Cuba’s Contribution to Combatting COVID-19
COVID-19 surged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019 and by January 2020 it had hit Hubei province like a tidal wave, swirling over China and rippling…
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Should Government Put the Manufacturing Sector on a Wartime Footing?
During WWII America mobilized the country’s industrial base and put it into armaments production. Automobile manufacturers switched rapidly to churning out tanks by the thousands and car plants built giant…
Covid in Context
This site offers a compelling reminder of the magnitude of Covid. VERY small. Let’s hope it stays that way.
Pandemics and Bad Habits
“Here’s to a bad plague and a vicious season.” I heard that line from an old friend, a former naval officer. Apparently it originated from subalterns, junior officers, in the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Owen Jones writes that the coronavirus is offering a stark lesson in how inequality kills: The coronavirus pandemic is about to collide…
US Politics: One Party, With Two Right Wings
Stephen Lendman described and contextualized it well in his article, “US Indifference to Public Health: The Shame of the Nation” (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He wrote, “Both…
You’ll Be Needing to Wash More Than Your Hands
The BBC has a very timely article on our new global virus and how it can be transmitted. Hint: public transit may not be a good idea. There has been…
Media Analysis & Research 101: Assessing Sources
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common…
The Unexpected Reckoning: Coronavirus and Capitalism
It is perhaps fitting that the seriousness of the coronavirus threat hit most of the Western world around the Ides of March, the traditional day of reckoning of outstanding debts…
Some Gallows Humour
For technical reasons related to the site, I can’t put up the cartoon here, but if you click on this link, you will see something from the Far Side’s Gary…
When Do We Get To Start Asking Questions?
What are your questions about Covid-19 and our response to help those who need it most? What are some answers that we should be considering as the ‘world is closed’?…
Political Philosophy 101: Democracy vs Elite Rule
Use anything and anyone to gain and maintain power. That is the Machiavellian philosophy which rules the minds of the power elite, both East and West, as Howard Zinn has…
Singularity University Online Conference on COVID-19 Happening Today
It’s free and you can attend from all over the world. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow and we all need to do our part to help our communities. Step…
Society The Enabler
Today Ontario declared a state of emergency. It joins PEI and Quebec in doing so. This really is crunch time and we all have to act responsibly. Andre Picard writes:…
Home Hardware makes amends
Some of us complained to them, yesterday, that one of their Ontario stores was selling small containers of hand sanitizer for $15. People noticed. So did Home Hardware. Thank you,…
Talking the Latest on Covid-19 with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Omar Khan on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the days developments on Covid-19. You…
One year
A month ago feels like a lifetime, now. Twelve months – twelve months today – feels like an eternity. Anyway. Loved her, loved being married to her, loved every moment:…
“Alternative Media” Failure
To the “alternative” media, I would say this – as well as to the readers, who need to be more critical, not just of the major media, but to supposed…
Trump trumps a coronavirus.
Which would you rather have, Donald Trump or Covid-19? Life is certainly a series of difficult choices, is it not? At least, the nincompoop in charge at the American White…
BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool
BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool This self-assessment tool, developed with the BC Ministry of Health, will help determine whether you may need further assessment or testing for COVID-19. You can complete…