Who Says Progressive Values Defy Definition.? Oh Yeah, that Guy.
For a guy who doesn’t hesitate to self-identify as a progressive, a certain outspoken Liberal doesn’t seem to have a clue what that means. That much came through when, in…
March 2017
Stormy Today
Was out and about this afternoon. Nature has a way of evening up the score – after a relatively balmy and dry January and February, March so far has provided…
A solemn promise: Indigenous perspectives on the Douglas Treaties
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 West Coast's RELAW Project Lead Maxine Hayman Matilpi shares stories from a recent conference that brought together historians, legal scholars and Indigenous people who are direct…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Couch-surfing cats.
Holy, Holy Shit.
You might find this a bit unsettling. The latest thing in nuclear war is cyber warfare, hacking an enemy’s control systems to either disable his nuclear deterrent or, worse, launching…
Why Fareed Sees Putin, Not Trump, as the World’s Most Powerful Man.
America’s economy dwarfs Russia’s. America’s military might eclipses the Russians’ except, perhaps, in nuclear warheads. Overall Russia can’t hold a candle to the United States of America. So why does…
The Great Arctic Raincoast, Coming Soon.
All my life I came to think of the Arctic as a place of ice and snow. It appears that’s about to change. The Arctic is set to get drenched…
When You Put It That Way
She’s a legend, Tracey Ullman.
It’s a Dam Shame
Get this. More than 4,000 dams in the United States are now rated unsafe because of structural and other problems. It’s a safe bet we’re in the same boat in…
Ten ways to defeat Trump/Brexit
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It’s "Put Up or Shut Up" Time on Climate Change – and "Shut Up" Has a Big Lead Going Into the G20 Summit
Is the G-20 about to kick climate change to the curb? Apparently so, at least according to Bloomberg. Finance ministers for the U.S., China, Germany and other members of the…
Oh Dear, About Those Pipelines.
The history of the Athabasca Tar Sands reveals an on-again/off-again project. In the postwar years there was massive support for development of the bitumen basin. The Canadian government even signed…
Three Reasons Why Keystone XL May Never Get Built
Almost a full decade since first applying for a presidential permit, TransCanada looks set to finally receive go-ahead in the U.S. for its massive $8-billion Keystone XL pipeline. But here’s…
Winter’s Coming (apologies to Arcade Fire and their Neighbourhoods #1 (Tunnels)
And if the snow buries my CH neighbourhood And if Che is flying Then he'll saucer a pass From his stick blade to PatCHes Yeah, a pass, from his stick…
Winter’s Coming (apologies to Arcade Fire and their Neighbourhoods #1 (Tunnels)
And if the snow buries my CH neighbourhoodAnd if Che is flyingThen he’ll saucer a passFrom his stick blade to PatCHesYeah, a pass, from his stick blade to PatCHesKidA has…
Wither thou goest, middle class, in your dark SUV at night?
I was mad. I was listening to a cabinet minister on the radio this morning. He was invoking the penultimate progressive political totemic, the vaunted “middle class.” (The ultimate progressive…
Alberta Alternative Budget 2017
Media Release Foundations for an Alberta Alternative Budget released today (March 14, 2017-Edmonton) Today, a coalition of researchers, economists, and members of civil society released a plan to boost Alberta’s…
The Startling Similarities Between Newfoundland’s Muskrat Falls Boondoggle and B.C.’s Site C Dam
Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador are preparing for electricity rates to double in the next five years, adding an estimated $150 per month in power costs for the average homeowner,…
Use Technology to Mobilize Your Community
The current federal leadership in the USA has many people concerned about their rights and freedoms. If you’re one of those people you can use these technological tools to help…