Trump: WORST Leader In Human History (More Evidence)
The Trump Administration is doing everything it can to secure exclusive rights over potential vaccines or treatments for Covid-19. This is SO wrong on SO many levels. November won’t come…
March 2020
Vulnerable societies
Compounding the economic risk factors that are manifesting is a widespread domestic discontent with current economic systems, perceived to be rigged and unfair. Concern about inequality underlies recent social unrest…
The Central Challenge Of Our Time
What is the central challenge of our time? It is not what most people think it is. It is not race or gender, or climate change, or the environment broadly,…
Can Public School Teachers Teach from Home?
Last Thursday, after getting a series of emails from the school board and OSSTF about concerns with many students travelling over the March Break and returning with an incubating virus…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jim Stanford offers his take on how our governments should respond to the coronavirus epidemic – including an emphasis on health, income…
The Economic Consequences Of COVID 19
The economic consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic will be far-reaching. Jim Stanford writes: It is increasingly clear that the economic fallout from the pandemic is also going to constitute…
Thoughts on Covid and Self-Isolation
Some thoughts on Covid and what we should all be doing to mitigate concerns about our future.
Perspective……
The common flu causes up to 5 million cases of severe illness worldwide and kills up to 650,000 people every year, according to the World Health Organization By comparison thus…
A day in the life of Canada.
It is not just another day. Canada has reached a new level. It is a day when we can say that this country can work together as one. Lately that…
Can Jason Kenney pass the UCP budget, prorogue the Legislature, and get out of town before COVID-19 really hits the fan?
Beware the Ides of March! It’ll be interesting to see if Premier Jason Kenney can find a way to pass his budget, prorogue the Legislature, and get the heck outta…
COVID Shakespeare
What’s the difference between Covid 19 and Romeo & Juliet? One’s a corona virus and the other is a Verona crisis. — Julian Lee (@JulianLeeComedy) March 14, 2020 One’s a…
March 14:A planet run by greedy fools.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-how-the-1-are-coping https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-sean-mallen-coronavirus-1.5491827 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/13/donald-trump-coronavirus-national-emergency-sketch https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/14/trump-may-exploit-coronavirus-crisis Trump has done nothing – and there’s still no sign of him doing anything signficant. Will that hurt him at the polls? I doubt it. Nor…
“Ma-ma-ma-my Corona …”
Two things concern me about the Coronavirus, a.k.a. COVID-19, a.k.a. We’re All Going to Die!! They are hoarding, and the stock market. Oh, and I suppose the virus. First, let’s…
Nikiforuk – Welcome to the "Age of Pandemics"
Does Covid-19, the latest pandemic, herald a new era? For years climate scientists have warned that among the many perils posed by climate change would be the spread of disease.…
A Corona Public Service Announcement
Some good advice here: Recommend this Post
Trump, like the latest media hype, is a distraction
Obsession with Trump (or a virus scare, and hype) is mass distraction, as I’ve said since before his election. “This Trump-washing gets everybody off the hook. Suddenly they’re all heroes.…
Tipping Point Is Near: It Is Now Revolution, Or Extinction & Slow Death
“Another four years of Trump, we may be passed tipping point, literally. It may be terminal for the species.” – Noam Chomsky As I keep saying, and have said for…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Fernanda Tomaselli and Sandeep Pal point out that the Canadian public is well ahead of its political class in recognizing that there’s far…
Thinking Outside The Oil Box
Many Albertans — and particularly its premier — are in denial. Alan Freeman writes: It’s over. The great Alberta oil bonanza, which has allowed the province to prosper for decades…
Saturday Photo: Ice, Snow and Coronavirus
We spent a wonderful few days in Quebec City this week. The trip had been planned some time in advance, but I think we lucked out since Covid-19 was weighing…