Remember London
Just a thought about London prompted by Doug Saunders and this blog post (which appeared in a Naomi Klein tweet that was, I think ironically, RTd by Andrew Potter). We…
August 2011
Remember London
Just a thought about London prompted by Doug Saunders and this blog post (which appeared in a Naomi Klein tweet that was, I think ironically, RTd by Andrew Potter). We…
Remember London
Just a thought about London prompted by Doug Saunders and this blog post (which appeared in a Naomi Klein tweet that was, I think ironically, RTd by Andrew Potter). We…
God’s Blog
Your morning smile, courtesy of my favourite magazine. Far be it from me to suggest additional comments in the style of certain regular commenters here. :)...
On Barack Obama, Europe is Anxiously Underwhelmed.
It's not just moderates and progressives in the United States who are losing faith in Barack Obama. So are the Europeans. Spiegel Online claims that Obama's indecision and weakness are…
Turmel Apologists Reveal More Than They Know
Apologists for Nicole Turmel continue referring to her as someone who's had a change of heart. Brian Topp, president of the New Democratic Party, wrote last Thursday that "... if…
China Now Wants a Military Presence in Pakistan Tribal Areas
In the wake of two terrorist bombings in Xinjiang province, China wants to hunt down Uyghur militants it claims are being trained in Pakistan's ungovernable tribal areas.Since the blasts, which…
The New anti-Abortionists: Young Political Activists or Youthful Vigilantes?
I Burned my Bra For This? REAL Women of Canada and the Men Behind ThemThe inspiration for the Moral Majority/Religious Right, in the United States, was the central government's passing…
Elizabeth May’s Current Projects
Although I detect a subtext of sarcasm running through the article, Jane Taber's recent piece on Elizabeth May is well-worth a read, as it illustrates a woman involved in a…
English Riots Metastasize
England has sustained its third night of widespread rioting and looting. What began as an isolated uprising over a police shooting in Tottenham has rapidly spread to other greater London…
UK lights up — is Canada next?
While no act of law enforcement, and no austerity measure, can justify the kind of rioting that has happened in the UK the last few days, one cannot help but…
Is the Newsweek cover photo (and story title) of Michele Bachmann sexist?
That’s the charge being laid by conservative bloggers and NOW (!) about this week’s cover photo of Michele Bachmann, which depicts her as she so often appears with wide eyes.…
You Want a Side of Plavix with That?
Now arriving at the Canadian National Exhibition — wait for it — the doughnut cheeseburger*: The Doughnut Burger made its debut at the Calgary Stampede, where brave revellers downed the…
Russia Burns – Again
Last year a powerful heat wave triggered massive forest fires in Russia and led to the failure of Russia's wheat crop. So far this year, 1-million hectares of Russian forests…
Worshipping at the Trough
Patronage politics of the worst old-fashioned sort is alive and well in Newfoundland and Labrador. VOCM posted a story online within the past 24 hours (hopefully it won’t be disappeared…
Yvonne Jones newser – details
From the official media advisory: Head: Yvonne Jones to discuss her future in politics Opposition Leader Yvonne Jones will make a statement today concerning her future as Leader of the…
What Michelle Bachmann Watched on Sunday
Oh those crazy foaming fundamentalist rightwingers and their homophobia.On Sunday, Bachmann and her curious husband, attended a church service at which the pastor railed on, denouncing homosexuality as "unnatural" and…
Economist Says Money Now More Important Than Environment (Duh)
Greenhouse effect: We can always deal with it later, right? No surprise there, I suppose. Still, it was depressing to read ATB economist Todd Hirsch’s attempt at an obituary for…
Stephen Harper’s in Brazil: Dilma Smacks down Standard and Poor
Stephen Harper was in Brazil yesterday, and met with dthat country's former guerilla president Dilma Rousseff. He listened, apparently, while she told reporters about how solide Brazil's economy was and…
"I haven’t seen that statistic"
Howard Sapers is Canada's Correctional Investigator. If you want to know what's happening in Canada's prisons, he'd probably be a good place to start. Unless you're Public Safety Minister Vic…