Views from the Beltline

The Covid pandemic has, among other things, reminded us that we are indeed “all in it together,” requiring government leadership and assistance unprecedented in recent…

It’s encouraging to hear someone in the upper reaches of the Canadian establishment recognize reality. Ruling on the appeal by Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan against…

“After experiencing a gradual decline in respect for political rights and civil liberties over the past decade, the United States is now facing an acute…

Hanging over our heads is one overwhelming issue. It’s not the pandemic, and it’s not the economic disruption caused by the pandemic. It’s our rape…

2020 would seem to have been a tough year for happiness. But not for the Finns. Or for most of the rest of us for…

We are all in this together. An expression we hear a a lot these days. And rightly so, as we depend on government to relieve…

The United States is the most unequal of the advanced countries. By far. And it’s getting worse. The ratio of the average income of the…

During Joe Biden’s election campaign, he promised he would be “the most pro-union president you've ever seen.” This may be the most important promise he…

Brazil and the United States have at least one thing in common in their recent political histories. Both had popular progressive presidents replaced by fascists:…

My goodness, why do we fuss over these silly people. Two over-privileged royals whine on TV about not being treated royally enough and the nation…

Women in politics are routinely subjected to hate mail from assorted misogynists. Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips is no exception. According to her constituency assistant, “We used…

The oil industry and the free market are not well acquainted. The price of oil has long been manipulated more by cartels than by free…