The State of the Planet – Kofi Annan
Some think of him as the finest Secretary-General in the history of the United Nations (1997-2006). He wasn’t just a servant of the member states but an advocate for people…
May 2017
Green Party campaign manager quit over Andrew Weaver’s bullying, bad policies
Andrew Weraver attacks BCNDP Leader John Horgan during the televised leaders’ debate On the eve of his candidate’s kick-off event, Green Party campaign manager Troy Grant reached his breaking point…
The Warming Arctic Adding More CO2 And Methane
Think of it this way – permafrost, methane emissions; tundra, CO2 emissions. We’ve known for some time that melting permafrost in the Arctic is leading to the release of troubling…
Bits from today’s column about tomorrow’s vote (update twice!)
(And HuffPo version here!) (Oh, and John Horgan seems to have, um, gotten stuck on the campaign trail…) Twenty-one years ago, we BC Liberals were gathered at the Hotel Vancouver,…
Witness Tampering, Trump-Style
Eyebrows are being raised over Trump’s Twitter attacks on former Acting Attorney-General, Sally Yates, hours before she was scheduled to appear to testify about Trump’s former National Security Adviser, ret.…
The Cultural Reader: Hegel on Master-Slave Dialectic – Summary
The Cultural Reader: Hegel on Master-Slave Dialectic – Summary: One of the important and famous ideas introduced by Hegel in his The Phenomenology of Spirit is the idea of master-slave…
May 8: More greed. More stupidity bred with greed.
Briefly, there is a stunning error in today’s Brunswick news. The headline is “Historian says Russian spies may have stolen Mackenzie King’s diary”.Now, the newspaper’s editors write the headlines on…
When Communism Inspired Americans
Eugene Victor Debs (1855-1926) addresses a political meeting in New York in 1912 • Photo by Keystone/Getty Images At a rally in New York City in 1962, the famously liberal…
As B.C. Election Approaches, Greens Get Cozy With Liberals
From left, B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver and NDP Leader John Horgan • Photo by B.C. Broadcast Consortium Is the Green Party in a tacit…
The Block killed the hospital. They MUST all resign. Now.
The actions of The Block and the town’s administration have resulted in the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital losing its chance for redevelopment. The province didn’t include funding for the…
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Is British Columbia Headed in the Direction of Washington, Oregon and California?
The closing polls in the BC election suggest a close race perhaps trending in the direction of the incumbent BC Liberals, despite the name really small ‘c’ conservatives. However, it…
What Are Your Favourite Blog Trackers?
Over the years I’ve used a couple of blog trackers. I would periodically check them, just out of curiosity. It was mildly interesting to see who was visiting and from…
Climate Change And Cities
This is a time when the credibility of national governments is at an all-time low. In the United States, Donald Trump openly denies climate science. Indeed, he has declared his…
UNESCO Adds 8 New Geological Sites
UNESCO added eight new sites to their ‘Global Geopark.’ The sites each demonstrate the amazing and great geology of our planet, and the diversity of Earth. The new locations are…
Silvia Federici : Un salaire pour le travail gratuit (FR/EN)
Jeudi le 18 mai, à 19h / Thursday May 18 at 7pm Collège de Maisonneuve, au Vivoir (local B-2210) 3800, rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal À proximité du métro Joliette et…
Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of May 8, 2017
Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of May 8, 2017. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
“You’re a disgrace to the world.”
Pretty much. An actor is playing Trump, but Trump will never be a real president, so it all evens out. who is she pic.twitter.com/amElWRGFdp — najahta (@najahtaa) May 7, 2017
BC election: too close to call
But if the ballot question is economy/jobs – and it usually is – then Christy Clark’s BC Liberals will win. Take a look at this info-heavy Ipsos chart: She is…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 8, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 1, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: OxyContin maker agrees to $20M settlement in Canadian class-action case ‘He also…