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NORTH AMERICA DISPATCH: When Free Trade Becomes Weaponized Theater

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By Rumblestone Clacksworthy III, Economics & Other Hallucinations WASHINGTON/OTTAWA/MEXICO CITY — The magnificent absurdity of modern capitalism has reached new heights as Canada and Mexico discover that “friendship” with America extends precisely as far as their quarterly profit margins, evidenced by the ongoing trade war that has somehow managed to exempt 85% of trade while … Read more

NORTH AMERICA DISPATCH: The Great Northern Strike Carnival

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By Soot Hackwell, Politics & Poison Department OTTAWA — Nothing quite illuminates the tender mercies of modern capitalism like watching 10,000 flight attendants simultaneously decide that serving overpriced airplane coffee isn’t worth tolerating management’s contemptuous wage offerings, thereby transforming Air Canada into the world’s most expensive fleet of decorative aluminum sculptures.[1] The strike, which began … Read more