Soldier Guns Are for Soldiers
US Army infantry veteran Charles Clymer shreds today’s popular myth of the “good guy with a gun” theory propagated by NRA types. He recoils at the idea that a locked…
The Mound of Sound
I’m Sure That Can Be Arranged
Robert Mugabe’s nephew says president Bob has no intention of stepping down and “is ready to die for what is correct” rather than quit. First point. Mugabe is already 93…
Is 2018 Our Year of Reckoning?
People out this way realize that the earthquake called the “Big One” could arrive any day. We’ve heard the seismologists tell us that we’re probably overdue for that once every…
George Monbiot Attacks the Predator State
Watch this and see if you can spot anything that resembles what’s going on in our own country? Think of it as terminal stage neoliberalism, the gutting of the state…
What’s That Smell? What’s Burning?
I’ve been devoting a bit of extra time lately to the endless hot mess also known as the Middle East. To put it simply, hash is not being settled. If…
Sorry, But That’s Not What I See in the Picture
Did Al Franken really grope Leeann Tweeden’s breasts as she now claims? I don’t buy it. She concluded that he groped her based on a photo that she later saw.…
Canada Won’t Kill It’s Own
Canada will not kill off Canadian jihadis who fought for ISIS to keep them from ever re-entering Canada. That might not surprise most Canadians but what makes it notable is…
It’s Time to Consign GDP to the Rubbish Bin of History
GDP as a measure of national progress has become a lie. Today growth isn’t progress. It’s theft. It’s a practice of robbing the future to maximize activity today. Heading toward…
The Bottomless Abyss that is Brexit
Will parliamentary democracy be the first/worst victim of Brexit. Curiously enough both The Economist and George Monbiot think that’s quite possible. First up, The Economist: BRITAIN should have been better…
Is It Fear?
After digesting yesterday’s essay by UBC prof William Rees about how humanity is suffocating other forms of life on our planet, I was left wondering what they’re afraid of, why…
Farewell to Nova Scotia?
Nova Scotia could become Canada’s second island province thanks to climate change and sea level rise. Mayor David Kogon of Amherst, N.S., said sea levels are projected to rise in…
Fossil Fuels Built the World’s Biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund. Now Norway Wants to Ditch Fossils.
When it comes to fossil energy, Canadian politicians have been – well – f#@kups. That’s doubly true for those idiots in Alberta. Way back when there was a Wild Rose…
It’s Called "Competitive Displacement" And There Are No Winners.
Competitive displacement is what happens to native species when humans come to dominate an ecosystem. Those native species are displaced, often by way of extinction. William Rees, professor emeritus of…
WTF? Now It’s "Pollution Denial"?
Remember those climate change deniers? Well they may still find solace in the bosom of the CBC but by and large they’re now thoroughly discredited. Although they seem to have…
Today in Extinction News
What a week it’s been on the mass extinction front. It began with an official US delegation to the Bonn climate summit that tried to turn it into a fossil…
Every Now and Then Justin Comes Through
A pleasant surprise from prime minister Justin Trudeau – he pissed off the gangster/president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. Good one, Justin. Trudeau said he told Duterte about the need…
Two Creepy Cops, Same Day
Look who is gracing the CBC web site this morning. Why it’s those two creepy cops, Harper’s own Julian Fantino and Toronto Police stalwart, James “Give’em the full clip” Forcillo.…
Bannon Gets Buyer’s Remorse
Steve Bannon couldn’t get enough of Alabama Republican Roy Moore. Trump endorsed Moore’s opponent, Luther Strange, for the Republican senate nomination but Bannon went for Moore. When the Moore scandal…
Burn Baby, Burn
If America has its way, your grandkids’ chances of coping with climate change, already iffy, will be a lot worse. If anything the United States is poised to be the…
Is Trump Steering America Away From Democracy?
The headline in Foreign Policy, “Trump Isn’t Sure if Democracy is Better Than Autocracy,” is jarring. It would be so much less troubling if America wasn’t already so far down…