San Bernardino Shooting
It is absolutely crazy. It seems some demented gets hold of fire arm, goes to a public place and starts shooting and killing. No place seems to be safe. U.S…
2015
Thinking through writing about interviews with activists, part 2
Earlier in the week, I published a piece in which I began the process of figuring out how to write from my Talking Radical Radio interviews in a way that…
Group of Prominent Canadians Calls for Criminal Investigation of Climate Deniers
By Charles Mandel. This article originally appeared on the National Observer. Ecojustice, on behalf of a group of prominent Canadians, filed a complaint Thursday with the federal Competition Bureau, asking…
L.A. Times – "The U.S. infatuation with guns is bordering on a society-wide suicidal impulse"
In the wake of yesterday's mass murders in San Bernardino, the L.A. Times tries to make sense of Americans' infatuation with guns.When these mass murders occur, the instinct is to…
Climate change and polar bear
Polar bear is sad about the climate change. He feels that not much is being done to overcome this problem which threatens his life and life of his species. He…
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau at the Climate Change meeting. He looks like a kid amongst all the old leaders. I am sure he did well. It is good to know that he…
There is no scarcity of crazies in this world.
Fans of Donald Trump.
B.C., Canada’s Carbon Tax Champion, Criticized for Lack of Climate Leadership at COP21 in Paris
British Columbia has been long celebrated for implementing one of North America’s first — and the world’s most successful — carbon tax regimes. Yet at the ongoing COP21 climate talks…
Get Drunk While Wasting Nothing
Alcohol production is very energy intensive due to the temperature changes and sheer number of plant resources that go into it. Alcohol production is therefore quite wasteful. However, on the…
The Democratic Balance.
A guest post by Jared MilneIt’s been about a month since the federal election that made Justin Trudeau prime minister. The election results illustrate both sides of the challenge that…
Can you recant an oath you haven’t given?
This does not sound fair. This is concerning a guy who recanted his oath to the queen after becoming a Canadian citizen. What some people might suggest is that he…
New column day
Here, on how the Saskatchewan Party's mid-year fiscal update shows it hasn't learned a thing about managing a boom-and-bust resource economy - and how it may take Saskatchewan's electorate to…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Paul Edwards discusses the availability of a gradual transition to clean energy while avoiding more than 2 degrees of climate change - but…
The Democratic Balance.
A guest post by Jared MilneIt’s been about a month since the federal election that made Justin Trudeau prime minister. The election results illustrate both sides of the challenge that…
In pursuit of a child’s potential: a parent’s reflections on hope and futility
By Guest Blogger Jennifer JohannesenParents with young children with severe neurodevelopmental disabilities are extraordinarily committed to helping them achieve as much as they can, despite the significant odds against them.…
Rona Ambrose and the Madness of the Cons
I always knew Rona Ambrose's claim that her Cons would be different and better than Stephen Harper's Cons was a hollow boast.And that she would not be able to resist…
The real Ministry of Magic exposed #nlpoli
The information the Conservatives leaked to David Cochrane Tuesday on the budget update confirmed the extent to which they are actually the ones who have been running the finance department…
Really it is no solution at all.
Google+, otherwise quite good, is broken on mobile devices, where I used it. I had been, consequently, otherwise distracted by a mobile app called Plag. This post earned nearly 5,000…