Greg Dean

Winning Democratic Enterprise: Questions of Strategy & Opposition

Greg Dean — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:53:33 +0000

Mountain Equipment Co-op, executivism and campaigning for economic democracy

There’s a general air of undemocratic culture at Mountain Equipment Co-op. There have been examples, few of which I can talk about because insiders who would like to see MEC be more democratic feel, shall we say, leaned on, with their job as the pressure point.

Crit crit! END:CIV (2010) review, part 1: We really hope Derrick Jensen is wrong

Andre Guimond — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:59:42 +0000

If we thought there was any value in rating films on a scale of zero to five interstellar balls of plasma, we would have to give

U.S. Cyber Military - Backstop to its global trade war?

Greg Dean — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:15:58 +0000

Evaluating the cards 'America' does hold ahead of the G20 in Seoul

The United States is risking its status as the (reserve) currency of global trade through the devaluation of the Greenback, which might jump-start domestic employment via the drop of the dollar. If the U.S. can drop the dollar and maintain its reserve currency status, it can create demand from abroad for U.S.

British Students Occupy Tory HQ in London

Greg Dean — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:31:28 +0000

(Video by an anonymous uploader)

Calgary Home Invasion & Beating is Suspected Neo-Nazi Retribution

Greg Dean — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:12:05 +0000

Victims are saying nothing was stolen

Jason Devine, an activist with Anti-Racists Canada is reporting that at 1:30 AM this morning, 5 males carried out an armed home invasion on his and his wife’s residences in Calgary. Bonnie Devine recently ran for Mayor of Calgary in the 2010 municipal election. This is the most recent in a long line of attacks on the Devines. Every time their 4 children were asleep in the home.

High Spirits & Commitment Help Keep Co-operative 'Movement' Going

Greg Dean — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:11:36 +0000

Workers' Co-ops Conference in Vancouver Mulls the Alternatives

Attending the events of the Canadian Workers’ Co-operative Federation (CWCF) conference, what most struck me, was how much of a climb there is for co-operative culture. Or as Andre Guimond remarked, “it shows how far there is to go when education [about co-ops] is often the starting point that’s discussed”.

Arundhati Roy Threatened with Arrest for 'Sedition'

Greg Dean — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:40:15 +0000

BJP leader calls for her arrest. New Delhi police sources report its legal wing backs arrest.

Cariboo Forest Fires=Colder N.American Winters?

Greg Dean — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:51:20 +0000

Working in the dead red forests of the pine-beetle infested Cariboo, B.C.

Tactics!?? How About Some Strategy First?!

Greg Dean — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:55:42 +0000

There has been much ballyhoo and brouhaha over tactics which has further segmented progressives. I find this tragically quizzical when there is almost no public analysis let alone coherent strains of thought around strategies for our way forward to systemic change. Forgive me for asking, but don't tactics imply that we've established a strategy?