Progresssive Internationalism
Chrystia Freeland has returned to her first profession. Susan Delacourt writes: In The Economist’s special New Year’s issue, “The World in 2018,” Freeland has penned an article about how Canada…
January 2018
The Rise and Fall of Andrew Scheer
It's been eight months since Andrew Scheer was elected Con leader.And the Con media started singing his praises, and cheering him on as he attacked Justin Trudeau.Day after day after…
Democracy denied.
To many people, democracy is too much bother. Can you just imagine how much it annoys Donald Trump? Democracy requires openness and honesty, effort and consideration, rights and freedoms. And…
Musical interlude
Elliphant feat. Ras Fraser Jr. – Music Is Life
Slivers of Time
I’ve been thinking lately that we caregivers experience our days in slivers of time. The byproduct of giving care is….interruptions. Maybe our motto should be, “Wait, what?” When my children…
Raw water: the New Age death wish
Would you willingly expose yourself to cholera? While treatable, this highly infectious disease causes great physical distress and suffering to its victims, and is even fatal to some. Most readers…
I Didn’t Blog in December
I was distracted by things more awesome than blogging. What could that be? I’ll tell you some day. For now, I’m back, complaining about litter. Everyone is focusing on a…
Well, Kids, It’ll Be a Kindle Day – er – Weekend
When I awoke this morning I interrupted my normal routine to fire up my Kindle and, sure enough, there it was, my copy of Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury,” mine…
Andrew Scheer’s Big Beyak Bigot Problem
As you know Andrew Scheer is now desperate to improve his image, and try to convince Canadians he is not a bigot.After the Globe editorial board questioned his commitment to…
required reading for revolutionaries: jane mcalevey and micah white
I’ve wanted to write about these two books for a long time, but adequately summarizing them is a daunting task. I just want to say to every activist and organizer:…
What Humanity Has Wrought
Only moronic literalists (a.k.a.Trump and those who are similarly incapacitated) will see this current deep freeze as a refutation of global warming. The rest will see it as part of…
We Can’t Go Back
Justin Trudeau likes to proclaim that, “Canada is back.” Paul Koring writes that it’s: a statement that evokes a vague, nostalgic yearning to recreate a once-proud international reputation. In a…
Racist is as racist does
Firstly, sincere congrats to Andrew Scheer for expelling the extremist Senator Lynn Beyak. Delighted to hear that he objects to his Senators being so defiant about their bigotry – but…
IndiePicks Magazine Loves The Fatness
Great review in the January 2018 edition of IndiePicks Magazine! Keelan Cavanaugh has been sentenced to a very different kind of prison. Uncomfortably installed at the Calorie Reduction Centre (CRC)…
Tales of the Trump White House.
The Brits have a saying that no gentleman is a hero to his valet. And in politics, all the apparatchik insiders are a form of valet. The politician has to…
Donald Trump: He’s bad, but I’m here to tell you he’s not the worst president our neighbours have ever had
PHOTOS: Donald J. Trump. Never mind what you think. He’s not the worst American president ever. Actually, he’s probably about the 7th worst … so far. (Photo: Gage Skidmore, Creative…
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