Ryan Hillier
Marxist. Internationalist. Writer.
osedax-writer.blogspot.com
“Capitalism carries war within it,
just like clouds carry rain.”
- "When last fall’s federal budget was published, it did not contain a detailed year-by-year breakdown of defence spending going forward."
- "The KJA team has provided moral support and information to key political military and economic figures across Europe and North America […]." In other words, an influence campaign designed to siphon money into a procurement system lacking any transparency whatsoever.
- How does a private entity composed of lobbyists and ex-military personnel provide "moral support" to political figures
- Superbly articulated piece regarding the NDP leadership race. A party cannot be a vehicle for inclusive political change if it engages in exclusionary behaviour.
- The NDP’s talk of renewal rings hollow after barring Bianca Mugyenyi from the leadership race. As @nolore.bsky.social writes, ideological gatekeeping and internal bureaucracy stifle democracy and make the party hostile to the transformative politics it once embraced.
- "Of the market’s roughly $950 billion of debt issuance in 2025, about $170 billion was for data-center-related loans, an increase of 57% from the prior year […]."
- "[Warsh] thinks the Fed governors 'should stick to their knitting on inflation and not get distracted by environmental concerns or the distribution of income.' Reducing inequalities is not on Warsh’s agenda."
- No surprise here.
