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wmtc: what i’m reading: this changes everything by naomi klein, one of the...

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, by Naomi Klein, is incredibly difficult to write about. I’ve been putting sticky notes beside important paragraphs as I read, and my copy now looks...

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wmtc: rtod

Revolutionary thought of the day: Scargill’s got the megaphone and he launces intae one ay his trademark rousin speeches that tingles the back ay ma neck. He talks about the rights ay working people,...

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wmtc: a brief history of privatization

Privatization 101. Another take, also correct. Chomsky courtesy of Sugaring Off, a post about Harper privatizing Canadian health care. I disagree with the blogger’s assessment of Harper’s intentions,...

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wmtc: beyond #iwd: fight for women by opposing privatization

Visit We Own It for all the facts on privatization. When public services are privatized, everyone loses — except, of

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wmtc: in ontario election, the choice is clear. put down the polls and pick...

I am very frustrated by progressive reaction to the appointment of Doug Ford as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative

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wmtc: kevin baker in harpers: "the death of a once great city — the fall of...

Everyone who cares about cities, about privatization, and frankly, about humans and our ability to live on our planet, should make time to read the July

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wmtc: harry leslie smith — rest in power, and thank you

Harry Leslie Smith, who sometimes called himself “the world’s oldest rebel,” died in late November 2018. I was unable to acknowledge his passing on wmtc at the time. Smith, a writer and an activist,...

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wmtc: jason kenney and doug ford. how depressing.

The chickens have voted for Colonel Sanders again. It’s an old, old story, and we seem farther away than ever from changing the ending. Doug Ford is destroying Ontario in a way Mike Harris only dreamed...

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wmtc: three thoughts arising from a focus on the housing crisis

Today I attended a working meeting that included almost all the service providers in the region. These service providers were brought together by the Mount Waddington Health Network to build a...

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wmtc: my experience with bc (and small town) health care so far

So far, my experience with health care in our small BC town has been excellent. Limited sample size, anecdotal, non-scientific, yes. I’m just reporting on what I’ve experienced and observed in the past...

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wmtc: laundromats, underground libraries, and criminal charges: a library...

I have so many cool stories about libraries and librarians, scattered through multiple email and social media accounts. Lucky for you, I wanted to gather them all in one place. Thanks to everyone who...

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wmtc: laundromats, underground libraries, and criminal charges: a library...

I have so many cool stories about libraries and librarians, scattered through multiple email and social media accounts. Lucky for you, I wanted to gather them all in one place. Thanks to everyone who...

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wmtc: help nominate tommy douglas as the face of the next $5 bill

There’s a movement to put the face of Tommy Douglas on the next Canadian $5 bill. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? And wouldn’t it be a kick in the pants to those who seek to privatize our health care...

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wmtc: help nominate tommy douglas as the face of the next $5 bill

There’s a movement to put the face of Tommy Douglas on the next Canadian $5 bill. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? And wouldn’t it be a kick in the pants to those who seek to privatize our health care...

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wmtc: help nominate tommy douglas as the face of the next $5 bill

There’s a movement to put the face of Tommy Douglas on the next Canadian $5 bill. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? And wouldn’t it be a kick in the pants to those who seek to privatize our health care...

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wmtc: coronavirus exposes the darkest sides of unchecked capitalism and the...

We’re all struggling to take in the magnitude of coping with a global pandemic. Personally I’ve had to cancel a long-awaited vacation to vist family, and with libraries closed, I may soon be applying...

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wmtc: this year, day of mourning carries great urgency and great sadness

Each year on April 28, we recognize and remember workers who have died, been injured, and become ill through their work. In 2020, the year of the coronavirus pandemic, this day carries profound and...

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wmtc: electoral reform is way overdue (but ranked ballots won’t help)

Canada’s 2021 federal election made the case for proportional representation very plain.  While Canada’s electoral system isn’t as insanely nondemocratic as the US’s winner-take-all (or...

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wmtc: so many left behind: the ever-widening digital divide

Last year, while attempting to get a parking pass during our vacation — without a phone, my phone having been fried by an update — I got caught in a circuitous and frustrating encounter with...

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wmtc: what i’m reading: empire of pain, the secret history of the sackler family

Buried on page 364 of the hardcover edition of Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty — almost two-thirds into the book — is one sentence that, for me, defines the most important...

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