Stephen Elliott-Buckley's Political Editorial Podcasts and Vista Video Podcasts at PoliticsReSpun.org http://PoliticsReSpun.org/ 2006-9, Stephen Elliott-Buckley en-ca Vista@dgivista.org (Stephen Elliott-Buckley) Vista@dgivista.org (Stephen Elliott-Buckley) Stephen Elliott-Buckley's Political Editorial Podcasts and Vista Video Podcasts at PoliticsReSpun.org Podcasts of political editorials on Vancouver, BC, Canada, USA, international affairs and economic and social justice issues. dgiVista.org, PoliticsReSpun.org, editorials, Vancouver, BC, Canada, USA, international affairs, economic justice, social justice Stephen Elliott-Buckley Vista@dgiVista.org Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes http://dgiVista.org/pix/eye.crop.jpg http://PoliticsReSpun.org/ Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" and I talk about my candidacy for one of the 6 Vice-President positions in the BC NDP at convention this weekend. http://www.dgivista.org/pod/COOP.Radio.11.23.09.mov http://www.dgivista.org/pod/COOP.Radio.11.23.09.mov Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:03:21 -0700 Politics, Re-Spun meets COOP Radio 11.23.09--Running for BC NDP Vice-President. Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" and I talk about my candidacy for one of the 6 Vice-President positions in the BC NDP at convention this weekend. 18:31 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, NDP, BC, convention, Imtiaz Popat, Democracy Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" and I talk about the Olympics and free speech: Olympics, VANOC, IOC, free speech zones as cages, the BC Supreme Court abandoning its mandate, female ski jumper discrimination, UBC dorm windows and the Olympics, lessons learned from APEC--on both sides, CCTV permanently in Vancouver?, Vancouver city council not showing progressive vision, how the Olympics has made so many suffer, Little Mountain rally neglected by Vision Vancouver, we need to be vigilant watching out for our communities at increasing risk, homelessness ignored with the Olympics countdown, criminalizing poverty, the bike lane on Burrard Bridge, a federal election is unlikely this Fall, no federal or provincial money for housing, the September 1 provincial budget while people are still vacationing. http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.7.13.09.mov http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.7.13.09.mov Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:09:11 -0700 Politics, Re-Spun meets COOP Radio 7.13.09--"I Am a Free Speech Zone" Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" and I talk about the Olympics and free speech: Olympics, VANOC, IOC, free speech zones as cages, the BC Supreme Court abandoning its mandate, female ski jumper discrimination, UBC dorm windows and the Olympics, lessons learned from APEC--on both sides, CCTV permanently in Vancouver?, Vancouver city council not showing progressive vision, how the Olympics has made so many suffer, Little Mountain rally neglected by Vision Vancouver, we need to be vigilant watching out for our communities at increasing risk, homelessness ignored with the Olympics countdown, criminalizing poverty, the bike lane on Burrard Bridge, a federal election is unlikely this Fall, no federal or provincial money for housing, the September 1 provincial budget while people are still vacationing. 19:55 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, BC, Olympics, IOC, BC Liberal Party, Imtiaz Popat, Gregor Robertson, Vision Vancouver, Vancouver, Democracy, free speech zones Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" and I talk about a post-mortem of the BC election: poll numbers converging, the carbon tax, Wally Oppal is toast, 2009 is a carbon copy of the 2005 election, ironies of low turnout yet STV failing, advanced polling analysis, what the NDP didn't do to win with new media and citizen engagement, the lie of "attack ads," the NDP is stuck in the 20th century, electoral reform actually requires a growing revolution. http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.5.18.09.mov http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.5.18.09.mov Mon, 18 May 2009 20:09:11 -0700 Politics, Re-Spun meets COOP Radio 5.18.09--Election Post-Mortem Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" and I talk about a post-mortem of the BC election: poll numbers converging, the carbon tax, Wally Oppal is toast, 2009 is a carbon copy of the 2005 election, ironies of low turnout yet STV failing, advanced polling analysis, what the NDP didn't do to win with new media and citizen engagement, the lie of "attack ads," the NDP is stuck in the 20th century, electoral reform actually requires a growing revolution. 