This Week in “Huh?” Ivanka, Justin, Elon
As we pivot to the new, sustainable world defeating this current wave of fascism and climate change deniers, let’s look back at this week to keep abreast of the contempt…
2016
Donald Uber Alles: neo-Nazi rag returns
We’ve been getting many messages from very upset people, from Niagara to Whitby, telling us that the Your Ward News pro-Nazi filth is landing in their mailboxes again. We know…
Now Can We Call The Cons TEAM FART?
As you may have heard, Michelle Rempel has blown a fuse again, and has caused another unseemly fuss, or in this case stink, in the House of Commons.By accusing the…
Trump Virus: even dead rock stars aren’t safe
“…Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn, New York was renamed to Adam Yauch Park in memory of the Beastie Boy, who died in 2012. Today, the park was defaced with swastikas and…
Self care Saturday, November 19: Taboo
I know it’s weird to consider volunteering self care but I am in dire need of a long term unplug. The entire US Election was a months-long trigger for all…
He’s Henry VIII
Roger Cohen has a pretty good handle on Donald Trump. He wrote in the New York Times this week that: It all began as a game, turned into an ego…
Voters get the government they deserve
And, in the US, those who voted for Trump richly deserve the chaos and misery they are about to get. But the world doesn’t.
Trump University and the Dawn of the Donald
Once upon a time Donald claimed that his Trump University could make anyone as rich as he was, and that all could learn from the Master.Until after only five years…
The Party is Over?
The good news is that we are doing away with organized political parties. The bad news is that we are doing away with organized political parties. And one or both…
How Soon Will Trump Be Impeached?
The prospect of a US government dominated by Republicans will likely delay the impeachment of US President-elect, but the evidence is mounting that Trump’s fantastic voyage to Washington will be…
Don Iveson among 26 candidates officially gearing up for Edmonton’s 2017 municipal elections
Mayor Don Iveson and 25 other Edmontonians have officially submitted their papers expressing interest in running for the positions of Mayor or City Councillor in Edmonton’s next municipal elections. The…
Musical interlude
The Kooks – Bad Habit
Surplus Absorption, Realization Crisis, and Imperialism (David Gilbert, November 2015)
David Gilbert, a political prisoner held in New York State since 1981, wrote the following text in 2015, examining the the ways in which capitalism is confronted by, and contends…
Trump Virus: leaflet being distributed in B.C.
Richmond, to be precise. From a regular reader. I haven’t written a book about the racist Right for 15 years, but that’s about to change. Stay tuned.
Nov. 15: The great American debate – without cause or effect.
One of the characteristics of North American privately owned news media is that they are almost never critical of big business. Of course not. The people who own big business…
Did you see this?
Exciting news from the NIH! “Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have identified an antibody from an HIV-infected person that potently neutralized 98 percent of HIV isolates tested, including…
Central American migration in Tequisquiapan, Querétaro
Children riding The Beast “La Bestia” (The Beast) is an unofficial name applied to freight trains that start in Tapachula, Chiapas, and go to Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, or Matamoros. These…
Listening to Trump (repost)
Leaning into the mic, face flushed, speaking with unhurried and angry deliberation, Donald Trump told a cheering New Hampshire audience: “We’re gonna bring businesses back. We’re gonna have businesses that…