Fracking Away Our Water Supply
As many areas of the country experience severe droughts, the fight for clean, fresh water is becoming vital to survival for many American citizens. The problem has been made worse…
2013
Political Spin: This Story Isn’t True, But It Is Gratifying
My friend Gary sent me this yesterday, an apocryphal story that nonetheless offers certain pleasures. Enjoy! Remus Rudd Stephen Harper’s great-great uncle. Remus Rudd No matter what side of the…
Guest Post: In Defense of Out-of-Home Care & How Family Can Stay Involved
Guest Post by Sarah Gotheridge In Defense of Out-of-Home Care & How Family Can Stay Involved Many families are faced with the problem of caring for aging relatives that can…
Thag not talk much!
Thag’s year with the Drunka Grunka was drawing to a close, and he was almost ready to head back to his own tribe, the Thunka Grunkas. His relationship with the…
The Impact of the Tuition Freeze #nlpoli
As students head back to Memorial University, you can see the impact the ongoing tuition freeze is having on the university’s budget. You can see it in the policy to…
John McCain and the Coming War on Iran
It really is the stuff of nightmares. Obama caught in a trap of his own making, and John McCain helping him to dig himself into an even bigger hole. By…
9 year old’s plea to CEO of proposed Sacred Headwaters mine
This recent video from Beyond Boarding – a group of self-described “snowboarders making positive change” – shows 9-year-old Caden Jakesta and several other members of the Tahltan Nation in northwest…
Happy Birthday to Me
How in hell I reached 64 is beyond me. That said, I indeed exceeded 63 – and 53 and 43 and even 33. How – beyond a good deal of…
A Q&A on Syria and the “Responsibility to Protect”
What is “Responsibility to Protect”? “Responsibility to Protect,” or R2P, is a doctrine that grew out of a 2001 report by the Canadian-established International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty…
Greens Catch Harper in a New $100M+ Lie
The Canadian government is spending our tax money on Enbridge’s impossibly risky scheme that will ruin BC’s coast. “Documents obtained from Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans…
The heartwarming story of Wren Kauffman
I have been delighted this week to read about the story of Wren Kauffman, an 11-year-old Edmonton boy who went back to school this week like most kids his age.…
Of COURSE Paulie is Getting Himself Involved in the McCorkill Case
Really, was there ever any question? And why might the Southern Poverty Law Center be concerned about the National Alliance getting a hold of a potentially substantial wad of cash?…
Let Our Cousins "Down Under" Be the Miners’ Canary of Climate Change
It looks like the Labor government of Kevin Rudd will be swept out of power by Tony Abbott’s coalition in this month’s general elections. Good on ya, Australia. If there’s…
Bombing campaing to over Assad the best option for Syria
I believe a bombing campaign with the aim to toppling the Assad regime, similar to the campaign in Libya, is justified. The primary reason is that allowing the civil war…
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Grasslands National Park Animals
-Road Killed Rattle Snake There are not a lot of rattlesnakes around the park, especially the East Block of the park where Wood Mountain is. Nick, who is with Brenda…
Jacques Henripin, demographer and public intellectual, 1926-2013
It's sad that it took a death of a very notable figure in my research field to jump-start my blogging for the fall term, but I didn't want to let…