18:49 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, BC, NDP, BC Liberal Party, Imtiaz Popat, Gordon Campbell, Carole James, Vancouver, Democracy, Economics, election, STV, proportional representation Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" talks with Damien Gillis from Save Our Rivers and me about election outcomes, STV implications, polling wonkiness, strategic voting, Christy Clark's pro-STV video, FPTP is more confusing to justice than STV's arithmetic, who gains with keeping FPTP, Wag the Dog, lame arguments against STV, Mel Lehan, Gordon Campbell, George Abbott, John van Dongen, people who are more radical than the NDP voting NDP, the new ridings, the Greens' growing support over the years, 1 independent and 2 Conservatives getting elected, STV empowers disaffected voters, Wally Oppal's political career ending, politicians as actual community representatives; but we again missed a chance to debrief the Billy Bob Thornton mayhem. http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.5.11.09.mov http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.5.11.09.mov Mon, 11 May 2009 23:02:19 -0700 Politics, Re-Spun meets COOP Radio 5.11.09--Election Eve Imtiaz Popat on "The Rational" talks with Damien Gillis from Save Our Rivers and me about election outcomes, STV implications, polling wonkiness, strategic voting, Christy Clark's pro-STV video, FPTP is more confusing to justice than STV's arithmetic, who gains with keeping FPTP, Wag the Dog, lame arguments against STV, Mel Lehan, Gordon Campbell, George Abbott, John van Dongen, people who are more radical than the NDP voting NDP, the new ridings, the Greens' growing support over the years, 1 independent and 2 Conservatives getting elected, STV empowers disaffected voters, Wally Oppal's political career ending, politicians as actual community representatives; but we again missed a chance to debrief the Billy Bob Thornton mayhem. 24:13 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, BC, NDP, BC Liberal Party, Imtiaz Popat, Damien Gillis, Save Our Rivers, Gordon Campbell, Carole James, Vancouver, Democracy, Billy Bob Thornton, Economics, Environment, media, STV, proportional representation Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Imtiaz Popat and I talked about the leaders debate last night, how horribly condescending and unprofessional Gordon Campbell was, how the parties are polling, why STV is so important, all parties' environmental plans that generally need to be far more expansive and robust, how the BC Conservatives' leader, Wilf Hanni, will beat BC Liberal Bill Bennett [not that Socred guy] in Kootenay East, the carbon tax, the Port Mann bridge, the Gateway project, who will win the election, how much corruption in candidates the BC Liberals tolerate, why Mel Lehan will likely defeat Gordon Campbell in Point Grey, John van Dongen's teflon political career, and the importance of voting on Wednesday to Saturday in the advance polls to set the trend of a higher voter turnout which will signal a change in government...so vote early! But we didn't get to how Campbell cancelled his upcoming CBC radio debate with Carole James because of how poorly he did last night, and we again missed a chance to debrief the Billy Bob Thornton mayhem. http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.5.4.09.mov http://www.dgivista.org/pod/Coop.Radio.5.4.09.mov Mon, 04 May 2009 23:22:11 -0700 Politics, Re-Spun meets COOP Radio 5.4.09 Imtiaz Popat and I talked about the leaders debate last night, how horribly condescending and unprofessional Gordon Campbell was, how the parties are polling, why STV is so important, all parties' environmental plans that generally need to be far more expansive and robust, how the BC Conservatives' leader, Wilf Hanni, will beat BC Liberal Bill Bennett [not that Socred guy] in Kootenay East, the carbon tax, the Port Mann bridge, the Gateway project, who will win the election, how much corruption in candidates the BC Liberals tolerate, why Mel Lehan will likely defeat Gordon Campbell in Point Grey, John van Dongen's teflon political career, and the importance of voting on Wednesday to Saturday in the advance polls to set the trend of a higher voter turnout which will signal a change in government...so vote early! But we didn't get to how Campbell cancelled his upcoming CBC radio debate with Carole James because of how poorly he did last night, and we again missed a chance to debrief the Billy Bob Thornton mayhem. 18:31 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, BC, NDP, BC Liberal Party, Gordon Campbell, Carole James, Vancouver, Democracy, Billy Bob Thornton, Economics, Environment, media, journalism, Society, STV, proportional representation Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Stephen Elliott-Buckley discusses politics, the BC election, the myth of media objectivity, the 5-year anniversary of Politics, Re-Spun, and local political issues, but not Billy Bob Thornton or mashed potatoes and gravy. http://www.dgivista.org/pod/COOP.Radio.4.20.09.mov http://www.dgivista.org/pod/COOP.Radio.4.20.09.mov Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:27:53 -0700 Politics, Re-Spun meets COOP Radio Stephen Elliott-Buckley discusses politics, the BC election, the myth of media objectivity, the 5-year anniversary of Politics, Re-Spun, and local political issues, but not Billy Bob Thornton or mashed potatoes and gravy. 15:20 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, BC, Canada, Class War, NDP, BC Liberal Party, Gordon Campbell, Carole James, Spencer Herbert, Jenn McGinn, Mable Elmore, Jinny Sims, Vancouver, Democracy, Billy Bob Thornton, Economics, Environment, media, journalism, Society Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Stephen Elliott-Buckley explores the decaying corporate media industry/sector and why community papers can heal democracy, if we do our part. http://dgivista.org/pod/2009.03.09.