April 2019
Life After Warming
David Wallace-Wells’s book The Uninhabitable Earth starts out with a repetition of facts that won’t be news to anyone paying attention, but he has a lovely way with words. Four…
Imagine If We Had Politicians Who Shed The Talking Points And Broke Through For Us!
A MESSAGE FROM THE FUTURE WITH ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ Naomi Klein Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez video with a powerful message that we need to embrace. THEINTERCEPT.COM A Message From the Future With Alexandria…
How Robert Mueller De-Fanged His Own Report
There were plenty of long faces when special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on a 2-year investigation into the Trump campaign’s dealings with Russia reached no finding of criminal conduct on…
in which we discover kai is houdini
A new fence, eh? Not so fast! One minute the dogs are on their side of the fence, barking at a woman walking her dog past the house. The next…
Isn’t it Ironic?
By any measure, the victory of Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party (UCP) over Rachel Notley and the NDP in the April 16 Alberta provincial election was impressive: 63…
Isn’t it Ironic?
By any measure, the victory of Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party (UCP) over Rachel Notley and the NDP in the April 16 Alberta provincial election was impressive: 63…
Isn’t it Ironic?
By any measure, the victory of Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party (UCP) over Rachel Notley and the NDP in the April 16 Alberta provincial election was impressive: 63…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Morris Pearl and Pramila Jayapal make the case for raising more revenue from the people with the most to contribute. And Jayati…
No Impeachment
Donald Trump has been repeating the same lie for almost two years — “No Collusion, No Obstruction.” The Mueller Report proves that both claims are lies. But, Robert Reich writes,…
#LavScam (and other scams) spot: it’s well done
Justin Trudeau has failed to be honest with Canadians and when he gets caught he tries to change the channel, shift blame, and spreads fear and division. This October Canadians…
Political Pipe-Dreams.
While the rest of North America were out on an Easter egg hunt this morning, Albertans were out beating the bushes looking for the pipeline that their politicians have been…
Lies & Spin (repost)
“In a political landscape where lies and spin is the norm we must thank and support those individuals who do not fall prey to this insidious trend, and condemn and…
On full considerations
Max Fawcett is right to a point in discussing the need to acknowledge the political problems with carbon taxes as matters stand now. But there’s a serious problem with the…
April 21:Us Damn fools.
https://theconversation.com/trump-declares-economic-war-on-cuba-115672 Take this seriously. The U.S.believes it has the right to rule the world. It has the right to impose its version of democracy on nations that don’t want it.…
Joe Stiglitz Channels Teddy Roosevelt, Calls for a Renewal of Progressive Capitalism.
Capitalism sucks. The neoliberal order, to which all of our mainstream parties subscribe, has lost sight of how capitalism is supposed to work in a progressive democracy. That was never…
If You’re Going To San Francisco-Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair
Take a few minutes to travel back in time and absorb the music, the memories and rejoice that we were there, and we are still here lol! This…
Book Review: Graphic Novel "Christie Pits"
Christie PitsWritten by Jamie MichaelsIllustrated by Doug FedrauDirty Water Comics I realize book reviews are a bit of a departure for ARC, but occasionally a book comes along that captures…
jason kenney and doug ford. how depressing.
The chickens have voted for Colonel Sanders again. It’s an old, old story, and we seem farther away than ever from changing the ending. Doug Ford is destroying Ontario in…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Matt McGrath reports on David Attenborough’s warning of an impending climate catastrophe. And Moira Fagan and Christine Huang examine the widespread recognition around…