Politics and its Discontents

Despite the fact that I think and write a great deal about the disparities and inequities that plague our society, I am almost embarrassed...

As Johnny Carson used to say, "Folks, I merely report these things" .

There has been very much a predictable reaction from business to the Wynne government's decision to raise the Ontario minimum wage to $...

Although this is an American solution, I don't see why it wouldn't work in Canada as well. Click here if you would like more i...

Last evening I watched a fascinating documentary on PBS' Nature * about the black crested macaque, a monkey that is endemic to rainf...

Given the disappointing news about the minimum wage coming out of Ontario, and the relentless propaganda from the right about wage increas...

Although I have written several previous posts on the need to substantially increase the minimum wage so that it becomes a living wage, I...

... a timely reminder about the practices of the world's biggest retailer: This article is also worthy of perusal.

This story should lay to rest any of the insidious propaganda about Walmart not caring about its workers.

It is a truism to state that the poor have little power to influence the political discussion. Those toiling away at minimum wage jobs , our...

The struggle to raise the minimum wage has been the subject of several of my recent posts . The current wage of $10.25 in Ontario is as in...

I have written several recent posts on the campaign gaining traction across the United States to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour fro...

All of us have a right to respect and dignity. Many of us do not receive it. Having been 'educated' in the Catholic system at a ti...