Chomsky – Gaza In One Paragraph
Noam Chomsky sums up the Gaza butchery: “It’s a hideous atrocity, sadistic, vicious, murderous, totally without any credible pretext. It’s another one of the periodic Israeli exercises in what they…
2014
The Disaffected Lib Is Back!
For those many who have been following the Mound of Sounds’ posts on my blog for the past while, good news: he has reactivated his blog, The Disaffected Lib. Mound…
Dear Facebook friends
I’ve got 5,000 of you, and you’re all smart. Help me with my problem, please. Facebook, as you undoubtedly know, has been forcing users to download and use their “Messenger”…
It’s Like the Noonday Sun to a Vampire – Fascist Governments Cannot Stand the Rule of Law
And by “fascist government” I’m referring to the government of Stephen Harper. Steve doesn’t like the rule of law. I’ll bet he figures Magna Carta was a huge mistake. Our…
China’s Coastal Time Bomb
Algae bloom, Qingdao Much of China’s industrialization has occurred in its coastal areas. As is to be expected, China’s coastal waters have paid a horrible price for the country’s economic…
Mulcair and Trudeau Ignore the Facts
To Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau, Israel’s butchery in Gaza is merely self-defence. That’s their opportunistic story and you’ll get nowhere trying to shift them off it. All of which…
When the bitumen bubble bursts.
The last time Canada had a real leader, it was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The least understood and the most vilified of the actions he took on behalf of Canadians…
Peacekeepers ignored by Harper.
Today our Canadian military members and veterans as well as police officers come together in ceremonies across the country to honour and remember all Canadian peacekeepers who have served or…
Racism taints Kwikwetlem reporting
My initial reaction to reports of compensation paid the Kwikwetlem First Nations Chief was plain wrong. Until detail was gained, I assumed Ron Giesbrecht committed an egregious abuse of public…
The Return to Harperland and the Great Progressive Depression
Well I'm finally back home in Toronto, after spending two weeks in Scotland, and a few days in Montreal.And although I'll miss the excitement of the Scottish referendum campaign, and…
Another White Nationalist Running For Public Office: Jeff Goodall in Oshawa
We've gotten a lot of positive feedback regarding our SOS Stooges series. However, we have discovered that not all of our readers are fans: We first wrote about Goodall when…
The Big Sh*t: What Darrell Bricker & John Ibbitson Have Taken
The vaunted Big Shift is indiscernible, with all evidence pointing in the opposite direction. It appears that the Canadian public are now moving to the centre and left and this…
Global Day of Rage calls for sanctions against Israel – photos: Barnaby Raine speech – "Jewish Bloc Against Zionism"
August 9 saw Day of Rage demos around the world protesting Israeli actions in Gaza and calling for sanctions. Behind the fold I’ve posted a selection of photos. I’ve also…
Why Stephen Harper Is Not A Real Friend of Israel
He likes to pose as Israel's best friend. Or as Benjamin Netanyahu's best buddy. And would have us believe that supporting the right-wing Netanyahu regime is the best way to…
Is It Time to Leave the Muslim World to Sort Out Its Own Troubles?
Harvard international relations professor Stephen Walt makes a compelling argument for a new American approach to the Middle East – hands off. “…the Middle East today is riven by a…
Warning from Germany – We Are "Mentally Mobilizing" for War
Every war is accompanied by a kind of mental mobilization: war fever. An editorial in a leading German financial paper, Handelsblatt, warns of the dangerous spread of war fever through…
Cat and moon
Only recently been interested in drawing again. Filed under: art