Due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 a city in South Korea decided to create its own kind of universal basic income. Instead of just getting cash, the payouts are done on a special credit card that only works with local owned businesses, meaning you have to spend locally and
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Alberta Politics: The coronavirus pandemic: Not good news for anyone, but probably worse news for the West than China
The novel coronavirus hit China first. Today was the first day China reported no new local infections since the global pandemic officially began in Hubei province in the fall of 2019. No new local infections means that while there were 34 cases reported in China in the previous 24 hours,
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Geopolitical Sunday: Don’t hold your breath waiting for the state of war to officially end on the Korean Peninsula
If the Korean War formally ends any time soon, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Why not? Just because he presides over a very large military and leads a country that’s not very nice to it’s own citizens when they step a centimetre
Continue readingLeDaro: North Korea Puts Army on ‘Quasi State of War
This sounds very scary because if there is a war between North and South Korea it will spread if countries like U.S. and Russia get involved.
Continue readingLeDaro: North Korea, South Korea Exchange Fire
This guy is crazy and a threat to world peace. Kim Jong Un Fire exchange More than 100 North Korean shells out of 500 or so fired landed in South Korean waters, prompting marines from the South to fire back with more than 300 rounds in the North’s waters, defense
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BoingBoing: Recent Canada-South Korea trade agreement respects domestic copyright rules
We’ve all heard about how powerful U.S. lobbyists are trying to ram through extreme Internet censorship rules in the TPP. They’re piling on the pressure and holding smaller countries hostage to their demands. But here’s proof that trade deals just don’t need to be this way. Article by Cory Doctorow
Continue readingLeDaro: Harper’s South Korea Trip
I am not against free trade per se, it has its benefits in expanding markets and bringing our world together. When people are trading with each other and making money, they are much less likely to wage war on each other. However, we should not uncritically accept free trade deals.
Continue readingAutonomy For All: Dedicating Lanes to Transit Speeds Up Cars & Other Seoul Lessons
In a previous post we looked at Seoul’s experience with a free market led surface transit “system.” Seoul has several other important lessons to teach Toronto though. From that excellent paper I was citing:Removing car lanes and dedicating …
Continue readingAutonomy For All: Dedicating Lanes to Transit Speeds Up Cars & Other Seoul Lessons
In a previous post we looked at Seoul’s experience with a free market led surface transit “system.” Seoul has several other important lessons to teach Toronto though. From that excellent paper I was citing: Removing car lanes and dedicating them to transit can speed up everyone’s commute: In Seoul’s case
Continue readingAutonomy For All: Dedicating Lanes to Transit Speeds Up Cars & Other Seoul Lessons
In a previous post we looked at Seoul’s experience with a free market led surface transit “system.” Seoul has several other important lessons to teach Toronto though. From that excellent paper I was citing: Removing car lanes and dedicating them to transit can speed up everyone’s commute: In Seoul’s case
Continue readingAutonomy For All: What a Free Market Municipal Transit "System" Looks Like
Former Rob Ford chief of Staff Mark Towhey gained some notoriety in the 2010 mayor’s race for a blog post he wrote prior to joining Ford’s team where he advocated the city simply shut down the TTC and sell off whatever assets that anyone wants to buy.&…
Continue readingAutonomy For All: What a Free Market Municipal Transit "System" Looks Like
Former Rob Ford chief of Staff Mark Towhey gained some notoriety in the 2010 mayor’s race for a blog post he wrote prior to joining Ford’s team where he advocated the city simply shut down the TTC and sell off whatever assets that anyone wants to buy. For anyone familiar
Continue readingAutonomy For All: What a Free Market Municipal Transit "System" Looks Like
Former Rob Ford chief of Staff Mark Towhey gained some notoriety in the 2010 mayor’s race for a blog post he wrote prior to joining Ford’s team where he advocated the city simply shut down the TTC and sell off whatever assets that anyone wants to buy. For anyone familiar
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Beautiful Bridge of Life
A couple nights ago I was wading about the web, waiting for sleepiness to find me when I came across this video. It exhibits the most beautiful project I’ve seen to in a very long time. On the surface, it is a colossal exercise of empathy and caring for those
Continue readingLeDaro: Kim Jong Un Threats for Nuclear War
Is Kim Jong Un crazy or what? If he attacks South Korea or U.S hell may broke loose. Despite U.S’s problems (which are too many) it has nuclear capabilities that it can destroy North Korea 100 times over. Then imagine China and Russia getting involved,it will be a disaster of
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: London Olympics 2012: What the racist Swiss soccer player said
By now, most of you are aware that a second athlete from Europe has been ejected from the London Olympics for racism. Swill soccer player Michel Morganella got the boot yesterday for posting a racist message on Twitter insulting South Koreans after his team lost 2-1 to South Korea. But most of
Continue readinggay persons of character: South Korea bans under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
How foolish for the South Korea Media Rating Board to ban under-18s from Lady Gaga’s “The Born This Way Ball” concert tour that starts in Seoul on April 27. Does the board actually believe that the under-18s are going to witness anything that they haven’t already seen on television or
Continue readinggay persons of character: South Korea bans under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
How foolish for the South Korea Media Rating Board to ban under-18s from Lady Gaga’s “The Born This Way Ball” concert tour that starts in Seoul on April 27. Does the board actually believe that the under-18s are going to witness anything that they hav…
Continue readinggay persons of character: South Korea bans under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
How foolish for the South Korea Media Rating Board to ban under-18s from Lady Gaga’s “The Born This Way Ball” concert tour that starts in Seoul on April 27. Does the board actually believe that the under-18s are going to witness anything that they haven’t already seen on television or
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