Posts Tagged “usa”
Canada: a brief history of failed GHG reduction policies
by Luke Rodgers on January 24, 2009
Attended a talk entitled Getting Climate Policy Right yesterday, presented by Mark Jaccard and co-sponsored by University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy & Governance and the Centre for Environment. Jaccard is a leading expert, not just in Canada but (…)
Some Congress members told: pass bailout bill, or martial law
by Luke Rodgers on October 6, 2008
Slavoj Zizek: McCain is Bush with lipstick
by Luke Rodgers on September 28, 2008
The true message to American voters from the Republican Party, says Zizek, is: “you have the right not to understand. We will sell you this rhetoric about populist revolt and fighting Washington, but really you know we have the backroom (…)
I like Matt Damon
by Luke Rodgers on September 16, 2008
Maybe Naomi Wolfe is right…
by Luke Rodgers on September 13, 2008
I’ve always been very hesitant to use extreme terms like “police state,” or especially “fascist,” when describing political developments in countries like the USA and the UK that are slowly but steadily eroding citizen’s rights and encroaching on their privacy. (…)
End of an empire
by Luke Rodgers on September 3, 2008
Consider that the 20th century saw the emergence of something like an American Empire. What we are seeing in the 21st century is the slow death of this empire. Many people have predicted its impending collapse, but I’m not talking (…)
Is American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient?
by Luke Rodgers on August 28, 2008
Short answer: probably yes.
Longer answer: from the National Bureau of Economic Research, whose newsletter is alwasy full of interesting tidbits.