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2009.03.09.mp3 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:07:03 -0700 Keep Reading Your Community Newspapers, Or Else Stephen Elliott-Buckley explores the decaying corporate media industry/sector and why community papers can heal democracy, if we do our part. 6:42 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, BC, Canada, Class War, Community, USA, Democracy, Economics, Environment, media, corporations, journalism, Society Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Rachel and Stephen discuss Vancouver's progressive political party COPE (the Coalition of Progressive Electors), engaging youth, grassroots activism, community building, Obama, educating people about what democracy requires of them, Thundering Word Heard, democracy arriving in Canada and proroguing, political populism, neoliberal economics, social engagement, work-life balance, Check Your Head, the CCPA, mentorship, practical utopianism, Open Space workshops, and Main Street as a community model...all over a chocolate fondue at the Foundation restaurant on Main Street in Vancouver. http://dgivista.org/pod/rachel.12.28.08.mov http://dgivista.org/pod/rachel.12.28.08.mov Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:11:22 -0700 Vista Video: Rachel Marcuse in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley Rachel and Stephen discuss Vancouver's progressive political party COPE (the Coalition of Progressive Electors), engaging youth, grassroots activism, community building, Obama, educating people about what democracy requires of them, Thundering Word Heard, democracy arriving in Canada and proroguing, political populism, neoliberal economics, social engagement, work-life balance, Check Your Head, the CCPA, mentorship, practical utopianism, Open Space workshops, and Main Street as a community model...all over a chocolate fondue at the Foundation restaurant on Main Street in Vancouver. 1:09:52 Rachel Marcuse, COPE, engaging youth, community building, Obama, political populism, neoliberal economics, social engagement, work-life balance, Check Your Head, CCPA, mentorship, practical utopianism, Open Space workshops, Foundation restaurant Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes Stephen Elliott-Buckley explores how Harper and a progressive coalition could bring about Jack Layton as prime minister [I know, a longshot] and a proportional representation system for Canada. http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.11.28.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.11.28.mp3 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:23:23 -0700 Prime Minister Layton and Proportional Representation Stephen Elliott-Buckley explores how Harper and a progressive coalition could bring about Jack Layton as prime minister [I know, a longshot] and a proportional representation system for Canada. 5:51 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Activism, Canada, Class War, Community, Conservative Party of Canada, Democracy, Economics, Environment, Executive Overdrive, Liberal Party of Canada, NDP, Neoliberal Economics, Society Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Stephen Elliott-Buckley explores how pathetic and desperate is Vancouver's NPA, the Non-Partisan Association [which is really a conservative neoliberal political party]. A few weeks ahead of the municipal election, as the lie of non-partisanship marginalizes contrary views, a polling firm I've found to have dabbled in racism-inflaming polling in the past asks people if they're worried about school board candidates with education union connections. They don't ask about how worried the electorate is about candidates with corporate connections. http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.10.24.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.10.24.mp3 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:36:53 -0700 Challenging the Myth of Non-Partisanship and the NPA's Stability Stephen Elliott-Buckley explores how pathetic and desperate is Vancouver's NPA, the Non-Partisan Association [which is really a conservative neoliberal political party]. A few weeks ahead of the municipal election, as the lie of non-partisanship marginalizes contrary views, a polling firm I've found to have dabbled in racism-inflaming polling in the past asks people if they're worried about school board candidates with education union connections. They don't ask about how worried the electorate is about candidates with corporate connections. 4:16 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Vancouver, election, Non-Partisan Association, NPA, IRG, Innovative Research Group, paradigms, marginalization, special interest groups Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Stephen Elliott-Buckley examines how peak oil may do more to end neoliberal globalization than any kind of education program designed to encourage developed world consumers to stop exploiting the global poor. http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.05.28.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.05.28.mp3 Wed, 28 May 2008 20:53:13 -0700 The End of Globalization: Can You Smell it Yet? Stephen Elliott-Buckley examines how peak oil may do more to end neoliberal globalization than any kind of education program designed to encourage developed world consumers to stop exploiting the global poor. 4:10 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, globalization, neoliberalism, outsourcing, containers, cargo, peak oil, IMF, World Bank, WTO, NAFTA, Globe and Mail, Report on Business, Marcus Gee Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Stephen Elliott-Buckley examines the US's $700,000,000,000 bailout of various irresponsible financial firms. He develops an analysis that these funds are the proceeds of systemic extortion championed by our neoliberal, deregulated market capitalism. He explores alternatives to the bailout, like letting the firms fail or nationalizing them. He also examines more authentic solutions to the systemic toxicity of our global economic regime. http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.10.03.