The key to successfully colonizing a land is to dehumanize the people who were already inhabiting that land.
Author: Kim Siever
I live in Lethbridge with my spouse and 5 of our 6 children. I’m a writer, focusing on social issues and the occasional poem. My politics are radically left. I recently finished writing a book debunking several capitalism myths. My newest book writing project is on the labour history of Lethbridge.
I’m also dichotomally Mormon. And I’m a functional vegetarian: I have a blog post about that somewhere around here. My pronouns are he/him.
Last week, the Government of Alberta announced $5 million in funding to “support food banks and community organizations in their food supply efforts”.
This sounds like a lot of money—and I do think that $5 million is better than $0—but it’s important to keep it in context.
If you’re on Twitter, you may have seen the following tweet back in February, posted by Adriana LaGrange, the minister of education.
I recently encountered a thread on Twitter outlining several myths that Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s minister of health—as well as other members of the UCP government—keeps perpetuating as they continue fighting against doctors.
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Alberta lost a record 117,000 jobs in March
The Alberta government released their March 2020 job numbers yesterday, and—unsurprisingly—they don’t look good.
Last month, Alberta lost over 117,000 jobs: 73,600 part-time jobs and 43,500 full-time jobs.
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AMA suing Tyler Shandro for over $255M
The Alberta Medical Association announced today that they’re suing Tyler Shandro, the Alberta Minister of Health, for over $255 million.
Recession is defined by sustained periods of reduced economic activity. Economic activity is primarily driven by consumer spending, so reduced economic activity means consumers are spending less.
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Companies don’t drive the economy
Capitalists insist that making sure companies have profits is what drive the economy. Here’s why that’s a myth.
Earlier this week, the Alberta government sold a quarter section of Crown land near Taber to an “anonymous” bidder.
I decided to try a new feature here on my blog a few months ago: my most popular social media posts. Well, here’s the 8th instalment: