Dave Bidini knows from hockey, that’s for certain. So when an opportunistic right-wing politician taints the sport’s good name by calling herself a hockey mom, Bidini has a response. In his latest column at thismagazine.ca, the response is clear: she’s not cut out to represent either hockey or America. Palin’s comparison between being a hockey […] More »

Barack Obama is undeniably a political phenomenon (after all, we put him on the cover of the magazine). One of the most remarkable qualities of his presidential campaign has been his success at fundraising. It was just announced on the campaign website that Obama-Biden raised a record US$66 million in August alone, far outstripping any […] More »

It’s fair to say Barack Obama’s acceptance speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Denver will be a historic one. It’s the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech, and the venue has been moved to a local football stadium to accommodate 75,000 spectators. You don’t want to […] More »

A press release came in this afternoon saying that NDP leader Jack Layton is spending three days at the Democratic National Convention in Denver to talk to the Dems’ labour caucus, among others, and see if he can shake some important hands. Now, the NDP’s electoral standing in Canada isn’t exactly on par with the […] More »

Two interesting, perhaps ominous developments on the “will they bomb Iran” front: On March 11, Admiral William Fallon resigned as head of the U.S. Central Command. Fallon opposed a military strike on Iran and the word in the halls of power is that his exit may indicate an intention on behalf of Bush and Co. […] More »

In These Times magazine has a refreshing article by Susan J. Douglas calling for a reclamation of the term “tax and spend liberals” in the United States — a nice reminder that Democratic politics need not go down the pro-business road it is now. She mentions a new book by Paul Krugman, The Conscience of […] More »