Five Ways We’re Killing Our Oceans.
It’s easily done. Most of it is out of sight, out of mind. Some of it happens hundreds, thousands of miles offshore. Some of it simply cannot be seen. When…
The Mound of Sound
The Most Dangerous Mental Illness
What if Donald Trump genuinely believes his own lies? What if he sincerely believes he’s doing a great job as president, better than any president in the history of the…
Europe First But We’ll All Get There Eventually
When it comes to climate change, Canada’s political caste of all stripes and persuasions, is solidly united. Liberal, Conservative and NDP, they all believe in talking about it as little…
Energy East Pipeline ist Kaput
Trans Mountain has thrown in the towel. There’ll be no Energy East bitumen pipeline. The company claims it will take a billion dollar hit. Tough sh#t. New Brunswick premier, Brian…
Tillerson Did Not Call Trump a "Moron."
The Washington Post, Washington Examiner, GQ, MSNBC and other news outlets maintain that those in attendance at that Pentagon meeting say that state secretary Rex Tillerson called Trump “a f@#king…
It Almost Makes Me Wish I Was a Christian
It’s enough to melt the heart of an avowed agnostic. The Catholic church, through some 40 Catholic institutions, will venerate the death of Saint Francis of Assisi by a massive…
72 Minutes. What in Hell Went Wrong?
Guests at the Mandalay Bay hotel notified the front desk about hearing glass breaking. Someone, they said, was smashing glass. Shortly after that the gunman, armed with 22 guns in…
More Palestinians Displaced While Junior Looks the Other Way
You have to go back quite a way to remember a day when Canada had a shred of integrity in the Israel-Palestine outrage. Canada, make that Justin Trudeau, remains Benjamin…
No, That’s Too Hard. How ‘Bout a Nice Selfie Instead?
The Commish has told Justin it’s time to get off the pot. No, it’s not about weed. It’s about climate change, adaptation and mitigation. Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable…
The Malignancy Devouring America
The Guardian editorial today explores the horror that permeates America and the horror story, its president. The mass shooting of a concert crowd in Las Vegas is deeply shocking. It…
Tom Petty, Dead at 66.
Legendary rock star, Tom Petty, has died of cardiac failure, age 66. In December, Petty told Rolling Stone that he thought this would be the group’s last tour together. He…
There’s Nobody in the Wheelhouse. SS America is Being Steered from Below Decks.
Robert Reich on America’s absentee president. …he’s not actively governing the United States. That work is happening elsewhere—in Congress, the courts, the Fed, the career civil service, lobbyists, and in…
Hedges’ Eulogy for Imperial America
Farewell, American Empire. The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is being drained by wars in the Middle East and vast military expansion around the globe.…
When a Story Simply Feels Too Good.
It was like throwing raw meat to a school of piranha. A couple of weeks ago a study published in Nature Geoscience had the climate change denialist media (yes, there…
The Ghost of El Caudillo Returns to Catalan
A fellow left a comment here yesterday: “…not unlike Albertans, the Catalonians have bemoaned the fact that as a rich province, they remit more taxes to central government than they…
Is This Spain’s Brexit?
The Guardian thinks it could be. Officials in Catalonia, the northeast state of Spain, claim a 90% “yes” vote for independence. It might as well have been 60%. A Madrid…
Jagmeet the Justin Slayer?
Justin Trudeau has a new worry, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. A first ballot win leaves Singh comfortably in charge of the New Dems. Between Singh and Scheer, Trudeau could be…
Making Sense of Trump’s Lies About Puerto Rico.
On Meet the Press this morning, host Chuck Todd interviewed correspondent Ron Mott about conditions in Puerto Rico and the conflicting claims of Donald Trump and the mayor of San…
I’m Sure This Isn’t the Best Way to Respond To a Referendum
Nothing quite dampens the fires of independence like police violence. Across Catalonia police in riot gear have resorted to extensive violence to prevent voters from casting ballots in the referendum.…
The Sleeping Giant Slowly Stirs
America, rich America, is becoming worried about climate change. The folks who own all that stately waterfront property on Martha’s Vineyard are beginning to realize they’re pretty much screwed. The…