The 2016 Daisy moment has arrived
From MSNBC this morning: Donald Trump asked a foreign policy expert advising him why the U.S. can’t use nuclear weapons, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said on the air Wednesday, citing an…
August 2016
Clinton Republicans
Bob Rae writes in today's Globe and Mail that the American election will be all about voter turnout:The rise of Barack Obama, like that of Justin Trudeau in Canada, was…
Timber Towers
Skyscrapers have been made out of concrete, glass, and steel since the first skyscraper was built. Before these building materials were used it was impossible to build that high –…
You are just encouraging ‘What’s his name?’
Psychiatrists tell us that one of the motivations for jihadists is the notoriety. They seem to consider the death and destruction as a measure of their success. Maybe that is…
Trump and Proto-Trump and babies #nlpoli
Speaking about his popularity and the loyalty of his supporters: "They say that I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters."…
Elections Alberta releases Calgary-Greenway by-election campaign financials
Elections Alberta has released initial campaign finance disclosures from the March 22, 2016 by-election in the Calgary-Greenway constituency. The by-election was held following the death of PC MLA Manmeet Bhullar,…
Republican Senator’s speech against McCathyism could have been about Trump
In the eleven years since I started publishing this blog, I have almost entirely focused on Alberta politics. But while my writing focuses on provincial politics here at home, like…
Cowichan Community Centre’s Controversial Old Maple Tree on Trial
The controversy surrounding the Cowichan Community Centre Commissions decision to remove the grand old big leaf maple on James Street to accommodate a new parking lot design continues. Frankly, much…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Clutched cats.
August 2: This may be a short blog…
...I am starting it late due to a series of computer disasters. Fortunately, there's really nothing to say about today irving press.Zip-bang headline for the lead story of the day…
August 2: This may be a short blog…
...I am starting it late due to a series of computer disasters. Fortunately, there's really nothing to say about today irving press.Zip-bang headline for the lead story of the day…
Lip Service from Neoliberals Won’t Help Climate Crisis
You’ve probably heard it said that we can have both a healthy environment and a healthy economy. Usually, these words are spoken by environmentalists in response to those that claims…
Lip Service from Neoliberals Won’t Help Climate Crisis
You’ve probably heard it said that we can have both a healthy environment and a healthy economy. Usually, these words are spoken by environmentalists in response to those that claims…
Lip Service from Neoliberals Won’t Help Climate Crisis
You’ve probably heard it said that we can have both a healthy environment and a healthy economy. Usually, these words are spoken by environmentalists in response to those that claims…
Sam Bee on Hillary, Gold Star Moms and "Hemorrhoidal Has-Beens"
Leave it to Sam Bee to wrap up the Democratic convention.
Suncor Opens Conversation about ‘Stranded Assets’ in Alberta’s Oilsands
Suncor Energy CEO Steve Williams rocked the oil industry boat Thursday when he announced a plan to leave some of the company’s oilsands reserves unrecovered during a conference call with…
Suncor Opens Conversation about ‘Stranded Assets’ in Alberta’s Oilsands
Suncor Energy CEO Steve Williams rocked the oil industry boat Thursday when he announced a plan to leave some of the company’s oilsands reserves unrecovered during a conference call with…
The 1 Percent’s Useful Idiots
Photo by Gage Skidmore PHILADELPHIA—The parade of useful idiots, the bankrupt liberal class that long ago sold its soul to corporate power, is now led by Sen. Bernie Sanders. His…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Yanis Varoufakis makes the case for an international progressive political system to ensure that social progress doesn't stop at national borders:(T)raditional political parties…