Канал: Kim Siever

Community, not greed, is human nature

Community, not greed, is human nature

“When a worker dies, you hear from it at the back of the newspaper.”

“When a worker dies, you hear from it at the back of the newspaper.”

You may be the owner of your business, but we’re the ones running your business.

You may be the owner of your business, but we’re the ones running your business.

S3 E8 – Pierre Jacques

S3 E8 – Pierre Jacques

Money is replaceable; but lives aren’t.

Money is replaceable; but lives aren’t.

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E5 - Brett Gallaway-Johnson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E5 - Brett Gallaway-Johnson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E8 - Pierre Jacques

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E8 - Pierre Jacques

S3 E7 – Ruperetta Valentina

S3 E7 – Ruperetta Valentina

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E7 - Ruperetta Valentina

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E7 - Ruperetta Valentina

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E6 - Chris Rowley

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E6 - Chris Rowley

S3 E6 – Chris Rowley

S3 E6 – Chris Rowley

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E4 - Connie Holczer

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E4 - Connie Holczer

BONUS: My Labour Day Rally speech

BONUS: My Labour Day Rally speech

My speech at the 2024 Labour Day Rally in Lethbridge

My speech at the 2024 Labour Day Rally in Lethbridge

S3 E4 – Connie Holczer

S3 E4 – Connie Holczer

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E3 Dan Pederson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E3 Dan Pederson

S3 E3 – Dan Pederson

S3 E3 – Dan Pederson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E2 - Mary Siever

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E2 - Mary Siever

S3 E2 – Mary Siever

S3 E2 – Mary Siever

Strong public sector jobs are good for the economy

Strong public sector jobs are good for the economy

7 ways low unemployment benefits workers

7 ways low unemployment benefits workers

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E1 - Norman Tran

Alberta Worker Podcast: S3 E1 - Norman Tran

S3 E1 – Norman Tran

S3 E1 – Norman Tran

Why every worker can’t start their own business

Why every worker can’t start their own business

Quitting your job won’t stop worker exploitation

Quitting your job won’t stop worker exploitation

There’s no such thing as low skilled workers

There’s no such thing as low skilled workers

The myth of the middle class

The myth of the middle class

Companies are built by workers, not owners

Companies are built by workers, not owners

The myth that business owners carry all the risk

The myth that business owners carry all the risk

Workers, not business owners, are the real job creators

Workers, not business owners, are the real job creators

3 ways workers are the backbone of the economy

3 ways workers are the backbone of the economy

Do retirees belong to the working class?

Do retirees belong to the working class?

Are stay-at-home parents working class?

Are stay-at-home parents working class?

Are the self-employed working class?

Are the self-employed working class?

Who is working class?

Who is working class?

The sexualization of queerness

The sexualization of queerness

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E9 - Samantha Jones

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E9 - Samantha Jones

S2 E9: Samantha Jones

S2 E9: Samantha Jones

National Coming Out Day, or how I’m still trying to come out

National Coming Out Day, or how I’m still trying to come out

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E7 - Jordan Wilkie

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E7 - Jordan Wilkie

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E8 - Lindsay Jorgenson-Skakum

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E8 - Lindsay Jorgenson-Skakum

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E4 - Devany MacBean

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E4 - Devany MacBean

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E6 - Courtney Stinson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E6 - Courtney Stinson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E5 - Jared Laing

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E5 - Jared Laing

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E3 - Sheree Russell

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E3 - Sheree Russell

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E2 - Jeff Graham

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E2 - Jeff Graham

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E1 - Juan Estevez

Alberta Worker Podcast: S2 E1 - Juan Estevez

How the public sector strengthens the economy

How the public sector strengthens the economy

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

Don’t get mad at the other workers; get mad at the bosses.

Don’t get mad at the other workers; get mad at the bosses.

January 4, 2023

January 4, 2023

If you support capitalism, you should be ecstatic about government deficits

If you support capitalism, you should be ecstatic about government deficits

Hey, Dad. What class are we?

Hey, Dad. What class are we?

