Forcillo Charged with Perjury, Obstruction
Life seems to be going from bad to worse for disgraced Toronto cop, James Forcillo, appealing the attempted murder conviction for his slaughter of Sammy Yatim on a street car…
The Mound of Sound
The Republican Myth of Corporate Tax Cuts/Job Growth Comes Crashing Down
The Gullibillies sure liked it. “We’re going to cut taxes for corporations so that they can create all sorts of new, high-paid jobs. You’ll be in hog heaven then.” Of…
Into the Wild
There’s a lovely, divided 4-lane highway that connects my town to Nanaimo in the south and Courtenay/Comox to the north and most people in my neighbourhood see that as their…
Canada Abstains – Naturally
Another proud day for Canada at the UN General Assembly. The majority of the world’s nations shrugged off the Mango Mussolini’s threats of retaliation to support a resolution to reject…
Have We Just Witnessed the Biggest Scam Ever Perpetrated by the US Congress on the American People?
According to MSNBC host, Joy Reid, the Republican congressional caucus has just filleted the American people. With mid-term elections less than a year away, why would Republicans in the House…
Letting Go
One of the hardest things most of us endure in life is letting go. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a failed relationship or a particularly hurtful personal…
The Decadent States of America
Has America succumbed to decadence, the terminal stage of the once great state? Foreign Policy’s James Traub sees clear parallels between modern day America and Rome at its end or…
Trump Goes Full Thug
America’s UN ambassador, Niki Haley, has a warning for her colleagues. Donald Trump has his eye on them. The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has warned UN…
Just What Was Going On With the Republican Tax Overhaul?
By all accounts the Republicans’ tax coup d’etat is massively unpopular among the American people. Given that its benefits will mainly flow to corporations and the 1% that’s not surprising.…
It’s Called "Creeping Normalcy" and It’s a Killer
It’s part of human nature. It’s what we do. We develop a form of mild amnesia about our reality of twenty or thirty years earlier as we accept our current…
If We Want Solutions We’ll Have to Pay For Them
An excellent article from Forbes that shines a light on the link between climate change and global poverty. The upshot is that, if we’re to have any hope at all…
War Is a Racket
I stumbled across – or over – this recently. War is a racket. It’s a phrase attributed to a US Marine, Maj.-Gen Smedley Darlington Butler, a soldier who twice earned…
Mueller Sets His Sights on Cambridge Analytica
At what point does the political interest in swaying public opinion during elections cross the line into anti-democratic electoral manipulation, brainwashing? Grownups know that politics is a dirty business. It…
War on Korea by March, 2018?
There have been news reports in recent days that Washington has assured Beijing that, if American troops enter North Korea, it will be a limited mission to neutralize Kim’s nuclear…
A New Way to View Your Political Leadership
Around the world democracy is giving ground to plutocracy, oligarchy and authoritarianism. In some nations, the US in particular, it happened so incrementally that only a few really noticed and,…
The Empire of Delusion
We’ll know by the end of the day what the world will look like to the United States and what the States, Trumpland, will look like to the world. In…
Chris Hedges – The "Permanent Lie"
We’ve seen this before. It’s a standard feature of authoritarian/totalitarian governments – the “permanent lie.” Now it’s America’s turn as it drifts into the grip of rightwing authoritarianism. Chris Hedges…
The Alt.White Veers Left
We used to think of these racist, fascist bastards as rightwing and, in fairness, so did they. Now, however, they seem to think their future lies in bringing in the…
Gag Rule
The state government of Florida has been relentlessly mocked for forbidding civil servants to use the term “climate change.” That comes straight from the governor himself, Slackjaw Rick Scott. Well…
It’s Official – the Rich are Eating the Poor
Just in time for the Republican’s “Bugger the Poor” tax reform, a study has been released that US lawmakers have been raiding the poor to funnel wealth to the wealthiest.…