Sunday round-up
Clearing out the dashboard right here and now with this quick list of things that caught the eye this week… 1. Great column by Tom Friedman, “The Rise of Popularism.”…
Clearing out the dashboard right here and now with this quick list of things that caught the eye this week… 1. Great column by Tom Friedman, “The Rise of Popularism.”…
If we can accept the scientific opinion that the primary ecosystems of our planet are seriously degraded — a United Nations’ report recently warned they are on the verge of…
To go fast. Very fast.CBC Ottawa reports that “An Ottawa man has been charged with stunt driving and failing to stop for police after police clocked him on Highway 417…
A bit more work on Sunday morning and Frankenstein’s monster is done. The colouring is unconventional. The instructions call for black or dark brown for the jacket and pants. A…
It is difficult to say, as an outsider, what factors weigh most heavily in the minds of public decision makers when they make decisions which impact a community, especially a…
Let’s follow on the theme of both Thursday’s column and the Mound of Sound’s post with a closer look at the corporatist “there are no bad jobs” philosophy – which…
The news is good! I’ve fully restored my blog, Canadian Progressive World, home of the provocative, unapologetic, activism-oriented and globally-conscious Canadian progressive! The blog was hacked Friday night after I…
Assorted content to end your weekend. – In keeping with the theme of my column this week, the Mound of Sound highlights the distinction between a “plutonomy” which serves as…
Anyone else following the LIBOR scandal that started in the UK and is spreading like a wildfire across the global banking industry? If not, this could be a good popcorn…
{This paper, written way back in 2000, discusses both the formal and informal co-ordination of communications and policy functions in the B.C. NDP governments, focusing on how this co-ordination changed…
Trying to attribute specific weather events to global warming is impossible. Long before man got the notion to industrialize there were hurricanes and tornadoes, droughts and floods. They happened before,…
Just came back from a rather tiring two-hour plus bike ride against a head wind. Because I am too tired to write a lengthy post, and as a follow-up to…
Wmtc7 was last night, and I think it might have been the best wmtc party yet. It was certainly the our biggest turnout, with more than 40 people – and…
rangefindr is a tool to help lawyers and judges find criminal sentencing ranges in seconds instead of hours. I have no interest direct or indirect in the website but it’s…
If the plane back to TeeDot goes down in a fiery ball of flame this afternoon, here’s a pic you can put up on your fridge door. You’re welcome.
Cases about safety deposit boxes are so rare. Banks and trust companies are usually careful and do not allow boxes to be mis-assigned or improperly opened. That said, cases on…
These are hard times for the honest man and they may get a lot harder yet. There’s a societal sort of continental drift underway. Our once cohesive, strong society is…
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From the PETA Files, the official blog of PETA, People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, comes this timely piece “…Bob Barker has sent urgent letters to the major sponsors…