NATIONAL HEADLINES 11 JANUARY 2018
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  Fire and fury? Or a flash in the pan? “Rarely does a book have a powerful, immediate impact on a country’s politics. Sure, Tom Paine’s Common Sense provided a rationale for the U.S. Revolution, but it was just a pamphlet. The inside politics tell-all is a popular genre, but it usually appears too late after the people and events it describes are receding in our rear-view mirror. “Fire and Fury, by contrast, has the immediacy of a pamphlet and the detail of a book. A bad book.” Review here. — Crawford Kilian |
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Media Got the Minimum Wage Story Wrong Stories about projected job losses rely on outdated economics and ignore substantial expected benefits for workers.
By Michal Rozworski. Friday, January 5, 2018. DFO’s Plan to Gut Rules Protecting Wild Salmon From Fish Farm Disease Part 2 of a series. After court losses, federal government has new strategy to protect industry.
By Damien Gillis. Thursday, January 11, 2018. America’s Fractures Go Back to the Beginning A new book argues the American Revolution was in fact a violent civil war that created lasting wounds.
By Crawford Kilian. Monday, January 8, 2018. Health Canada’s Plan to Make Your Prescription Drugs Less Safe Government wants Big Pharma to pay for drug approvals — but public interest will suffer.
By Joel Lexchin. Thursday, January 11, 2018. The Iron Law, Or What Every Politician Should Know About Megaprojects Cost overruns, delays and broken promises almost certain, says researcher.
By Andrew Nikiforuk. Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Canadian Pot Industry to Benefit from US Uncertainty Owners of marijuana-based operations say US backpedalling on legalization will make Canada more appetizing for industry.
By Jeremy J. Nuttall. Monday, January 8, 2018. Opioid Crisis More Evidence That Neoliberalism Kills Austerity, inequality and despair drive a second year of declining US life expectancy.
By David Climenhaga. Monday, January 8, 2018. Please Advise: Will 2018 See the End of President Trump? Alas, despite scandal and scorn, Republicans will stand by their man.
By Steve Burgess. Friday, January 5, 2018. Remembering Old-Time Hockey’s Great Ambassador Johnny Bower’s legendary career started with an army team in war-time Vernon and included a stint with the original Canucks.
By Tom Hawthorn. Friday, January 5, 2018. |
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