So Much Damage
The world has taken the measure of Donald Trump. And the news is worse than you might think. E.J. Dionne writes: Susan Glasser, writing in Politico, offers frightening detail about…
2018
"Alt-Right" and Overt Racist Misogynists Focus Attention On Lauren Southern
Something that has become clear during my 10 years of running ARC as well as the decade of work preceding the blog is that most of the racists I've come…
Impact of growing opioid crisis on life expectancy in the United States is more evidence that neoliberal austerity kills
PHOTOS: This scene is in Paris. It could be anywhere in our “globalized,” that is, neoliberalized world. (Photo: Eric Poulhier, Wikimedia Commons.) Below: Rundown but dignified Havana, high-profile U.S. economist…
12 Alberta MLAs to watch in 2018
Photo: Alberta MLAs to watch in 2018: Leela Aheer, Shaye Anderson, Deron Bilous, Joe Ceci, Rick Fraser, Sandra Jansen, Brian Jean, Danielle Larivee, Jessica Littlewood, Shannon Phillips, David Shepherd and…
America’s Imperial Decline Might Be Our Last, Best Hope to Salvage Our Democracy
Photo by The White House When the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution asking nations not to build any more diplomatic missions in Jerusalem only to be…
The Next Financial Crisis Will Be Worse Than the Last One
Photo by Antonio Morales García We’ve made it through 2017. The first-season installment of presidential Tweetville is ending where it began, on the Palm Beach, Fla., golf course of Mar-a-Lago.…
Our Commitment To Our Readers in 2018
As a new year gets underway, we’ve been taking some time to reflect. 2017 was a breakthrough year for DeSmog Canada’s independent journalism and we really mean it when we…
If You Want a Preview to the New Trump Book, It’s Here.
Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s soon to be released book about the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, already has the Mango Mussolini in knots. If you want a taste…
It’s Time that Justin Got Off His Arse and Worked for Canadians
It’s a problem but it’s not here. It’s an American problem, a European problem. It happens in other countries, not ours. “It” is the waning of liberal democracy. You know,…
When someone who professes to oppose intolerance is tolerant of intolerance
So, Andrew Scheer has refused to take part in Pride celebrations. It was in the news. “Not everybody marches,” he sniffs, adding that he will continue to be one of…
The report The Block don’t want you to see
Late last year, BMA Management Consulting produced a hefty 517-page report called a subsequent one for 2017* that examines a wide variety of socio-economic indicators in more than 100 Ontario…
The Emperor Strikes Back
That didn’t take long. Donald Trump has lashed out at his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, over revelations in a new book in which the Breitbart boss says many unflattering…
Storm Warning. Brace Yourself. This One is Global.
The New York based risk consultancy, Eurasia Group, warns the world is facing a “big, unexpected crisis” in 2018. “In the 20 years since we started Eurasia Group, the global…
Canada’s North Needs Many Things, But Oil and Gas Drilling Isn’t One of Them
By Edward Struzik This article was originally published on The Conversation Canada. Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod was right when he issued a “red alert” in November and called for…
Steve Bannon – Don Jr. Committed Treason
Every despot has a Rasputin and Donald Trump’s is named Steve Bannon. The now ousted chief political adviser has now turned on Trump’s namesake, Don Jr., accusing the son, who…
Bannon’s Bomb
You have to wonder if Donald Trump is beginning to re-evaluate his personnel choices. A new book suggests that Steve Bannon is not acting in Trump’s best interests. David Smith…
An Object Lesson For Canada
Since the avowed aim of legalizing recreational cannabis is to keep the product out of the hands of kids by driving out the black market, our federal and provincial governments…
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