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Tag: Politics

Regina’s wastewater plant – Is a P3 the right answer?

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 Robert Bailey 2 Comments

So, the big vote is tomorrow. Regina residents have been back and forth with regards to the P3 debate, but there still seems to be a lot of undecided voters and confusion regarding the proposed project. Still haven’t decided? Want the lowdown? I’m going to do my best to explain.The first thing that’s required when […]

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Harvest and Hunger: Brainstorming the future of the world food system

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 Ben Harack 1 Comment

Harvest and Hunger The Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation is hosting an event in Saskatoon on November 10th called Harvest and Hunger. The event sets out to answer three questions: Who controls the world’s food? Who has power in the global food system? Who doesn’t? What are people doing – both in Saskatchewan and around […]

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How much would it cost to end extreme poverty in the world?

August 26, 2011August 25, 2011 Ben Harack 51 Comments

Ending extreme poverty in twenty years is very feasible if the developed world delivers on their promises. The United States alone could end world poverty with a fraction of their military budget.

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Story Of Afghanistan That Everyone Should Know

August 24, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 3 Comments

The US sent huge sums of money to support freedom fighters in Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union during the 1980’s.

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Voted for Koch on the Corporate Hall of Shame

August 21, 2011August 23, 2011 Ben Harack Leave a comment

I voted for Koch Industries in the Corporate Hall of Shame. They push toxic political and economic agendas that hurt the world.

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How healthy is Canada’s political market?

August 14, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Looking at Canadian politics as a market, it is clear that left-leaning voters in Canada have a lot more choices at the ballot box than do their conservative counterparts. The melding of fiscal and social conservatism has left conservative voters with only one real option during elections. We might summarize this as a ‘Monopoly on conservatism in Canada’.

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Opportunities and perils of natural gas usage on the road to renewables

August 10, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Our increasing reliance on natural gas brings with it both opportunities and dangers during the shift towards renewable energy. This issue deals with some major issues regarding natural gas deployment in industry, power generation, food production, and heating.

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Applying free market ideas to politics: How fares the US?

August 2, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 1 Comment

We apply the ideals of a free market economy to politics and realize that US politics is an extremely unhealthy market dominated by a pair of monopolistic ‘sellers’ who deliberately bar any third party from effectively challenging them.

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Fact sheet on Canada Post lockout: Conservatives launch blitzkrieg on unions

June 29, 2011June 1, 2017 Ben Harack 1 Comment

The Conservatives have launched an attack on unions by creating a crisis to exploit. They control Canada Post since it is a crown corporation, and thus could have ended the lockout at any time. Instead they chose to slam the CUPW with back-to-work legislation that curtails the freedoms and rights of the workers.

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Critique of Center for Freedom and Prosperity’s video featuring Dan Mitchell

May 29, 2011April 18, 2019 Ben Harack Leave a comment

This piece is a critique of a video featuring Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute created by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. Our conclusion is that this video utterly fails to demonstrate the truth of its claims, and instead relies on psychological manipulation to try to ‘win’ the argument in the minds of viewers

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John Klein: Social involvement and sustainability in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Canada

May 25, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack Leave a comment

John Klein is a notable blogger and community activist in Regina, Saskatchewan. Here he answers our philosophical and practical questions about the most important issues facing our society today, and what each of us can do about them.

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Politics in the 11th hour: The Canadian Cons

May 1, 2011May 27, 2012 Ben Harack Leave a comment

The Conservative Party has deliberately lied to the Canadian populace about several of the major issues that they have focused on during this election season. The intent of this piece is to describe why we have very good reason to believe this.

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Capitalism’s Labour Transitions – An Argument for Social Welfare

March 7, 2011April 18, 2019 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Capitalist labour transitions are a heavy burden on the working class and society in general, but they are also one of the cornerstones of progress. We can solve this problem in an economically practical as well as morally and socially desirable through the creation of a strong social welfare system.

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A renewed look at 2010, a sustainable vision for 2011

February 16, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 3 Comments

Here we review major renewable energy topics from 2010 and then turn towards analyzing energy issues for 2011 and beyond.

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Canada’s Bill C-32: Copyright that can stifle creativity

January 24, 2011January 24, 2011 Ben Harack 1 Comment

The protections and advancements that Bill C-32 claims to make with regards to openness of media usage are all nullified by the digital lock sections of the bill. A digital lock takes away all of the important rights, and thus negates the flexibility of media usage.

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How to argue with trolls and extremists

December 11, 2010June 1, 2017 Ben Harack 2 Comments

How to argue against those who will never change their mind, and who will undermine your attempts to discuss things meaningfully. These are our best tips for how to deal with trolls and extremists.

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Power system performance metrics

November 26, 2010July 23, 2019 Ben Harack 3 Comments

Everything has its price. Every form of power production has costs in dollars, time, land, materials, pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions, and human deaths. We look at the most important factors for analyzing the feasibility of a proposed power project. Considering only some of these factors will lead to an incomplete picture of power system costs.

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Land use of coal vs wind: Still room for debate

November 1, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 4 Comments

Land usage for power systems is a common comparison metric. We demonstrate here that the comparison cannot be conducted meaningfully on such simplistic grounds. Additional factors must be taken into consideration.

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How can you deliberately change your society?

October 30, 2010June 1, 2017 Ben Harack 7 Comments

How do people try to chance society? Why do these methods work? How can they be resisted? Progressive and regressive change can depend on many of the same basic techniques.

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The regulatory battle over coal fly ash heats up

October 29, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

The coal industry has had a history of lobbying against a hazardous waste label for fly ash. Fly ash is toxic enough that the EPA mandated decades ago that it be captured and stored rather than emitted into the atmosphere.

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