Is Anybody Listening?
The Achilles Heel of Canada’s and other governments’ climate change plans is that they’re working with political numbers, a failure that guarantees gestural responses at best. Trudeau can read. He…
The Mound of Sound
Another Day at Grifter Central
Over the past week we’ve taken a look at Cyprus, the haven for dirty rubles, the Bank of Cyprus, its former co-chair now Trump commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, his curious…
Those Saudi Bastards Have Crossed a Line This Time.
A UK-based, Arab website, alaraby.co.uk, links the group that posted this to the Saudi royal court. A verified Saudi Twitter account curating infographics for the kingdom has kicked up a…
Under Trump, Working Class Americans’ Wages Flaccid
Trump and his congressional Republican puppets are positively giddy over the US economy. Paul Ryan says it’s the bestest since 2014. And, while the recovery set in motion by Barack…
Are the Saudis Out to Stir Up Quebec Separatism?
A jarring article in The New Republic claims that the Saudis are threatening to retaliate against Canadian interference in the theocracy’s internal affairs by supporting Quebec’s separation from Canada. Relations…
What Is It With Cyprus?
When you find a point of convergence where shady characters gather to do shady things it’s usually worthwhile to take a closer look. Testimony in the opening days of the…
The TweetMeister’s Game
They’re as predictable as the sunrise. Donald Trump and Twitter are joined at the hip. His aides have tried to get him to give it up but Trump won’t have…
No. The Answer is No. This Is Not Something for Debate.
Okay, here’s the issue: now that the United States has become Europe’s unreliable partner, should Germany acquire nuclear weapons? I’m thinking that’s a real big “no”! Political scientist Christian Hacke,…
FUBAR – All Around the World
The photo is the sky above the Parthenon last week from wildfires sweeping Greece. I spent an hour this morning reading a succession of crazy, extreme weather reports from Australia…
When Tundra Turns Boreal
NASA researchers have found that Alaska’s North Slope tundra ecosystem is transforming into something that more closely resembles the boreal forests of the south. During Arctic summer, warmer temperatures thaw…
America’s Latest National Security Threat – American Seniors
It’s bad enough that they’re old and needy. Now they’re a damned threat to the nation. Seniors are cashing in their chips and foreign investors are moving in to buy…
Is the US Moving to Crush Palestine for All Time?
A troubling report from Foreign Policy concludes that the Kushner peace plan for Israel and Palestine begins by sabotaging the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees. position on…
Russia Deploying Forces to Golan Heights
Israel will soon square off against Russian forces deployed along its frontier in the occupied Golan Heights. Russia says the troops will be military police. Right. Sergei Rudskoi, a senior…
Populism, Xenophobia and Racism Aren’t the Only Threats to Liberal Democracy
This is an opinion piece. This is my opinion. I haven’t researched this at depth but I’ve taken a long time to come to my conclusion and I think I’m…
It’s All the Rage
Has Canada fallen behind Australia?
UN Official – We Have to Reset Politics While There’s Still Time
Jeffrey Sachs doesn’t mince words when he writes, “We are all climate refugees now.” The director of Columbia’s Center for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, says…
The Worsening Threat – Drought
It’s not at a crisis level yet, not globally at least, but severe drought is hammering farmers from Australia to Europe. Reuters has produced this video of the conditions being…
Another Sign of the Times
Heatwaves are sweeping Europe from Spain and Greece to Scandinavia. Sweden has been hammered by wildfires extending well into the Arctic Circle where temperatures have recently exceeded 90 F. That’s…
Has Democracy Become Just Too Democratic for White America?
Ever since the election of Barack Obama, racism has made an astonishing comeback in the United States. Those who hoped that the election of a black president would usher in…
It’s Prime Minister Slick versus Old Grannies
This is Justin Trudeau’s doing. It’s the path that he chose. He’ll get weak knees when major carbon emitters, such as the cement industry, whine about carbon taxing, but he’s…