Ratko Mladic of Bosnia & Marcus Bachmann
Marcus Bachmann is the husband of Michele Bachmann who is one of the presidential candidates for 2012.Are Ratko Mladic of Bosnia and Marcus Bachmann related in any way? There is…
July 2011
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Courtesy of Roger Ebert, a gem from the past. The BBC’s original adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel. Enjoy!
Quotable: Noam Chomsky on student activism and anarchism
“Anarchists try to identify power structures. They urge those exercising power to justify themselves. This justification does not succeed most of the time. Then anarchists work at unmasking and mastering…
Seriously, Did He Really Say That?
Why does the new US Defense Secretary talk just like Donald Rumsfeld?DefSec Leon Panneta has been making the rounds in Baghdad, begging the Maliki government to ask American troops to…
Before Wisconsin there was Puerto Rico
Governor Scott Walker's actions in Wisconsin brought the NeoLiberal agenda into the mainstream conscientiousness. Many were surprised by the viciousness with which Walker implemented his agenda yet we shouldn't have…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted material for your weekend reading.- Paul Wells puts his observations about Stephen Harper's inexplicable warnings about Canada's eventual disappearance into column form. But I have to wonder whether Harper…
Three Strikes and You’re Out, and By Out, I Mean Dead
This story was plastered above the fold in yesterday’s print edition of the Toronto Star: Gleb Alfyorov thought he was going to a hospital for help. So did the judge…
In which Angry McPointy passes the buck
Early in June it was reported that Abousfian Abdelrazik's application for child-assistance benefits had been denied by the Quebec government because his name still appears on the UN's 1267 terror…
Hudak’s anti-choice position
Hudak believes government’s role is to be pro-life. Screw the law, I guess.
Fordconomics 1
Claiming you have saved $70 a week because you are making $70 less a week and have borrowed the difference.
TILMA by Stealth
A month ago, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments volunteered to be directly sued by investors under the Agreement on Internal Trade. This quiet announcement from Brudenell, Prince Edward Island,…
Some Thoughts On Bob Rae At The Alberta Roundtable
Back in June, Tim Powers wrote a piece for the Globe and Mail about the power of political symbolism. He began by saying:A winning symbol can champion the day; a…
A Perfect Conor Summer Morning
No autism commentary this morning. Great weather and we headed out for a walk on the trail to the Superstore to pick up a few groceries. More than the weather…
As Rome burns…
The US debt crisis is serious. Yesterday I suggested there might be method but now, on reading the childish insults, I begin to wonder if American lawmakers have collectively lost…
The Ever-Increasing Importance Of Alternative Media
After reading Rick Salutin's column yesterday about the very real limitations of Canadian journalism even when juxtaposed against the scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's publishing empire, I had the opportunity to…
Sun Media Steps Back From Brink?
Glenn Garnett, Sun Media's VP of editorial, has agreed to meet with Ontario Press Council reps and "discuss" their decision to pull out of the regulatory body.Funny that Sun Media…
Fearing Nothing But Fear
In a short piece for the Canadian International Council, Roland Paris asks the essential question about Prime Minister Harper: What Is Stephen Harper Afraid Of? It's been clear for some…
Saturday Photo: A Tangle of Hosta Flowers, and Shooting Star Daylilies
One of the joys of a garden full of perennials is that the plants and the flowers come back, even in yars of neglect. I took these yesterday, when the…
Sun TV, Ezra Levant and Why the Danish Cartoons Matter
Ezra Levant, long time neocon insider and self-proclaimed stockaholic (one of 3 Stockwell Day fans), is among the bombastic characters on Fox News North (Sun TV).He used to run a…
The State Of Climate Change Denial In Australia
The target is Hans Schellnhuber, advisr to the German government:. My Australian is a bit weak, but a loose translation of the guy in the clip is: "Before you begin,…