rotd: thank you celina caesar-chavannes for speaking out on body-shaming
Today’s Revolutionary Thought of the Day is very unusual, in that it belongs to a member of government. This thought should not be revolutionary. It should not even need to…
September 2017
Somebody Needed to Say It and Who Better?
Thanks to a football scholarship he got a science degree in chemistry from the University of Richmond. He became the team captain. In his best game he had 10 catches…
How America Oversold Stealth
I said it way back when. I’ll say it again. The F-35 is not the plane for Canada. I’m not sure it’s the plane for any country, the US and…
PEGIDA Canada Rally in London, ON Today: Outnumbered Again
Before getting into the news of today's PEGIDA event in London, ARC would like to direct readers' attention to this article detailing the history of far-right racist activism that has…
Abortion – Republican Style
This being Republican in nature, the mother has no say in the matter. There’s no paper work to fill out either. It’s enough if she lives in Flint, Michigan and…
There’s a Dam Bursting in Puerto Rico. That Might Be the Least of Their Water Problems.
70,000 Puerto Ricans have been ordered to evacuate an area downstream of the Guajataca dam. A crack discovered yesterday has now breached the dam and the reservoir has begun to…
Alberta Leadership Candidate Proposes Oil Pipeline to Arctic As World Aims to Get Off Oil
As the leadership contest for Alberta’s newly formed United Conservative Party heats up, it’s no surprise pipeline politics are front and centre. As four major oilsands pipeline projects from Alberta…
From Russia With Love? This May Be Why Trump is Lashing Out at Everyone.
America’s man/baby president is on a rampage against just about everybody these days including anyone associated with what he calls the “Russia hoax.” This includes Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg who…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Paul Krugman discusses how the Republicans’ latest attempt to undermine U.S. health care is built on a foundation of cruelty and lies –…
It’s Like Getting Stuck In a Perpetual Tailgate Party in Louisiana
And there’s a bum with an orange pompadour in a lawn chair haranguing everyone who approaches to chow down on a bone with some greasy gristle and barbecue sauce. An…
DESIGNING WHAT WE NEED THEN AND NOW
“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” ― Mark Twain Caregivers of children or adults with mobility challenges know what I’m talking about when…
The Perfect Word
When Kim Jong-Un recently labelled Donald Trump a “dotard,” not only did it demonstrate that the North Korean madman has a better vocabulary than the American toddler-in-Chief, it also served…
Is Donald Trump Killing Americans? Really
I must admit that I've just about had enough of Donald Trump, and I wish I could filter him out of my life.Just the sound of his whiny voice, or…
Saturday Photo: Belles dames Or Painted Ladies?
Somewhere in there are a couple of lovely butterflies. At first, when they appeared in mass about a week ago, I thought they were Monarchs, but it turns out they…
Proudly To Their Undoing
Neo-liberalism has been a monumental failure. The evidence of that failure is piling up all over the world. Paul Street writes: Nearly three-fourths (71 percent) of the world’s population is…
‘Chuckles’ cheers the cheaters.
There are two types of people who take advantage of Canada’s tax laws and form private corporations. There are those who legitimately pay family members (and others) for their work…
With Mueller Breathing Down His Neck, Captain Twisty is Losing His Shit.
Donald Trump seems to be going out of his way to convince people that he is coming unglued. Like the worst sort of barroom drunk, Trump is going out of…
Guess Who’s Going Into The Marijuana Business?
A few days ago I wondered how long we might have to wait before marijuana is legalized in this country.And whether the premiers, the police, and Andrew Scheer's Cons would…
Why I Support the Struggle of the People of Catalonia
It's hard to believe it's happening in Europe, and in an ostensibly democratic country like Spain.But just as the autonomous region of Catalonia was planning to hold a referendum on…