November 2019
Earthgauge News – Nov. 12, 2019
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Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – PressProgress examines the damage Doug Ford wants to inflict on children in Ontario’s education system. Fareed Khan calls out the right-wing politicians acting…
A Vulnerable Fortress
Albertans are talking about The Wall. It’s not a new idea. This time around, Jason Kenney is leading the charge. Tom Walkom writes: In early 2001, six notable Alberta conservatives…
Now do the decent thing.
Green leader Elizabeth May did the right thing. The other major party leaders, Scheer, Singh and Trudeau should follow. None completed the recent election with honour. Scheer won the popular…
OK Greens, Where Do We Go From Here?
"Greens might take some solace in seeing Elizabeth May returned to the House accompanied by two new B.C.-based MP's (and having had a few other candidates show strong second-place finishes…
OK Greens, Where Do We Go From Here?
"Greens might take some solace in seeing Elizabeth May returned to the House accompanied by two new B.C.-based MP's (and having had a few other candidates show strong second-place finishes…
OK Greens, Where Do We Go From Here?
“Greens might take some solace in seeing Elizabeth May returned to the House accompanied by two new B.C.-based MP’s (and having had a few other candidates show strong second-place finishes…
"I’m not racist! How dare you say that?"
Those of you calling for Stephen Miller to be fired by the White House because he has been revealed (again) to be a white supremacist do not understand that’s the…
Mysterious new land offer to Cowichan Tribes only fuels suspicion of motorsport expansion
The swamp that is the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit issue just got murkier and slipperier. Larry Pynn Last Wednesday, North Cowichan council voted unanimously to set aside last month’s 5-2…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cuddly cats.
Losing the Initiative: A Deflationary Tale of the Green Party of Canada, 2019-20
“We just lost the initiative.” “It is said that the attacking force, going into a fight, generally has the initiative…But once it becomes a defensive action, then you’re literally giving…over…
Democracy or Putinism?
Vladimir Putin has been quoted as saying that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” Whether or not his words have been interpreted…
Nov 12: regretably……..
I have just lost 6 or 7 hours of research and writing for the blog. I don’t know how it happened. It simply disappeared. So the real Sept. 12 will…
Don Cherry Gets Fired For Being a Racist; Reactionaries React
On Saturday long time hockey commentator Don Cherry went on a racist rant during his Coaches Corner segment on Hockey night in Canada: You people … that come here, whatever…
Planning the Return
Since the Federal Election took place close to a month ago (I know, it feels like it’s been longer, hasn’t it?) and Canadians elected a minority Parliament, many have been…
Credit where credit’s due
Way to go, Twitter. (And thanks, CPC friends in Vancouver Centre.) My friends at @VanCentreCPC let me know about a fake me account. Reported it to @twitter. They literally had…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Joseph Stiglitz discusses how decades of laissez-faire economics and deference to the rich have undermined any effective democratic decision-making. Bruce Boghosian observes…
Donald Capone
When it comes to impeachment, Bill Blum writes, there are lots of parallels between Richard Nixon and Donald Trump. But there are other parallels between Trump and Al Capone: As…
And Now, A Word From Chip Franklin
Love this guy. If you’re too stupid to see that Trump is a pathological liar, skip this video. It will just hurt your brain. pic.twitter.com/BvPIUNBurs — Chip Franklin (@chipfranklin) November…