It's almost ironic sitting here watching stories about Norm's courageous 'battle' with cancer. He actually did a bit on stage about how… — Neil Macdonald Battle Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Warren fully intends to change the system, and says so. When she said how good it felt to be with working… — Neil Macdonald Change Copy Share Image
In fact, American presidents never apologize for what America does in war, because in the American mind, all its wars are defensive,… — Neil Macdonald American Copy Share Image
Resist, however peacefully and even in your own home, and heaven help you, no matter what your skin color. — Neil Macdonald Heaven Copy Share Image
The fact is, no modern president, Democrat or Republican, has shown the level of contempt for taking questions from the media that… — Neil Macdonald Contempt Copy Share Image
Some economists seem to think that only a credentialed economist has the right to be utterly wrong about an issue of economics.… — Neil Macdonald Economics Copy Share Image
Trump is the white evangelicals' version of V.I. Lenin's 'useful idiot,' a character who is helping achieve their apocalyptic fever dreams, but… — Neil Macdonald Achieve Copy Share Image
France has long been regarded as the most adept at stealing trade secrets. — Neil Macdonald France Copy Share Image
White nationalism is about keeping power white. Yes, yes, there are minority groups represented among Justin Trudeau's ministers, but they were all… — Neil Macdonald Ministers Copy Share Image
I am delighted to see the government spending more money to improve Indigenous life, and I would be happy to see even… — Neil Macdonald Government Copy Share Image
Canada needs to be flood-proofed, and somebody has to pay for it. Yes, there are other threats, too - fire, hail, wind,… — Neil Macdonald Fire Copy Share Image
Canada has treated abortion as just another medical procedure since 1988, when the Supreme Court struck down the old criminal law. Most… — Neil Macdonald Abortion Copy Share Image
Quibbling over the definition of genocide does nothing but help obscure the long history of vicious racism and undeniable suffering of Indigenous… — Neil Macdonald Bad Copy Share Image
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 Dreams Copy Share Image
Quietly, without much public fuss or discussion, a new ruling class has risen in the richer nations. These men and women are… — Neil Macdonald Central bank Copy Share Image
For a journalist working in Gaza or the Occupied Territories, a PRESS badge offers limited protection at best. For a Palestinian journalist,… — Neil Macdonald Best 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 Acting Copy Share Image
People who don't own dogs can stay out as late as they please, or drive off on a whim for the weekend,… — Neil Macdonald Feeling guilty Copy Share Image
America's habit of distilling vicious, pitiless, cynical reality into a morality play can be an oasis. — Neil Macdonald America Copy Share Image
A lot has already been written about this. Criticism has been ferocious. Still, most in the mainstream media have stopped short of… — Neil Macdonald Criticism Copy Share Image
Trump might have a mouth like an open sewer, but at least he says something. — Neil Macdonald He Copy Share Image
A white nationalist would claim that flying the confederate flag on a state building is an expression of cultural history, rather than… — Neil Macdonald Building Copy Share Image
The word nationalism, to most people, has a virtuous whiff; historically, it's been conflated with terms like patriotism and loyalty and solidarity… — Neil Macdonald Loyalty Copy Share Image
During my years in the United States, I met a lot of evangelicals; they comprise a quarter of the American population, and… — Neil Macdonald American Copy Share Image