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2008.10.03.mp3 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:14:53 -0700 Capitalism as Extortion: 700,000,000,000 Ways Stephen Elliott-Buckley examines the US's $700,000,000,000 bailout of various irresponsible financial firms. He develops an analysis that these funds are the proceeds of systemic extortion championed by our neoliberal, deregulated market capitalism. He explores alternatives to the bailout, like letting the firms fail or nationalizing them. He also examines more authentic solutions to the systemic toxicity of our global economic regime. 14:21 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, financial crisis, bailout, capitalism, extortion, imperialism, World Bank, IMF, WTO, USA, Canada, Mexico, Chrysler Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Ameena, Colin and Stephen discuss photography, art, objectivity, subjectivity, North America communitylessness, capitalism, globalization, war, self-concept, specialization, community building, feminism, relationships, Facebook and video podcasting, and that was only half of what was on our menu. http://dgivista.org/pod/Colin.Ameena.6.06.08.mov http://dgivista.org/pod/Colin.Ameena.6.06.08.mov Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:19:25 -0700 Vista Video: Ameena Mayer and Colin Mills in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley Ameena, Colin and Stephen discuss photography, art, objectivity, subjectivity, North America communitylessness, capitalism, globalization, war, self-concept, specialization, community building, feminism, relationships, Facebook and video podcasting, and that was only half of what was on our menu. 1:26:26 Ameena Mayer, Colin Mills, photography, art, objectivity, subjectivity, North America communitylessness, capitalism, globalization, war, self-concept, specialization, community building, feminism, relationships, Facebook, video podcasting Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes A conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Ajnesh Prasad examining Ajnesh's research in gender issues. Particularly we look into his work exploring post-colonial theory, his work with Margaret Little at Queens University, and his flavour of leftist politics. We also discuss theories of sexual difference, the place of gender in society, the subtleties and nuances of the same sex marriage debate, definitions of sexuality, queer theory, and the queering of heterosexuality in a context of heteronormatism. http://dgivista.org/pod/Ajnesh.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/Ajnesh.mp3 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:25:00 -0700 Ajnesh Prasad in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley A conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Ajnesh Prasad examining Ajnesh's research in gender issues. Particularly we look into his work exploring post-colonial theory, his work with Margaret Little at Queens University, and his flavour of leftist politics. We also discuss theories of sexual difference, the place of gender in society, the subtleties and nuances of the same sex marriage debate, definitions of sexuality, queer theory, and the queering of heterosexuality in a context of heteronormatism. 1:07:21 Ajnesh Prasad, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, gender, post-colonial theory, Margaret Little, Queens University, sexual difference, same sex marriage, definitions of sexuality, queer theory, heterosexuality, sexual minorities, heteronormatism Ajnesh Prasad with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The fourth of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. http://dgivista.org/pod/colin4.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/colin4.mp3 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:15:04 -0700 Colin Mills Part 4/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley The first of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. 10:24 Colin Mills, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, faith, belief, church, Christianity, Christian Right, USA, modernism, pre-modernism, post-modernism, reverent agnosticism Colin Mills with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The third of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. http://dgivista.org/pod/colin3.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/colin3.mp3 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:56:34 -0700 Colin Mills Part 3/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley The first of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. 18:30 Colin Mills, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, faith, belief, church, Christianity, Christian Right, USA, modernism, pre-modernism, post-modernism, reverent agnosticism Colin Mills with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The second of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. http://dgivista.org/pod/colin2.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/colin2.mp3 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:43:43 -0700 Colin Mills Part 2/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley The first of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. 