Harper’s economic flim flam
Harper incessantly claims his top priority is “jobs and the economy.” So how exactly is he doing? Not so good according to Jeffrey Simpson of the Globe and Mail. One…
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Climate Change is the ultimate ‘Moral Hazard’
Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Moral Hazard, Part 1: The Cost of Risk and Reward One of the factors compromising our prospects for a stable and secure environmental…
Bob McDonald says "stand up for science"
On CBC News, Bob McDonald, Canada’s favourite science commentator, makes a plea for both basic science and for Monday’s “Stand Up for Science rallies.” He comments on our federal government’s…
You Know Those Annoying Commercials on YouTube?
I slammed straight into this one. Somehow I think I just lost a few days off my lifespan.
On the Perversion and Suppression of Intellectualism
Henry Giroux, considered one of the top 50 educational thinkers of the modern period, is sounding the alarm on the fate that has befallen intellectualism in today’s Brave New World.…
In Wildness is the Preservation of the World
The title of this post is a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s essay, Walking, published posthumously in 1862, but which he wrote and rewrote during the 1850s. I was thinking…
Colorado Whipsawed By Drought and Floods
This made the news in the Colorado newspaper, the Yuma Sun, on September 7th, just one week ago. The Colorado River Basin is currently experiencing its driest 14-year period in…
Grimsby youth minister charged with sexual assault and exortion
“The arrest and charges against this former employee are being treated with the utmost seriousness and concern. And its urging anyone with information related to these charges to go to…
Speaking of George Zimmerman, Here’s Ol’ Man McCain and Lindsey Graham On the Warpath.
Forget the unabomber. America’s moved on and filled Ted Kaczynski’s shoes with the duobombers. That’s right, old man McCain and his longtime girlfriend, Lindsey Graham. These geezers think calling off…
Bill Maher’s New Rules – America Should Stop Acting Like George Zimmerman
From last night’s show Here’s a clip from an earlier show where Maher warns that America is coming dangerously close to not having a war.
The politics of Riot Fest in Chicago
Meanwhile, I wave the Canuckistan flag with the Viletones. Pix by @lisakirbie.
Saturday Afternoon Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Toby Sanger asks who really bears the risk when governments agree to hand over billions to the private sector through P3 arrangements:…
Mulcair’s Beard Is Not The Point
There are days that I am positive that the “image consultants” who hover around our political leaders don’t have a clue what they are talking about. Today, we find the…
My Kind of Way to Fight the Quebec Charter of Values
I really like this photo. And I'm glad some Quebecers took to the streets today to protest against the PQ's exclusionary so-called Charter of Quebec Values. And although I am…
Sen. Pamela Wallin says Canadian Senate has a “lynch mob” mentality
by: Obert Madondo Former Conservative Sen. Pamela Wallin. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) If there’s anywhere in the world an appointed public official more arrogant than Sen. Pamela Wallin, please let…
Wal-Mart applauded for pulling toxins from shelves
NEW YORK – Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will require its suppliers to phase out 10 hazardous chemicals from personal care products, cosmetics and cleaning products sold in its stores.…