The Nonagenarian’s Notebook

BOOK REVIEW: “Beyond Banksters” by Joyce Nelson

Joyce Nelson’s “Beyond Banksters” is an eye-opening, must-read exposé of a ravenous financial system.

January 6, 2017

# TPP

The Nonagenarian’s Notebook

Free trade extends the scope and power of corporate oligarchy

What we need to know about neoliberalism. (Part 2 of 3)

November 30, 2016

The Nonagenarian’s Notebook

Unbridled corporate rule will wreak global devastation

What we need to know about toxic neoliberalism. (Part 1 of 3)

November 23, 2016

What public consultation on the TPP?

We went to a federal government-organized ‘public consultation’ on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement that the general public didn’t seem to know about. Here’s…

March 21, 2016

Why you need to know about the TPP

Prominent thinkers are speaking out against it and pro-democracy groups are calling for proper public consultations. But is our government listening?

January 29, 2016

New NAFTA lawsuits reveal disturbing, dangerous trend

If corporate interests keep suing Canada and other countries under trade agreements like NAFTA, state sovereignty might soon be a thing of the past.

January 14, 2016

Politics by Numbers

Why TPP rhymes with refugee

What could a major new trade deal and the way the Harper Conservatives have chosen to handle the refugee crisis possibly have in common?

October 16, 2015

Cutting through the spin on CETA

Trade treaties bloom, sovereignty wilts

The federal government is engaged in five major "free trade agreements" that threaten the degree of control Canadians have over their land, resources, freedom and…

June 18, 2014