12:51 Colin Mills, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, faith, belief, church, Christianity, Christian Right, USA, modernism, pre-modernism, post-modernism, reverent agnosticism Colin Mills with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The first of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. http://dgivista.org/pod/colin1.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/colin1.mp3 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:23:00 -0700 Colin Mills Part 1/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley The first of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Colin Mills. Part 1 covers Colin's religious and spiritual background, an overview of pre-modernism [cyclical, ecological], modernism [rationality, enlightenment] and post-modernism [subjectivity, personal narratives], and how the church fared during these paradigmatic eras. Part 2 covers the difference between faith and belief. Part 3 explores what should be our higher calling, why faith is more important than belief, reverent agnosticism, and ideas about how we can develop faith. Part 4 examines why the US Christian right is so scary. You can discuss these issues with Colin at knepomuk at yahoo dot com. 20:43 Colin Mills, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, faith, belief, church, Christianity, Christian Right, USA, modernism, pre-modernism, post-modernism, reverent agnosticism Colin Mills with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The fourth of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew4.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew4.mp3 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:23:25 -0700 Andrew Phillips 4/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley A 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. 35:11 Andrew Phillips, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Canadian Liberal party, leadership contest, Stephane Dion, Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe, proportional representation, military spending, fixed federal election dates, Stephen Harper Andrew Phillips with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The third of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew3.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew3.mp3 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:58:05 -0700 Andrew Phillips 3/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley A 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. 25:42 Andrew Phillips, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Canadian Liberal party, leadership contest, Stephane Dion, Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe, proportional representation, military spending, fixed federal election dates, Stephen Harper Andrew Phillips with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The second of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew2.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew2.mp3 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:38:13 -0700 Andrew Phillips 2/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley A 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. 19:49 Andrew Phillips, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Canadian Liberal party, leadership contest, Stephane Dion, Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe, proportional representation, military spending, fixed federal election dates, Stephen Harper Andrew Phillips with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The first of a 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew1.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/Andrew1.mp3 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:14:53 -0700 Andrew Phillips 1/4 in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley A 4 audio segment conversation between Stephen Elliott-Buckley and Andrew Phillips about his MA research on bulk water policy, federal Liberal leadership candidate Stephane Dion and his background, strengths and campaign messages. Also included are conversations about other Liberal leadership candidates, focusing mostly on Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe. Other topics include an assessment of Canadian political issues like the importance of proportional representation in the Canadian electoral system, military spending, fixed federal election dates, the prime minister as an American Idol, and general evaluation of Stephen Harper as prime minister. 23:38 Andrew Phillips, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Canadian Liberal party, leadership contest, Stephane Dion, Ignatieff, Kennedy, Rae, Dryden, Fry, Brison and Volpe, proportional representation, military spending, fixed federal election dates, Stephen Harper Andrew Phillips with Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes Talking with Ameena Mayer about her life as a poet, musician, teacher and activist, as well as environmental, first nations, feminist, corporate personhood, race, peak oil, ecological footprints, and human-human and human-ecology relationship issues. http://dgivista.org/pod/Ameena.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/Ameena.mp3 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:41:53 -0700 Ameena Mayer in Conversation with Stephen Elliott-Buckley Talking with Ameena Mayer about her life as a poet, musician, teacher and activist, as well as environmental, first nations, feminist, corporate personhood, race, peak oil, ecological footprints, and human-human and human-ecology relationship issues. 