Yeah, Sure, the Jim Crow South is No More
Any court that can pretend corporations are people has demonstrated a talent for overcoming reality. That pretty much describes today’s United States Supreme Court or at least the hard-right conservative…
February 2013
LNG ‘Prosperity’ Will Always be Just Around the Corner for BC
Exports of natural gas, in liquefied form (LNG), to Asian markets are scarcely a slam dunk proposition. Ms. Clark has promised a “Prosperity” fund, starting in two years, which will…
*Talking Radical Radio* Has Launched!
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new broadcasting/podcasting project, Talking Radical Radio. This weekly, half-hour show brings you grassroots voices from across Canada. It uses in-depth interviews…
Announcing Takling Radical Radio!
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new broadcasting/podcasting project, Talking Radical Radio. This weekly, half-hour show brings you grassroots voices from across Canada. It uses in-depth interviews…
"A Perpetuation of Racial Entitlement"
It’s not hard to figure out where U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia stands on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. When he labeled a provision that requires the Slave…
Canadian Supreme Court upholds anti-hate speech laws in case against Bill Whatcott
I’m quite pleased with this morning’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada against Bill Whatcott’s dissemination of hateful, anti-gay flyers in Saskatchewan in 2001 and 2002. Whatcott had been…
It’s More Than a Little Missing Ice
Killer heat waves, droughts and floods whipsawing the planet are the result of the warming Arctic region. It’s pretty simple – lose the ice, lose the planet. Hey, how about…
feb. 27: Lots of good news on the front page….
…Lots of smarmy smeary, sticky-sweet good news. In fact, it’s rather like kissing a girl with a dirty face, too much lipstick and a mouthful of molasses candy. (not that…
Canadian Senate Expenses Scandal: Harper Must Back Off And Let Justice Prevail
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive | Feb. 27, 2013: Has Prime Minister Stephen Harper finally awakened to the reality that Canada’s appointed Senate is indeed a scandal-ridden ”useless,…
Oops, they did it again
You might be forgiven if, on reading the following, you assume it was published by the Conservative Party of Canada: Mississauga, Ontario, February 18, 2013… Today, the Honourable Gail Shea,…
Changes in Quebec
Teddy here with some interesting information glamed from the always fun-to-analyze Vote Compass results (Quebec in this case). One question in particular caught my attention; on Independence; which suggests that…
The Supremes strike the right note on speech
They were expected to toss out the hurt feelings stuff, and they did. They were also expected (by sane people) to preserve non-criminal prohibitions against actual hate, and they did…
Chuck Hagel: Damaged Goods?
The Week perfectly summarizes the GOP’s rationale behind the great Chuck Hagel freakout: Hagel, a former GOP senator, won by the narrowest margin of any defense secretary since the job…
The Education of Tim McMillan
Saskatchewan Minister of Energy and Resources Tim McMillan has seen fit to respond to last week’s column on Keystone XL and its connection to climate policy. But it’s well worth…
Harper’s Gradual but Spectacular Failure .. . .
It is becoming increasingly difficult for anyone to see the Prime Ministership of Stephen Harper and the history of the Conservative Government as anything but a spectacular failure at almost…
Chuck Hagel: Damaged Goods?
The Week perfectly summarizes the GOP’s rationale behind the great Chuck Hagel freakout: Hagel, a former GOP senator, won by the narrowest margin of any defense secretary since the job…
Appointment in Samara Department: The Path of the Russian Meteorie Charted
You remember the old story about the appointment in Samara: a man tries to outwit Death who makes a threatening gesture to him in a market in Baghdad. He flees…
The Coolish Implosive
A Self-pollinating Coolish Implosive Breeds. Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: art, digital, drawing, Monster
5682…Look Out
The Young Communist League is back. Yes, I know, you never knew they were here in the first place. They were on Brian Lilley’s show on SUN TV yesterday decrying…