Does Obama Have the Killer Instinct He Needs?
Will the United States and the world really have to endure "four more years" or will a new Barack Obama emerge in his second term?One sign to look for is…
2012
Google Annoys Me with Birthday Greetings
How does Google know when my birthday is? I have very deliberately avoided listing it on Facebook (although apparently you can find it: a friend did yesterday) and in replying…
As The Republicans Desperately Seek A New Political Religion
...they would be well-advised to read what, in my view (and I know many would disagree) is one of the greatest American novels ever written, John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath,…
Will Republicans Accept They Are Their Problem
Barack Obama didn't help much but Mitt Romney was actually taken down by his fellow Republicans. The Guardian's Simon Tisdall says Romney's downfall came from within.By campaign end, Romney –…
American Television Stations Call For Fair Canadian Import Trade Practices
Coalition calls for equitable and nondiscriminatory consent and remuneration rights for American over-the-air TV channels imported and retransmitted in markets across Canada.
When cornered like a rat, blame the whistleblowers, blame women, blame anyone
Typical. But it won’t work. Never does.
My statement on the Ornge stories
Many media outlets are reporting on a lawsuit I have launched against Ornge. I did not provide my lawsuit to anyone. I had no intention to comment on the stories…
Running the Numbers on Climate Change
Pricewaterhouse Coopers figures that, from now straight through to 2050, we need annual, global carbon emissions cuts of 5.1% if we are to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.Efforts…
November 14 ‘day of action’ against austerity: protests in Greece
Over the past months there have been protests in Spain, Portugal and Greece against government-imposed austerity measures. This week an austerity bill was passed by the governing coalition in Greece…
In Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath, Fracking Adds to Headaches
As Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast last month, tens of thousands of landowners with oil and gas leases faced an especially acute concern: would they get help from FEMA…
Keystone XL: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up
Not just because the U.S. ambassador says not too. But because deciding on the "safest route" in an EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) is just a matter of counting how many…
#Election2012: America’s Only Atheist Congressman Loses, and Other House Races
When most people - well, most liberals - think of the United States, they think of it as a land of polarized electorates and highly religious overtones to both parties…
Hurricane Sandy Reminds Us We’re All Paying The Price For Politically-Created Climate Of Doubt
The PBS Frontline program “Climate of Doubt” masterfully exposed the strategies and tactics that climate denialists have used to delay, if not undermine meaningful action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
Muskrat Falls propaganda a no-brainer #nlpoli
From the latest issue of the Irish Loop Post, Craig Westcott’s editorial “You won’t strain your brain reading government’s last minute batch of Muskrat Falls propaganda.” There is more to…
An agenda for Obama’s second term
Yes, I know, lots of people have opinions on what other people should be doing. However, I have a lot of spare time on my hands, so here’s the ideas…
Re-Architecting the City by Changing the Timelines and Making it Disappear
A couple of weeks ago I was asked by one of the city’s near me to sit on an advisory board around the creation of their Digital Government strategy. For…