52:34 Ameena Mayer, Stephen Elliott-Buckley, poet, musician, teacher, activist, environment, first nations, feminist, corporate personhood, race, peak oil, ecological footprints, human-ecology relationships. Ameena Mayer, Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee is shamelessly pimping its credibility to encourage the toxic McDonald's corporation to get a deeper foothold into BC's education system. Vanoc's values are as toxic as McDonald's. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.06.05.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.06.05.mp3 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 21:41:53 -0700 Vanoc, the Whore The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee is shamelessly pimping its credibility to encourage the toxic McDonald's corporation to get a deeper foothold into BC's education system. Vanoc's values are as toxic as McDonald's. 5:02 Vanoc, McDonald's, Olympics, pimp, whore, schools, toxic, food, healthy Stephen Elliott-Buckley yes Prime Sinister Stephen Harper describes tax cuts as a way of opening up more room for provincial and municipal tax hikes. He's doing no one a favour by this...except himself. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.06.02.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.06.02.mp3 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:01:53 -0700 Downloading Taxation Masquerading as Tax Cuts Prime Sinister Stephen Harper describes tax cuts as a way of opening up more room for provincial and municipal tax hikes. He's doing no one a favour by this...except himself. 2:05 taxes, Stephen Harper, downloading Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Reflections on former Socred Jim Nielsen's column in Peachland's newspaper. He argues that voters sometimes get fed up with political parties and vote in new ones. It turns out that in BC, new right wing political parties aren't really new at all. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.05.17.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.05.17.mp3 Wed, 17 May 2006 19:21:53 -0700 Rebranding Political Parties in BC Politics Reflections on former Socred Jim Nielsen's column in Peachland's newspaper. He argues that voters sometimes get fed up with political parties and vote in new ones. It turns out that in BC, new right wing political parties aren't really new at all. 5:02 Jim Nielsen, Socred, Gordon Campbell, BC Liberal Party, NDP, brand, rebranding Stephen Elliott-Buckley no As Prime Sinister Harper emulates his American Idol in the White House, Canadians are left with "God Bless Canada," media banned from covering the return of Canadian soldiers' bodies and flags not lowering on the Peace Tower. Failing to stop our minority government leader from these choices makes it all our fault. Some polling results that oppose Harper came in today. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.29.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.29.mp3 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:34:53 -0700 Deep Integration, Jesus Style-Addendum As Prime Sinister Harper emulates his American Idol in the White House, Canadians are left with "God Bless Canada," media banned from covering the return of Canadian soldiers' bodies and flags not lowering on the Peace Tower. Failing to stop our minority government leader from these choices makes it all our fault. Some polling results that oppose Harper came in today. 1:04 deep integration, stephen harper, bush, usa, canada, peace tower, afghanistan, kandahar, rick hillier Stephen Elliott-Buckley no As Prime Sinister Harper emulates his American Idol in the White House, Canadians are left with "God Bless Canada," media banned from covering the return of Canadian soldiers' bodies and flags not lowering on the Peace Tower. Failing to stop our minority government leader from these choices makes it all our fault. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.27.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.27.mp3 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:34:53 -0700 Deep Integration, Jesus Style As Prime Sinister Harper emulates his American Idol in the White House, Canadians are left with "God Bless Canada," media banned from covering the return of Canadian soldiers' bodies and flags not lowering on the Peace Tower. Failing to stop our minority government leader from these choices makes it all our fault. 4:35 deep integration, stephen harper, bush, usa, canada, peace tower, afghanistan, kandahar, rick hillier Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Reducing gas taxes to help consumers really just shifts public wealth to the bloated oil companies in an insulting corporate welfare scheme. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.26.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.26.mp3 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:33:43 -0700 Gas Taxes vs. Record Oil Company Profits? Easy Answer. Reducing gas taxes to help consumers really just shifts public wealth to the bloated oil companies in an insulting corporate welfare scheme. 1:53 gas taxes, oil companies, The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, corporate welfare, public wealth Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Today's Vancouver rally to support First Nations in Caledonia, Ontario was a broad success at generating meaningful social contact and allowing the media to illuminate the racism and ignorance that the non-First Nations culture in Canada swim in. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.25.