Red Cedar
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Category: Analytic Ranting
Afternoon economy rant.
Damn, I am feeling swamped this week, and it’s a good thing I wasn’t actually sick yesterday because I’ve got a ton of stuff I both want and need to do before leaving town on Friday. I did manage to both get up and… Continue Reading “Afternoon economy rant.”
Economies and elections.
So I guess it’s no surprise, really, that the US stock market had a major meltdown yesterday. I mean, according to friends of mine who pay attention to this stuff, it’s been coming for a long time and was entirely predictable. Even to someone… Continue Reading “Economies and elections.”
Election madness.
There are just far too many elections going on at the moment for my liking – US Federal, Canadian Federal and BC Municipal – all in the next 2 months. Cringe and cover time people! Elections really get me down – although I vote,… Continue Reading “Election madness.”
Another day, another apocalypse
Yesterday Salon magazine ran a piece by Mike Davis about the end of the Holocene and how this abrupt departure from the climate stability we’ve known for the past 10-11,000 years means that global agriculture is doomed and the planet is going to start… Continue Reading “Another day, another apocalypse”
As legitimate as who?
Last week I spoke at a conference of women from my union about the current state of collective bargaining and pay equity. While there I noticed on the agenda that Daisy Kler from Vancouver-based Rape Relief was scheduled to speak the following day on… Continue Reading “As legitimate as who?”
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