Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt’s Coptic Christian church, dies at 88
The death of Pope Shenouda III will put the position of Copts in Egypt once again in a spotlight. With change comes danger. That said, one can only hope a…
March 2012
Rick Santorum to wage war on America’s ‘porn pandemic’
Republican social issues crusader Rick Santorum has described contraception as “a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.” In…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
The latest couple of days worth of news as the NDP’s leadership campaign enters its final week – aside from multiple candidates including Niki Ashton, Paul Dewar and Peggy Nash…
St-Patrick’s Day: It’s About Immigrants, Not Irishness
Full article here: http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=926774&f=28&sub=Contributor It's About Immigrants, Not IrishnesssBy PETER BEHRENSMarch 2012 On this side of the Atlantic, St. Patrick's Day has become a boisterous, often bogus, celebration of America's…
The Economics of Salmon Farms, Oil Pipelines and Natural Gas
Even without considering the environmental costs and risks of producing and transporting oil and gas, opening our markets to Asia and elsewhere is an unwise strategy for British Columbians and…
If You Were Paying Attention To The News You Could See The Suppression Happening In Real Time
WasItAllJustTheCostOfDoingBusiness WinningElectionsVille In the wake of Terry Milewski’s blockbuster CBC report of deliberate attempts to defraud voters in 31 ridings earlier this week, North Van’s Grumps, with a little help…
ConCalls: The Crime Was Trying, Not Succeeding
Del Mastro may be medicated. Stupid medication! A legislator should know better how the law works. “Intent, not outcome, is the basis for criminality“ We mostly all laugh at those…
So Illinois?
In Irder for Santorum to have any chance to stop Romney from getting 1144. He will need to win over big states and mid western states. Illinois is one of…
Ethical Oil: The Puppet Rap
This Saturday gem comes from creative folks over at The Tyee: Why is everybody all bitchin’ bout the bitumen? Don’t you like rich men turnin’ into richer men? Solomon, whose…
There is a pattern here, Canada!
Deny, deny, deny, deny, deny! Drag through the courts — on the Canadian taxpayers’ dime — for 5.5 years! And then… The Conservative Party of Canada admitted to illegal campaign…
A current book about how we are doing (not very well)
Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse,David W. Orr - January 2012 Singled out as "one of the country''s leading environmental thinkers" by Bill McKibben in the New York Review…
A current book about how we are doing (not very well)
Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse, David W. Orr – January 2012 Singled out as “one of the country”s leading environmental thinkers” by Bill McKibben in the New York…
A current book about how we are doing (not very well)
Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse,David W. Orr - January 2012Singled out as "one of the country''s leading environmental thinkers" by Bill McKibben in the New York Review of…
A current book about how we are doing (not very well)
Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse, David W. Orr – January 2012 Singled out as “one of the country”s leading environmental thinkers” by Bill McKibben in the New York…
The Robocon Scandal is more widespread than previously thought…
I maintain that if even one voter in these ridings was intimidated/misdirected/misinformed by these robocalls — that’s one too many! These robocalls are grounds “for a f*cking huge investigation”! The…
Bank of America Takes Rolling Stone Pounding
Holy crap! Rolling Stone tears limbs from the zombie Bank of America. You probably won’t read a more blistering, or researched condemnation of the 1% “Royalty” that literally has the…
Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!
Happy St. Paddy’s! Having been attacked by savage sciatica after a couple of days of splitting and stacking firewood, for me the obligatory annual Joyous Irish Jig will have to…
Seabiscuit?
“We’re right on their heels.” Somebody’s having fun! As elections should be.