Money matters maybe.
Never judge a political race by money raised. Whether it is an internal party race for a nomination or a leadership or party fundraising prior to an election, you have…
August 2017
ALI VELSHI EXPLAINS CAPITALISM AND HEALTH CARE TO REPUBLICAN SENATOR
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Should’ve fired Mueller when you had the chance, Agent Orange
But now it’s too late, Unpresident: Washington (CNN) Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued grand jury subpoenas related to Donald Trump Jr.’s 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer…
Canada’s Environmental Fines are Tiny Compared to the U.S.
This week marks the three-year anniversary of the Mount Polley mine disaster, which sent 24 million cubic metres of mining waste into Quesnel Lake, making it one of the worst…
Could Pence Be Trump’s White House Mole?
Somebody on the inside of the Trump administration is leaking information harmful to the man/baby president. In a White House fractured into warring camps it could be anyone save, perhaps,…
Fake News and the Crisis of Information
Below is the video of a talk I gave recently at a Canada2020 conference in Ottawa, titled “Fake News and the Crisis of Information” followed by a panel I was…
III% Saskatchewan, the Embarrassing Cousin
Still on vacation, though probably becoming antsy to be returning home. "Let's go to Turk and Caicos!" my sister said. "It'll be fun!" she said. I hate beaches! They're boring…
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT: WHEN A CAREGIVER GOT CANCER
Paid or unpaid, caregivers are never supposed to get sick, right? But sometimes we do. Sue Robins owns a health care communications company and she also happens to be the…
Bibi’s Very Own "NothingBurger"
An Israeli police spokesman has told a court that Benjamin Netanyahu is under investigation for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in two cases. Netanyahu fired back suggesting this is…
America Crushed the Soviet Union. Will Russia Return the Favour?
It was through taking a look at Ike Kaveladze, one of the shadowy Russians who attended the June, 2016 meeting with Trump Jr., Kushner and Manafort at Trump Towers that…
Donald Trump and the Children’s Hour
As you know, the other day Donald Trump was quoted as calling the White House a "real dump." But now that he's at General Kelly's Tough Love School he's denying…
It’s Not Just Congress Pushing Back
National Security advisor, ret. gen. HR McMaster, has been busy with a bit of swamp draining in his own department. Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the 31-year-old hired by retired Lt. Gen. Michael…
Danger Everywhere
There are far too many perils facing the world today, both natural and unnatural. Recommend this Post
New column day
Here, on what the Wall government means when it talks about entering into “partnerships” with the corporate sector – and why Saskatchewan’s citizens shouldn’t stand to be cut out of…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday August 3, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. In Ontario, you may complete a Power of Attorney…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Charles Mathewes and Evan Sandsmark write that it’s long past time to start treating the excessive accumulation of wealth as something to…
These Plants Clean Your Household Air According to NASA
A few years ago we looked at a TED talk on how to grow fresh air inside. The information was based largely on NASA’s research done in the 1980s called…
The End Of Democracy
Across the globe, democracy is in trouble. Paul Mason catalogues the places where authoritarians are waging war on democratically elected governments: A rough inventory of July’s contribution to the global…
Rejoice and give thanks
For born unto you in this month was the Warren Child, and he brings you tidings of punk joy. Details about this weeks-long celebration will be forthcoming shortly.