With thanks to Cliff. From The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-the-idea-that-changed-the-world?CMP=share_btn_twtheguardian.com Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world The word has become a rhetorical weapon, but it properly names the reigning ideology of our era – one that venerates the logic of the market and strips away the things that make us human. By Stephen Metcalf Friday 18 […]
George Orwell: “And I believe that totalitarianism, if not fought against, could triumph again.” “From where Winston stood it was just possible to read, picked out on its white face in elegant lettering, the three slogans of the Party: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.”
(The links work; I don’t know why the line is through them.) Please help stop more corporate takeover; Politicians who sell us out. Add your name to the petition: http://www.erinweir.com/save_sasktel_petition?utm_campaign=july2017media&utm_medium=email&utm_source=erinweir Christy Clark lost her position as Premier of B.C., in large part due to her servicing of corporate interests, and the money flowing into the […]
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Background? There is a very good German video that explains how “the monster payday” works. Note the date: 2015-11-16 YouTube: German Public TV tells Europeans re ISDS (Investor State Dispute Settlements). Canada? U.S.? What are we seeing? The recent report below related to Argentina is evidence of how widespread the problem is. Canadians point out […]
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The Mulroney Government approved the sale of Ogilvie Mills, the last independent milling company in Canada to ADM after they passed NAFTA: “The sheer fact that Brian Mulroney went from being a Canadian prime minister to the most prominent director of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) should never be lost on the investigation. . . . […]
Executive Profile* M. Brian Mulroney P.C., C.C., LL.D Founding Partner and Special Advisor,Teilhard Technologies Inc. Age Total Calculated Compensation This person is connected to 79 board members in 8 different organizations across 17 different industries. See Board Relationships 78 — Background* Hon. M. Brian Mulroney, P.C., C.C., LL.D serves as Senior Partner and International Business […]
https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/relationship.asp?personId=106861 July 18, 2017 5:15 PM ET Software Company Overview of Teilhard Technologies Inc. Snapshot People OverviewBoard MembersCommittees BOARD MEMBERS AFFILIATED WITH M. Brian Mulroney P.C., C.C., LL.D* M. Brian Mulroney P.C., C.C., LL.D Founding Partner and Special Advisor 79 79 Age Total Annual Compensation 77 — Gerard M. Murphy The Blackstone Group International Partners […]
https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=65024&privcapId=671980 blackstone group lp/the (BX:New York) Executive Profile* Stephen Allen Schwarzman Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,The Blackstone Group L.P. Age Total Calculated Compensation This person is connected to 505 board members in 10 different organizations across 6 different industries. See Board Relationships 70 $46,968,924 As of Fiscal Year 2016 Background* Mr. Stephen Allen Schwarzman, […]