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.25.mp3 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:33:43 -0700 West Coast Caledonia Today's Vancouver rally to support First Nations in Caledonia, Ontario was a broad success at generating meaningful social contact and allowing the media to illuminate the racism and ignorance that the non-First Nations culture in Canada swim in. 5:50 First Nations, CTV, Caledonia Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Vancouver's progressive political party, the Coalition of Progressive Electors' 2006 AGM featured a bold, resolute course charted into the near future for the party through some key elections, a re-focus on core COPE principles and a keen analysis of the lockstep neoliberal partisanship of the now-governing Non-Partisanship Association. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.24.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.24.mp3 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:33:43 -0700 COPE: A Tonic for NPA Dispossession Vancouver's progressive political party, the Coalition of Progressive Electors' 2006 AGM featured a bold, resolute course charted into the near future for the party through some key elections, a re-focus on core COPE principles and a keen analysis of the lockstep neoliberal partisanship of the now-governing Non-Partisanship Association. 10:31 COPE, NPA, Vancouver, Vision Vancouver Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Canada22 Introductory Remarks. http://dgivista.org/pod/1.0.Stephen.Elliott-Buckley.mp3http://dgivista.org/pod/ http://dgivista.org/pod/1.0.Stephen.Elliott-Buckley.mp3 Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:14:53 -0700 Canada22 Introductory Remarks Canada22 Introductory Remarks 4:55 Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Canada22, envisioning post-neoliberalism, economics, neoliberal economics, Earth Day, ngo Stephen Elliott-Buckley no His Royal Highness, World Bank King Paul Wolfowitz is not a monarch of the people in an organization that looks out for the poor. He only acts like one. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.09.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.04.09.mp3 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:19:00 -0700 His Royal Highness, World Bank King, Paul Wolfowitz His Royal Highness, World Bank King, Paul Wolfowitz is not a monarch of the people in an organization that looks out for the poor. He only acts like one. 2:41 World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, poverty Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Pale shades of a Winston Churchill [with a little more Iraq=9/11 confusion]. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.03.22.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.03.22.mp3 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:06:45 -0800 George W. Churchill Pale shades of a Winston Churchill [with a little more Iraq=9/11 confusion]. 1:59 Winston Churchill, George W. Bush, Iraq, 9/11 Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Lying to US Soldiers in Iraq about Saddam Hussein's involvement in 9/11 keeps them acting as mortar targets in and out of the green zone. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.03.14.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.03.14.mp3 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:11:34 -0800 Lying to US Soldiers in Iraq Lying to US Soldiers in Iraq about Saddam Hussein's involvement in 9/11 keeps them acting as mortar targets in and out of the green zone. 1:16 USA, Iraq, soldiers, Saddam Hussein, lies, 9/11 Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Gordon Campbell's neoLiberal Government: Forced Sadomasochism as the non-hyper-rich must subsidize the mortgages of the hyper-rich and public sector workers whose wages have been cut in recent years must sign contracts that extend past the 2010 Olympics or risk losing the signing bonus made up of saved public sector wages, that will end up paying down some of the province's debt. http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.02.22.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2006.02.22.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:16:22 -0800 Gordon Campbell's neoLiberal Government: Forced Sadomasochism Gordon Campbell's neoLiberal Government: Forced Sadomasochism as the non-hyper-rich must subsidize the mortgages of the hyper-rich and public sector workers whose wages have been cut in recent years must sign contracts that extend past the 2010 Olympics or risk losing the signing bonus made up of saved public sector wages, that will end up paying down some of the province's debt. 5:18 Gordon Campbell, class struggle, BC Liberal Party, neoliberalism, public sector, signing bonuses, sadism, masochism Stephen Elliott-Buckley no Being "non-partisan" is a ploy of right wing political parties to marginalize anyone with an ideology by positing themselves as objective, fair and unbiased. It is a lie that needs to be called down. http://dgivista.org/pod/2005.07.07.mp3 http://dgivista.org/pod/2005.07.07.mp3 Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:39:45 -0700 The Lie of Non-Partisanship Being "non-partisan" is a ploy of right wing political parties to marginalize anyone with an ideology by positing themselves as objective, fair and unbiased. It is a lie that needs to be called down. 5:52 COPE, NPA, Gordon Campbell, neoliberalism, BC Liberal party, Republicans, Democrats Stephen Elliott-Buckley no