Media A large collection of articles touching on almost every aspect of media politics and power - from the rationale for public broadcasting to regulatory failure to concentration of ownership and flagrant media bias.
Public enterprise/economics
Mostly dealing with public enterprise, these economic commentaries give the lie to the dogmatic right-wing conventional wisdom denigrating crown ownership. Also covered: the attack on the public sector, the inflated image of stock markets, and much more.
Politics
and history A short section
of mostly archival items that
nevertheless throw light on some enduring
themes, mostly particularly with regard
to the federal NDP.
Miscellaneous A short list of miscellany items, including “Uncivil Liberties,” on helping the mentally ill, perhaps the most important single article Herschel has ever written.