Boreal Citizen: The bumpy road to Boomer responsibility

By Beth, on February 27, 2013, at 3:34 pm

Is there a Baby Boomer so dim in this land of rackets and swindles who thinks that he or she will escape the wrath of the Millennials rising? The developing story is so obvious that only an academic economist could fail to notice. – James Howard Kunstler, Democratic Underground

This was not my intended topic today. But when Dr. John Izzo’s TED talk — a Baby Boomer rallying cry — was released recently on-line, and highlighted via 350 or Bust, it quickly became a priority. (Scroll down to watch below.)

The Boomer generation both fascinates and irritates me

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350 or bust: It’s Not Working: A Wake Up Call For Baby Boomers

By Christine, on February 26, 2013, at 6:20 am

I was lucky enough to hear TEDx Vancouver when it was livestreamed in October. I knew then that I wanted to post Dr. John Izzo’s talk as soon as it was available on the internet; so here it is, The Defining Moment For A Generation-in-Waiting: A provocative and passionate public speaker and thought leader, Dr. [...]

 
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The Ranting Canadian: CBC’s Peter Mansbridge coulda bin a contender: Salutin

By The Ranting Canadian, on February 8, 2013, at 1:41 pm

CBC’s Peter Mansbridge coulda bin a contender: Salutin:

As a follow-up to my post about former fluff broadcaster and current fraud artist Mike Duffy, here is a link to a Rick Salutin column about the fluffy news reader Peter Mansbridge, and about the decline of CBC news in general. As a bonus, here is my own take on Mansbridge.

Peter Mansbridge: big voice, big disappointment

Over the past decade or so, TV news anchor Peter Mansbridge, of the tax-funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), has become a shell of his former self. He may have been a serious reporter

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