Democracy in decline
Fourteen percent of countries are described as full democracies. These states are home to fewer than ten percent of world population. More than one-third of the world’s population live under…
2022
‘Apartheid’ is not sufficient: an interview with UN Human Rights Commissioner Miloon Kothari
Indian human rights scholar, activist and housing rights advocate Miloon Kothari, member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. Photo by…
How Stephen Harper Did Pierre Poilievre No Favours
It has been almost a week since Stephen Harper emerged from his far right crypt to endorse Pierre Poilievre, and we still don't know why he did it. Did he…
Sleepwalking Into Dystopia
The climate science community is finally coming out of the closet.Three weeks ago I had an exchange with a prominent climate scientist. I asked what were our chances of world…
Sleepwalking Into Dystopia
The climate science community is finally coming out of the closet.Three weeks ago I had an exchange with a prominent climate scientist. I asked what were our chances of world…
Sleepwalking Into Dystopia
The climate science community is finally coming out of the closet. Three weeks ago I had an exchange with a prominent climate scientist. I asked what were our chances of…
Small Kindnesses
When my mom died, we asked people to bring rocks (she liked this Jewish tradition of remembrance) to put in a basket in her memory. Some folk painted rocks, some…
what i’m reading: killers of the flower moon: the osage murders and the birth of the fbi
I’m sure many of you have read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. It’s an award-winning bestseller that garnered…
Despite Our Conceit, The Earth Does Not Need Saving
George Carlin probably said it best, but letter-writer Patrick Cowan makes the same point in the following: The Earth does not need saving. And the human race is its least…
Is This It?
Donald Trump has almost always escaped the consequences of what he has said and done. Michael Harris writes: Donald Trump has always been too rich, too powerful, and too lawyered…
Dog Days of Summer.
It started in the news rooms of newspapers. The Dog Days where when the most you could come up with to write was the story of man bites dog. The…
Why didn’t the UCP toot its own horn about COVID shots for toddlers? Because anti-vaxxers are calling the shots!
Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to get your children under five years of age vaccinated against COVID-19. Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). This is good news by…
Millions die prematurely
The government of British Columbia issues regular press releases portraying itself as active in fighting climate change. But if we ignore the press releases and examine the science, a more…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your long weekend reading. – David Macdonald writes that if there’s a risk of a recession being caused by interest rate hikes, it’s because people with…
Playing the Inflation Blame Game
Robert Reich says the corporate sector is trying to punish workers for today's inflation problem. The UC Berkley prof and former US Labor Secretary writes that big corporations are exploiting…
Playing the Inflation Blame Game
Robert Reich says the corporate sector is trying to punish workers for today's inflation problem. The UC Berkley prof and former US Labor Secretary writes that big corporations are exploiting…
Playing the Inflation Blame Game
Robert Reich says the corporate sector is trying to punish workers for today’s inflation problem. The UC Berkley prof and former US Labor Secretary writes that big corporations are exploiting…
Conservatives should search for a better analytical lens
As an Ideology, Conservatism tends to use already developed ideas. Conservatives tend to go back into the past and look for the best ideas to lead us in this time.…
Nichelle Nichols, RIP
Oh no. This makes me so sad. What a giant she was. @StarTrek https://t.co/SW6O4e6YUZ — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 31, 2022