Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton during the week ended June 30, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
It’s official! We are homeowners! The former owners left us a plant and a card! Is that amazing? The card says they hope we are as happy in this house…
Assorted content to end your week. – PressProgress examines Statistics Canada’s latest research on the tens of billions of dollars in taxes being dodged by multinational corporations. And George Monbiot…
FREE #CDNPOLI TAKES ON THE LEADERS:• JUSTIN TRUDEAU: Apologies & selfies. Likes Himself. The real Zoolander. • ANDREW SCHEER: Hockey Dads & Timmies. Likes beige. The new Bill Davis. •…
While there is much to despair about American democracy these days, there are also rays of hope, at least in the Democratic Party. If I had been an American during…
That explains it. The Brits under Cornwallis made a huge strategic blunder. They forgot to defend the airports that were promptly seized by the forces of George Washington. Worse yet,…
July is supposed to be a quiet month for most politicians, or at least it’s usually among the quietest for them. Elected people are back at home in their ridings,…
An interesting article in The Guardian suggests massive tree plantings could go a long way toward solving our climate change crisis. For those seeking a kind of natural deus ex…
Donald Trump’s whole life has been all about self aggrandizement. But yesterday — standing before that gigantic statue of Abraham Lincoln — Trump looked like a midget. Eugene Robinson writes:…
There are different definitions of a charter city. In the United Kingdom, the charter is bestowed by the Crown and it enables those cities to make their own rules in…
In truth, Canada needs a thorough and honest inquiry into foreign political funding, online manipulation and influence. Unfortunately, the $2.5-million probe into “foreign funded defamation” of Alberta’s fossil-fuel industry announced…
Believe it or not, Andrew Scheer is now trying to pose as a tough guy, in a desperate attempt to make Justin Trudeau look weak.Even though Trudeau makes Scheer look…
When the debate turns to Canada’s bitumen trafficking the focus is usually on the greenhouse gas and other toxic emissions released when that sludge is burned. We don’t tend to…
Harvard professor, James Anderson, says we have just five years left to change course or it’s over. Anderson, a professor of atmospheric chemistry, says that once the permanent ice in…
David Suzuki versus Justin Trudeau. Science versus Parliament. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Who do you think is on your side? We have two choices. We can either have a…
In his introduction to Thoreau: Walden and Other Writings (Bantam Books, 1962-1981), Joseph Wood Krutch described Henry David Thoreau’s writings as having four “distinct subjects”, which I paraphrase somewhat as:…
I have an opinion piece in today’s Edmonton Journal about Alberta’s current fiscal situation. Points raised in the blog post include the following: -The Jason Kenney government will almost certainly…
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/journalism-doctor/2019/07/cartoonist-fired-after-trump-cartoon-goes-viral In New Brunswick, where I lived for some 18 years, the Irving family is a name of contempt. They control – and abuse – just about everything in the…
On this 4th of July, when Americans think about the nation’s independence, it is partly under dark clouds. The Trump/GOP regime, desperately trying to “make America great again,” has chosen…
Reading an intriguing book the other day, I was reminded of our species’ inability to restrain our use of technology. The book is Bison and People on the North American…
