international safe abortion day: abortion is healthcare
September 28 is International Safe Abortion Day, a day to reflect on how many women around the world do not have control over their reproduction — that is, do not…
2020
"Early perpetrators become a scientific and moral elite and form a spiritual engine of biological necessity."
The Psychology of Genocide extracted from Robert J. Lifton book: "The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide." (1988) - more here "The smaller genocide develops the technology…
"Early perpetrators become a scientific and moral elite and form a spiritual engine of biological necessity."
The Psychology of Genocide extracted from Robert J. Lifton book: "The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide." (1988) - more here "The smaller genocide develops the technology…
"Early perpetrators become a scientific and moral elite and form a spiritual engine of biological necessity."
The Psychology of Genocide extracted from Robert J. Lifton book: “The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide.” (1988) – more here “The smaller genocide develops the technology…
Tesla’s future and Alberta’s future are intrinsically – though inversely – tied together
Tesla doesn’t make money building cars. They make a little money on energy generation. However, as Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times pointed out during our COVID summer,…
On Sir John A. MacDonald, Conservatives, Vergangenheitsbewältigung and Working Through Canadian History: the Approach Conservatives should take to Canada’s past
I believe that History matters. History matters because it teaches us how to be better. History provides us with the very best and worst lessons of what people are capable…
Erin O’Toole’s Criminally Irresponsible COVID Bomb
When I first heard that Erin O'Toole had tested positive for COVID-19 I felt sorry for him, or at least as sorry as I could ever feel for the leader…
what i’m reading: love: possibly roddy doyle’s best book
Love, the latest novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, is a miniature tour de force. It’s a story where seemingly nothing happens, nothing that you could really call a plot.…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Charlie Smith talks to Robert Hare about the increasing concentration of corporate control – and deterioration of the public’s capacity to provide a…
Relax. It’s Only a Civilization. They Come, They Go. It’s What Civilizations Do.
I get it. We’re exceptional. In the history of humanity there’s never been anything like us, here, today. We’re all but invincible, masters of all we survey. We tend to…
Get Rid Of The Big Money
Everywhere, it seems, politics is corrupted by big money. That certainly has been the case in Ontario. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Back in 2016, after a series of columns exposing…
California Under the Gun, Again
Triple digit temperatures, high winds and low humidity are returning to California over the weekend and could ignite a second wave of wildfires across the state. Red flag warnings have…
Saturday Photo: Golden Rod, One Thing That Shines in These Dark Times
The golden rod has been blooming around here for several weeks. In fact, in some places it’s actually well past its prime, and is looking a little faded. But this…
The Fight Against COVID-19 Is Going To The Dogs
Testing for COVID-19 has become a big political issue for all the wrong reasons. Far too many Canadians who don't need to be tested are lining up to get the…
Jalil Muntaqim Granted Parole After 49+ Years in Prison
Jalil Muntaqim, a 68-year-old respected elder, was granted parole on September 22, 2020, after serving nearly 50 years in prison. Jalil is one of thousands of incarcerated older people in…
An Outstanding UN Speech from Trudeau
Trudeau addressed the United Nations today and his speech was simply outstanding: Other people have posted, but ICYMI10 minutes worth watching. Headline Politics: PM Trudeau Addresses UN General Assembly –…
Donald Trump and the End of the World
As we all know Donald Trump is slowly but surely coming apart at the seams. With less than forty days to go before the election the pressure is obviously getting…
Democracy embarrassed
As a committed democrat, I would dearly love to be able to convince doubters of democracy’s superiority by pointing to its leaders. And in the past that has often been…
Musical interlude
Black Pumas – Colors