alex himelfarb
@alexhim.bsky.social
Former federal public servant and academic, NGOs, writer. Most recent book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge
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Here’s an idea for a nation building project open.substack.com/pub/paulstew...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Here’s an idea for a nation building project open.substack.com/pub/paulstew...
Here’s an idea for a nation building project open.substack.com/pub/paulstew...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Here’s an idea for a nation building project open.substack.com/pub/paulstew...
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This is a time for moral clarity and moral leadership. Canada must stand up to Trump’s fascist imperialist regime www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
This is a time for moral clarity and moral leadership. Canada must stand up to Trump’s fascist imperialist regime www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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“The Arctic is our front line.” Lloyd Axworthy substack.com/@alexhimelfa...
January 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
“The Arctic is our front line.” Lloyd Axworthy substack.com/@alexhimelfa...
“The Arctic is our front line.” Lloyd Axworthy substack.com/@alexhimelfa...
January 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
“The Arctic is our front line.” Lloyd Axworthy substack.com/@alexhimelfa...
This is a time for moral clarity and moral leadership. Canada must stand up to Trump’s fascist imperialist regime www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
This is a time for moral clarity and moral leadership. Canada must stand up to Trump’s fascist imperialist regime www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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"Paying taxes is [how] we do things we can't do well or at all, alone." yes. Was just listening to interview w @anidifrancomusic.bsky.social where she shares that perspective (about 13 min in) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU6S...
Ani DiFranco on Love, Fear & Finding Your Voice in a Divided World
YouTube video by Jonathan Fields | Good Life Project®
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January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"Paying taxes is [how] we do things we can't do well or at all, alone." yes. Was just listening to interview w @anidifrancomusic.bsky.social where she shares that perspective (about 13 min in) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU6S...
Canada’s mealy mouthed response to the Venezuela crisis is not nearly good enough - www.thestar.com/opinion/star... in
Justin Ling: In Venezuela, Trump’s Donroe Doctrine is now in action. Canada can’t sit on its hands
Canada now has a role to play in making sure that Venezuela transitions back to democracy — not into an American client state, writes Justin Ling.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Canada’s mealy mouthed response to the Venezuela crisis is not nearly good enough - www.thestar.com/opinion/star... in
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Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible? afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/a...
Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible?
At the end of a recent interview I was asked how is it possible, given all the crises I talk about and all the social discord, that I still claim to be optimistic. I fumbled the answer, can’t…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible? afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/a...
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There is an alternative afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
There is an Alternative: A Better Path to a Better Future
We won’t build a less dependent, more just, sustainable, and resilient Canada following the same path that got us here. We need a new map. Here is a compendium of articles flowing out of the…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There is an alternative afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
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We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we pay fir the things we do together that we could not do at all or as well alone. Tax policy is also a test of just how much inequality we are prepared to tolerate. And tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t
A somewhat shorter version first appeared in Alberta Views January/February 2015 as Taxes: a Small Price to Pay for Civilization. About a year ago, my son Jordan, some friends and colleagues and I …
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November 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we pay fir the things we do together that we could not do at all or as well alone. Tax policy is also a test of just how much inequality we are prepared to tolerate. And tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
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Who will own what we build? Who will benefit? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Who will own what we build? Who will benefit? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The broligarchy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The broligarchy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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A beautiful essay about cheating in chess, genius, reputation and death
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A beautiful essay about cheating in chess, genius, reputation and death
A beautiful essay about cheating in chess, genius, reputation and death
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A beautiful essay about cheating in chess, genius, reputation and death
The broligarchy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The broligarchy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Chess, genius, cheating-a beautiful article from Jordan Himelfarb time.com/7340438/dani...
Daniel Naroditsky’s Death Exposes an Existential Threat to Chess
A grandmaster is gone. Chess must confront the culture that failed him.
time.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Chess, genius, cheating-a beautiful article from Jordan Himelfarb time.com/7340438/dani...
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Chess, genius, cheating-a beautiful article from Jordan Himelfarb time.com/7340438/dani...
Daniel Naroditsky’s Death Exposes an Existential Threat to Chess
A grandmaster is gone. Chess must confront the culture that failed him.
time.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Chess, genius, cheating-a beautiful article from Jordan Himelfarb time.com/7340438/dani...
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Pick up signed copies of Breaking Free of Neoliberalism at 🐙📚 octopusbooks.ca/item/ifabLUc...
Breaking Free of Neoliberalism by Alex Himelfarb | Octopus Books
Neoliberalism – free market capitalism and the view that “freedom” is society’s highest value – has become embedded in the fabric of Canadian government and society.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Pick up signed copies of Breaking Free of Neoliberalism at 🐙📚 octopusbooks.ca/item/ifabLUc...
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Last week we hosted a talk with @alexhim.bsky.social, whose latest book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism points a way forward from the stale policies of austerity, deregulation, & corporate control which have gutted social supports & protections in Canada.
Thanks to host @kevinskerrett.bsky.social!
Thanks to host @kevinskerrett.bsky.social!
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Last week we hosted a talk with @alexhim.bsky.social, whose latest book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism points a way forward from the stale policies of austerity, deregulation, & corporate control which have gutted social supports & protections in Canada.
Thanks to host @kevinskerrett.bsky.social!
Thanks to host @kevinskerrett.bsky.social!
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Thrilled to be releasing this special 6-episode podcast series on the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency – a deep dive into what genuine emergency action looks like.
Features a stellar line-up of expert guests including...
Features a stellar line-up of expert guests including...
The Climate Emergency Unit is releasing one of our final resources: a podcast series on the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency, hosted by Erin Blondeau with Seth Klein & leading thinkers and organizers from across the country.
🎧 Listen to the full series: www.davidsuzukiinstitute.ca/break-in-cas...
🎧 Listen to the full series: www.davidsuzukiinstitute.ca/break-in-cas...
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Thrilled to be releasing this special 6-episode podcast series on the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency – a deep dive into what genuine emergency action looks like.
Features a stellar line-up of expert guests including...
Features a stellar line-up of expert guests including...
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Expert guests: @carobrouillette.bsky.social, @alexhim.bsky.social, @lindamcquaig.bsky.social, @drmelissalem.bsky.social, @chrishatch.bsky.social, Donya Ziaee, @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social, @jimbostanford.bsky.social, Serena Mendizibal & @janellelapointe.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Expert guests: @carobrouillette.bsky.social, @alexhim.bsky.social, @lindamcquaig.bsky.social, @drmelissalem.bsky.social, @chrishatch.bsky.social, Donya Ziaee, @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social, @jimbostanford.bsky.social, Serena Mendizibal & @janellelapointe.bsky.social