Tax cuts don’t create jobs. Higher worker wages do

Tax cuts don’t create jobs. Higher worker wages do

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E12 - Vanesa Ortiz

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E12 - Vanesa Ortiz

We can’t plant our way out of climate change.

We can’t plant our way out of climate change.

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E11 - Fatima Saleh

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E11 - Fatima Saleh

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E10 - Ashlynn Chand

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E10 - Ashlynn Chand

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E8 - Des Bissonnette

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E8 - Des Bissonnette

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E7 - Reio Lance

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E7 - Reio Lance

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E6 - Meghan Prevost

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E6 - Meghan Prevost

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E5 - Michelle Robinson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E5 - Michelle Robinson

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E4 - Dominic Shaw

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E4 - Dominic Shaw

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E2 - Krysty Thomas

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E2 - Krysty Thomas

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E3 - Sandra Azocar

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E3 - Sandra Azocar

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E1 - Intro & Kim Siever

Alberta Worker Podcast: S1 E1 - Intro & Kim Siever

Election 2021: What is your approach to foreign policy?

Election 2021: What is your approach to foreign policy?

Election 2021: Are you in favour of a carbon tax?

Election 2021: Are you in favour of a carbon tax?

Election 2021: Where do you fit on the political spectrum?

Election 2021: Where do you fit on the political spectrum?

Election 2021: Why not run for city council instead?

Election 2021: Why not run for city council instead?

Election 2021: Can Lethbridge voters still hope for change?

Election 2021: Can Lethbridge voters still hope for change?

Siever’s Saturday Stream #3

Siever’s Saturday Stream #3

Election 2021: The need for holistic solutions

Election 2021: The need for holistic solutions

Election 2021: Universal health care

Election 2021: Universal health care

My intro video for students at Winston Churchill High School in Lethbridge

My intro video for students at Winston Churchill High School in Lethbridge

Election 2021: Pandemic response

Election 2021: Pandemic response

Election 2021: Deprivatizing long-term care

Election 2021: Deprivatizing long-term care

Siever Saturday Stream #2

Siever Saturday Stream #2

Election 2021: Domestic violence, suicide, and homelessness

Election 2021: Domestic violence, suicide, and homelessness

Election 2021: How would we pay for all this?

Election 2021: How would we pay for all this?

Election 2021: How can the federal government help the economy recover?

Election 2021: How can the federal government help the economy recover?

Election 2021: My thoughts on the effect of animal agriculture on climate change

Election 2021: My thoughts on the effect of animal agriculture on climate change

Election 2021: My thoughts on climate change

Election 2021: My thoughts on climate change

Siever’s Saturday Stream #1

Siever’s Saturday Stream #1

Election 2021: Why run federally, not municipally?

Election 2021: Why run federally, not municipally?

Election 2021: Childcare

Election 2021: Childcare

Election: 2021: Solidarity with workers

Election: 2021: Solidarity with workers

I’m running as an independent in the 2021 federal election

I’m running as an independent in the 2021 federal election

Why we must reframe how we discuss racism

Why we must reframe how we discuss racism

Why the left should be defending personal liberty

Why the left should be defending personal liberty

The myth of rewarding billionaires for their “effort”

The myth of rewarding billionaires for their “effort”

What white people don’t get about white privilege

What white people don’t get about white privilege

Why I support those who do drugs

Why I support those who do drugs

Alberta oil extraction uses a lot of energy

Alberta oil extraction uses a lot of energy

Why the private sector shouldn’t do public sector work

Why the private sector shouldn’t do public sector work

Why we should abolish tipping

Why we should abolish tipping

Canada’s moral obligation to pay foreign aid

Canada’s moral obligation to pay foreign aid

Why the Lethbridge Police Service’s “Wanted Wednesday” is messed up

Why the Lethbridge Police Service’s “Wanted Wednesday” is messed up

Actually, homophobia is a fear

Actually, homophobia is a fear

Owning a business doesn’t make you an economist

Owning a business doesn’t make you an economist

Raising minimum wage doesn’t increase inflation

Raising minimum wage doesn’t increase inflation

Workers make the profit. Workers get the profit.

