What I’m reading – September 2024
This column serves as a monthly digest of the news articles from other media outlets, web papers and books that columnists at The Seeker are reading this month. While it will be updated regularly, updates won’t be featured on the home or news pages. Instead, it will act as a repository for reading recommendations. The most recent suggestions appear at the top of the monthly digest.
Reader suggestions and comments are welcome.
September 9, 2024
“The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara” (book) The Motorcycle Diaries provides great insight into Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s journey across South America, where he shifts from a privileged medical student to a revolutionary. The poetic style of writing highlights Guevara’s changed perspective as he experiences poverty and social injustice. Once he faces the harsh realities of American imperialism and inequality, he can no longer turn a blind eye to the tough truths of the world. Using humor, mischief, and moments of deep thought, the book showcases how the road trip sparked his understanding that significant societal change was needed. – Julia Lucio
https://www.amazon.ca/Motorcycle-Diaries-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0241465109
*Also available at the Cornwall Library.
September 9, 2024
“How to Defeat Poilievre’s Politics of Abandonment” While this is not a new article (it was written in 2023), it is very germaine to current politics. The article discusses Pierre Poilievre’s agenda (free market) could harm Canadian working and middle class citizens by favoring tax reductions and privatization over social welfare programs. While some are drawn to his platform based on economic worries about rising government debt, critics caution that cutting government programs such as CPP, Canadian Child Care Benefit and Employment Insurance may result in increased inequality and financial instability. The article encourages readers to look past Poilievre’s populist speeches and consider the lasting impacts of his ideas, especially on services that help regular (middle to lower economic class) Canadians.
. – Louise Mignault
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/09/08/Defeat-Poilievre-Politics-Abandonment/
