Morality in an Amoral World
An Italian family on lockdown in Turin looks on the bright side. Photo courtesy of the World Economic Forum. A crisis is a mirror. It shows us—if we have the…
An Italian family on lockdown in Turin looks on the bright side. Photo courtesy of the World Economic Forum. A crisis is a mirror. It shows us—if we have the…
Along with the late Immanuel Wallerstein, I think that globalized capitalism is in a structural crisis economically, politically, and in its relationship with nature, which leads to climate crises and…
The threat of coronavirus, currently inspiring mass hysteria around the globe, focuses attention upon the role of population density in disease transmission. The World Health Organization (WHO) may be the…
China did it first. Thus it’s obviously totalitarian, outright fascism. This is leftist nonsense on acid. Lockdowns aren’t a creature of fascist ideology. Epidemiology has nothing to do with fascism…
The Emergency at Hand Andrew Nikiforuk Yesterday | TheTyee.caAndrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the energy industry for two decades and is a contributing editor…
Saudi Arabia isn’t done with its recalcitrant rival, Russia and that’s tough news for every petro-state, especially our own. Oil giant Saudi Aramco will proceed with the reduction of its…
It’s bad enough that grocery store shelves are empty of paper towels, toilet paper, flour, sugar and other essentials. Blame that on hoarders. However, why has the news media stopped…
Just over 100 deaths in the US from the coronavirus, and what is the government response? Fascist lockdown. The pattern is the same across the Western world, mirroring the…
The Italian health care system finds itself short on parts due to the influx of COVID-19 patients. Due to the nature of the virus people with it are more likely…
It’s fascinating to watch behaviours now that we’re stuck together in limbo. In my little house, we are all perfectly healthy; we’re just more together. This should be a piece…
Across fifty states, Americans are collectively bracing for the incoming COVID-19 pandemic to hit. In the face of the virus, people are resorting to panic buying, stocking up on vital…
It has arrived, today, earlier than it has arrived in years. No welcoming of it at Stonehenge or Chichen Itza, this year. You know why. Spring. Yesterday, I drove up…
Recently, my friend who is also a caregiver sent me this poem and it soothed my soul. I hope it soothes yours, too. Pandemic What if you thought of it…
While he applauds the federal government’s support package, Jim Stanford writes that it should be larger — and it will have to be larger — because there are bigger shoes…
As we remain fixated on the immediate, acute crisis that has engulfed the world, it is easy to lose sight of the other crisis that continues to engulf the world:…
It matters little where you are on the organization’s charts, you will always feel the crushing weight of the whole on your shoulders. There is no release mechanism whether you…
European countries now deep in the throes of the corinavirus, Covid-19, are racing to increase production of ventilators that, for patients in intensive care, can mean the difference between life…
According to Bill Morneau, “as Minister of Finance, my only job is to make sure that Canadians can keep food in the fridge.” That’s actually a rare useful thought for…