Workers make the profit. Workers get the profit.

Cutting taxes is a ridiculous political strategy

Cutting taxes is a ridiculous political strategy

Taxes are payment for services rendered

Taxes are payment for services rendered

Why capitalists don’t care about low wages

Why capitalists don’t care about low wages

Funding public services benefits us indirectly, too

Funding public services benefits us indirectly, too

Oil & gas projects provide tax revenue & create jobs So what?

Oil & gas projects provide tax revenue & create jobs So what?

Someone broke into our garage and stole half our stuff

Someone broke into our garage and stole half our stuff

Alberta news for Friday, March 5, 2021

Alberta news for Friday, March 5, 2021

Are wildcat strikes actually illegal?

Are wildcat strikes actually illegal?

My take on the Alberta 2021–22 budget

My take on the Alberta 2021–22 budget

There’s more to economic efficiency than financial benefits

There’s more to economic efficiency than financial benefits

Siever Saturday Stream #2

Siever Saturday Stream #2

Cutting transit service is a stupid way to save money

Cutting transit service is a stupid way to save money

One way homophobia hides within us

One way homophobia hides within us

Invest in workers instead of tax breaks to attract employers

Invest in workers instead of tax breaks to attract employers

When you’re used to privilege, equality feels like oppression

When you’re used to privilege, equality feels like oppression

Union wages aren’t too high

Union wages aren’t too high

3 reasons why a sales tax isn’t better than an income tax

3 reasons why a sales tax isn’t better than an income tax

Royalty rates aren’t a tax

Royalty rates aren’t a tax

The racism behind “Indigenous people just need to work harder”

The racism behind “Indigenous people just need to work harder”

