Worries and worts
“We’ll inherit the Earth, but we don’t want it!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkXQMfZi34 “Thought the eighties were bad enough…” “Free speach got stolen by a pack of thieves… “Silence is death” The voices…
September 2020
How Dangerous Have Our Governments Become?
“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” If there was ever an area where that adage is unhelpful it is probably climate change. Yet it remains our governments’ standard operating procedure…
Covid Journal, Sept 20, 2020
The results of the November 2020 election may hinge on the passing of one very important person: Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Crunch Time
Mitch McConnell is hell-bent on confirming Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee — despite what he did last time. Michelle Goldberg writes: Mitch McConnell certainly has no intention of abiding by…
Food for thought…
World wide population approaching 8 billion Total births this year 100 million plus Total world wide deaths this year aprox 40 million Increase in population this year aprox 60 million…
Where does the Toronto Star get off?
What? The Toronto Star threw a grenade at the idea of a guaranteed basic income the other day. The paper had me choking over my morning coffee. It had to…
Sept. 18: A horrible day
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/why-concentration-camps-are-still-with-us Concentration camps were first developed by Spain, Britain and the U.S. about 1900. They were designed to humiliate and demoralize and, yes, to kill their prisoners. And that is…
Understanding health & disease: germ theory, terrain theory, viruses & vaccines
Core dynamics of health, healing, prevention and longevity Seven major factors: stress, nutrition, toxins, exercise, hydration, state of mind, chi. Genetics are maybe 4-10% influence, but genetics are ruled by…
Saturday Photo: Cosmos, the Flower That Keeps on Giving…
If you wait long enough, that is. Cosmos are wonderful flowers that reseed themselves and change sunny places to corners of cosmic delight. I’ve never had much luck with them…
I wish Rex Murphy would understand that change is coming…
In 2018, the Toronto Paramedic Service (TPS) introduced 11 hybrid-electric ambulances into their fleet. Like many other North American cities, Toronto has been working on reducing its carbon footprint. The…
2021 Slingshots Have Arrived!
By far the most popular way for anarchists to stay organized, the Slingshot 2021 organizers are here, complete with mini-calendar, daybook planner, address book section, international radical contact list, and…
Review: Red Round Globe Hot Burning
A sprawling, intricate history set ...
Review: Red Round Globe Hot Burning
A sprawling, intricate history set in the Atlantic world, particularly Ireland and England but also connecting events there
September’s New Books at Leftwingbooks.net
Fall is here, and while we are missing our annual tabling routine, we are still getting more books, which are available for free delivery in Montreal, or free delivery for…
Farewell to the United States
Its difficult to realize that a governmental system that seemed to be so strong and healthy is actually so weak and brittle that the election of one man and the…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jack Goldstone and Peter Turchin offer an introduction to what they anticipate will be the Turbulent Twenties, while noting the need for the…
Another Chance to Rig Justice in America, Perhaps for Decades
Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, is a man on a mission. With less than two months remaining before Americans choose their next president and the balance in the House and…
Kersplebedeb 2020-09-19 11:21:35
JOURNÉE PAN-CANADIENNE POUR UN STATUT POUR TOUS ET TOUTES Vous vivez sans statut permanent ? Tout le monde a le droit à un statut permanent et à une vie de…
Amiel”s Tale Of Decadence
Barbara Amiel has just published a memoir. Hadley Freeman writes that the book recounts life at the top in the glittering ’90’s: The 90s was a golden era for alpha…