu in Edinburgh
“Should Scotland be an Independent Country?” — referendum question to be put to Scots on 18 September 2014. It was hard not to remember the 1995 Quebec sovereignty referendum as … Keep reading »