Drug addiction is not a choice

Drug addiction is not a choice

Conservative governments cut taxes to increase corporate profit

Conservative governments cut taxes to increase corporate profit

Taxation isn’t theft; tax cuts are theft

Taxation isn’t theft; tax cuts are theft

Conservatives prefer short term solutions

Conservatives prefer short term solutions

Why labour parties can’t get elected in Canada

Why labour parties can’t get elected in Canada

No, Ben Shapiro didn’t OBLITERATE a student’s socialist arguments

No, Ben Shapiro didn’t OBLITERATE a student’s socialist arguments

Why I changed my mind about vegetarianism

Why I changed my mind about vegetarianism

My earliest memory of masculinity and peer pressure

My earliest memory of masculinity and peer pressure

Conversion therapy isn’t the only way we force others to be straight

Conversion therapy isn’t the only way we force others to be straight

Limiting abortion access isn’t pro choice

Limiting abortion access isn’t pro choice

Pride is an act of resistance

Pride is an act of resistance

Debunked: Why Alberta gets so little money from Ottawa

Debunked: Why Alberta gets so little money from Ottawa

Debunked: Alberta doesn’t send the most money to Ottawa

Debunked: Alberta doesn’t send the most money to Ottawa

Why the Canadian Blood Services blood ban is homophobic

Why the Canadian Blood Services blood ban is homophobic

Two reasons why billionaire altruism is messed up

Two reasons why billionaire altruism is messed up

Productivity increases should raise wages, not profits

Productivity increases should raise wages, not profits

Media objectivity is a myth

Media objectivity is a myth

Corporate tax breaks don’t create jobs

Corporate tax breaks don’t create jobs

Capitalism is not natural

Capitalism is not natural

Business owners didn’t build their business on their own

Business owners didn’t build their business on their own

Why companies should pay more taxes

Why companies should pay more taxes

Dehumanization is the key to colonization

Dehumanization is the key to colonization

2 ways to prevent and reverse a recession

2 ways to prevent and reverse a recession

Companies don’t drive the economy

Companies don’t drive the economy

Alberta workers ignored during COVID 19 crisis

Alberta workers ignored during COVID 19 crisis

No, we don’t all have the same 24 hours

No, we don’t all have the same 24 hours

My coming out story

My coming out story

Capitalism is making the pandemic worse

Capitalism is making the pandemic worse

Lethbridge is not a Mormon town

Lethbridge is not a Mormon town

Lethbridge has the highest property taxes in Alberta

Lethbridge has the highest property taxes in Alberta

Workers aren’t responsible for your profits

Workers aren’t responsible for your profits

Alberta is not maintaining healthcare spending

Alberta is not maintaining healthcare spending

Lethbridge workers are the lowest paid in Alberta

Lethbridge workers are the lowest paid in Alberta

Capitalism didn’t build the modern world

Capitalism didn’t build the modern world

My interview with Albertastan

My interview with Albertastan

The extensive consultations of the SCS: a history

The extensive consultations of the SCS: a history

Alberta spends too little on healthcare salaries

Alberta spends too little on healthcare salaries

How capitalism creates oppression

How capitalism creates oppression

Lethbridge is not affordable for renters

Lethbridge is not affordable for renters

Hard work didn’t make Jeff Bezos a billionaire

Hard work didn’t make Jeff Bezos a billionaire

My response to Addison Heggie’s SCS speech

My response to Addison Heggie’s SCS speech

The media aren’t objective

The media aren’t objective

Racism isn’t about skin colour

Racism isn’t about skin colour

The problem with performance based funding

The problem with performance based funding

4 takeaways from the new SCS study

4 takeaways from the new SCS study

Being vegan is a position of privilege

Being vegan is a position of privilege

Conservatives don’t like the arts

Conservatives don’t like the arts

Tax breaks don’t help the poor

Tax breaks don’t help the poor

Billionaires should not exist

Billionaires should not exist

Self sufficiency is a myth

Self sufficiency is a myth

How balanced budgets destroy jobs

How balanced budgets destroy jobs

Consumption’s the problem, not population

Consumption’s the problem, not population

Profitability and sustainability are incompatible

Profitability and sustainability are incompatible

Gun violence, race, and gender

Gun violence, race, and gender

Canadian soldiers didn’t fight for Canadian freedoms

Canadian soldiers didn’t fight for Canadian freedoms

Transphobic jokes affect trans people

Transphobic jokes affect trans people

Capitalism keeps workers poor

Capitalism keeps workers poor

Poor mental health care isn’t causing gun violence

Poor mental health care isn’t causing gun violence

Gun ownership isn’t the problem

Gun ownership isn’t the problem

Liberals should stop splitting the vote

Liberals should stop splitting the vote

Ram the daughter Dodge the father

Ram the daughter Dodge the father

Canadian conservatives are a minority

Canadian conservatives are a minority

Lethbridge has a long labour history

Lethbridge has a long labour history

Capitalism can’t combat climate change

Capitalism can’t combat climate change

Social change shouldn’t come from consumers

Social change shouldn’t come from consumers

Businesses manufacture market demand

Businesses manufacture market demand

Capitalism breeds more than just class inequality

Capitalism breeds more than just class inequality

Tax credits don’t help taxpayers

Tax credits don’t help taxpayers

There’s no such thing as a useless university degree

There’s no such thing as a useless university degree

Is the Lethbridge SCS really straining police resources?

Is the Lethbridge SCS really straining police resources?

Trudeau’s brownface doesn’t erase our own racism

Trudeau’s brownface doesn’t erase our own racism

Rhetoric around Indigenous people hindering progress

Rhetoric around Indigenous people hindering progress

Portugal’s drug decriminalization doesn’t go far enough

Portugal’s drug decriminalization doesn’t go far enough

To increase bus usage, make driving inconvenient

To increase bus usage, make driving inconvenient

Mexicans have a right to be in the United States

Mexicans have a right to be in the United States

5 ways to finally address drug crime

5 ways to finally address drug crime

“New atheism” is bigotry, not enlightenment

“New atheism” is bigotry, not enlightenment

How landlords exploit renters

How landlords exploit renters

For capitalism to succeed, it must divide us

For capitalism to succeed, it must divide us