Could Harper Force the Evacutation of Vancouver?
Tanker Navigating the Second NarrowsNo Margin for Error Harper’s fetish to deliver petro-sludge to China via British Columbia ports includes Vancouver as well as Kitimat. If Kinder Morgan gets its…
June 2012
The Blackout Speakout Protest
I’m not sure I agree with this kind of protest. I’d prefer to see a million angry Canadians in the streets. But anything is better than nothing. To resist is…
Roxy for Obama!
Brought back from the U.S. of A. for Roxy, Canada’s Best-Loved Political Dog, by Katherine’s parents, Jane and Rick Stoneman! Reads: BARACK’S BEST FRIEND. Beyond awesome. Roxy, like her master,…
Naomi Klein’s TED Talk: “Addicted To Risk”
Ms. Klein gives a thoughtful and timely talk about our oil addiction. A whole lot of information you won’t find in your local fishwrap.
Naomi Klein’s TED Talk: “Addicted To Risk”
Ms. Klein gives a thoughtful and timely talk about our oil addiction. A whole lot of information you won't find in your local fishwrap.
Naomi Klein’s TED Talk: "Addicted To Risk"
Ms. Klein gives a thoughtful and timely talk about our oil addiction. A whole lot of information you won’t find in your local fishwrap.
Record Low Interest Rates Mean Governments Can Save By Borrowing More
Today’s record low interest rates on long term Canadian government bonds present a fantastic opportunity to save money by borrowing more. Back last December I wrote a post pointing out…
The End of the University as We Know It?
The hallowed halls of learning are no longer the place they used to be, exclusive enclaves of learning that allowed those fortunate enough to attend to gain the skill sets…
George Soros Dissects the Failure of Modern Economic Theory
Billionaire investor and activist George Soros has some interesting views on why the sort of economics that brought us where we are today no longer serves mankind.
Interview with Franke James: Environmental Artist (part the first)
My conversation with artist Franke James, a unique and exciting voice in Canadian environmentalism who creates Visual Essays that are informative, spirited and fun! She combines playful and somewhat cheeky…
Interview with Franke James: Environmental Artist (part the first)
My conversation with artist Franke James, a unique and exciting voice in Canadian environmentalism who creates Visual Essays that are informative, spirited and fun! She combines playful and somewhat cheeky…
Interview with Franke James: Environmental Artist (part the first)
My conversation with artist Franke James, a unique and exciting voice in Canadian environmentalism who creates Visual Essays that are informative, spirited and fun! She combines playful and somewhat cheeky…
Interview with Franke James: Environmental Artist (part the first)
My conversation with artist Franke James, a unique and exciting voice in Canadian environmentalism who creates Visual Essays that are informative, spirited and fun! She combines playful and somewhat cheeky…
The Got Him.
Luka Magnotta arrested in Germany
Does the West’s Swing Right Portend Trouble Ahead?
The West has undergone a powerful rightward shift over the past two decades. Leftist parties have turned centrist. Centrist parties have become conservative. Conservative parties have left the traditional bounds…
VOINA calls for activist art, Berlin Biennale – Deadline for outsider exhibition July 1
The Russian activist political art collective Voina Group, is inviting artists to participate in the 7th Berlin Biennale. Rejecting what they describe as “limitation in age, education, nationality, political views…
Video: Father, Daughter Battle Proposed Clayoquot Sound Mines
At a recent forum on mining in Tofino, BC, a First Nations father and daughter from Clayoquot Sound expressed their opposition to a pair of mines proposed by Imperial Metals…
Fern Hill is still an idiot
Here she goes on Twitter, again trumpeting the online meeting place for far-Right Canadian bigotry and intolerance: “Fern Hill @fernhilldammit Walking the walk. Way to go, Free Dominion! http://www.freedominion.ca/ @freedominion…
Junw 3: Time marches on….
When I was a child, torture was evil, disgusting, something so brutal it was done only by Naziis. But we’re more broad-minded now. The US no longer bothers to keep…