Quietly, without much public fuss or discussion, a new ruling class has risen in the richer nations. These men and women are… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
The Fed has been acting in rare concert with central banks worldwide to encourage borrowing and spending - and risk. And because… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Very deliberately, the central bankers have punished savers, pushing interest rates so low that any truly safe investment - and older people… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
As stupid as it might sound, older people everywhere would probably be better off if they'd abandoned prudence and borrowed more. That… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
It's almost ironic sitting here watching stories about Norm's courageous 'battle' with cancer. He actually did a bit on stage about how stupid that… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Elizabeth Warren fully intends to change the system, and says so. When she said how good it felt to be with working people in… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
In fact, American presidents never apologize for what America does in war, because in the American mind, all its wars are defensive, always fought… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Resist, however peacefully and even in your own home, and heaven help you, no matter what your skin color. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
The fact is, no modern president, Democrat or Republican, has shown the level of contempt for taking questions from the media that Stephen Harper… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Some economists seem to think that only a credentialed economist has the right to be utterly wrong about an issue of economics. Their contempt… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Trump is the white evangelicals' version of V.I. Lenin's 'useful idiot,' a character who is helping achieve their apocalyptic fever dreams, but who will… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
France has long been regarded as the most adept at stealing trade secrets. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
White nationalism is about keeping power white. Yes, yes, there are minority groups represented among Justin Trudeau's ministers, but they were all given jobs… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
I am delighted to see the government spending more money to improve Indigenous life, and I would be happy to see even more spent. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Canada needs to be flood-proofed, and somebody has to pay for it. Yes, there are other threats, too - fire, hail, wind, snow load,… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Canada has treated abortion as just another medical procedure since 1988, when the Supreme Court struck down the old criminal law. Most Canadians seem… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Quibbling over the definition of genocide does nothing but help obscure the long history of vicious racism and undeniable suffering of Indigenous people in… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Maybe the Tea Party dream is coming true, and the next Republican presidential nominee will be a blunt-object, red-meat down-the-line rightie. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
Quietly, without much public fuss or discussion, a new ruling class has risen in the richer nations. These men and women are unelected and… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share
