Has Donald Trump Driven David Brooks From The New York Times?
Apparently so. In today’s column, Brooks tells New York Times readers that he simply cannot take any more Donald Trump. He’s had it. For the past two years Trump has…
The Mound of Sound
On the Climate Change Front – Sea Level Rise and Forest-Killing Drought
It’s been known for some time that sea level rise is worse in some areas than in others. America’s eastern seaboard is one example. Now, a study out of the…
Demolishing the Cult of Selfish Individualism
“The cult of selfish individualism.” Those words sound out of place in an election manifesto produced by Theresa May’s Conservative party. And yet an express repudiation of Thatcherite neoliberalism was…
Death by Poverty – British Style
I was going to give this one a pass. After all, the United States is the mother lode for really bad societal outcomes from institutionalized inequality and a shredded social…
A Nation "Untethered From Reality"
From The Atlantic, “How America Lost Its Mind.” I was struck by this quote in the opening: “We risk being the first people in history to have beenable to make…
Britain’s "New Normal"
Are you getting the feeling that maybe climate change is closing in on us? In Yorkshire and Lincolnshire today they’re bracing for a month’s worth of rain in the course…
As If You Need Another Reason to Hate Monsanto
This is what happens in the neoliberal order where too much power passes into corporate hands as government surrenders its oversight and regulatory function. Nestle is despised for muscling in…
What’s That In the Seafood Counter? It’s Frankenfish!
GMO salmon, Frankenfish, were developed at Newfoundland’s Memorial University so it’s probably fitting that they’ve made their appearance first in Canadian grocery stores. Have you tried them? Let us know.…
If You’re Into Aviation
This is a bit like discovering King Tut’s tomb. An entire set of blueprints for the legendary WWII British fighter-bomber, the “Wooden Wonder” de Havilland Mosquito have been found, just…
Are the Russians Picking Up Donald Trump’s Green Fees?
I hadn’t seen this before but, if there’s anything to it, you can bet Robert Mueller’s band of merry men is all over it. Hmmm, I wonder if the money…
Is Trump Taking Military Advice from Cap’n Apocalypto, Steve Bannon?
There was no shortage of prominent US generals on the airwaves today unpacking Trump’s rant warning North Korea of “fire and fury” that would fall on Pyongyang’s head if Kim…
Trump Vows "Fire and Fury"
Donald Trump met with reporters today to fire a shot across Kim jong Un’s bow. Trump warned the North Korean president that he would face “fire and fury like the…
Death by Poverty
They’re from an area that is a core of Trump support – Appalachia. And, while their Giant Orange Bloat promises them a future of milk and honey, they’re dying in…
This Is Why Trump Fears Leaks
Donald Trump’s ability to keep his base, a.k.a. the Gullibillies, onside depends on his ability to keep feeding them a powerfully rich diet of horse shit. He doles it out…
The Cult of Presidency
Andrew Bacevich revisits the train wreck of November 8, 2016 and its aftermath. From that point he charts a way forward for American redemption. By the beginning of the present…
This Is a Bad Habit the World Needs to Quit
It sucks up 6.5 per cent of global GDP and it’s a giveaway to the guys who are ruining our planet for future generations. Five trillion dollars a year. That’s…
Is the Paris Climate Deal Fatally Flawed?
The climate change pact that emerged out of the 2015 Paris climate summit has been hailed as an environmental breakthrough. It reached consensus on a target of limiting warming to…
Handing Government to the Corporate Sector
A couple of timely posts today about Donald Trump and his fascist administration. (here, here and here) This definition of latter-day fascism is built on Mussolini’s description of fascism as…
An Open Book Without All Those Bothersome Pages
He’s actually doing their job for them. He is Donald Trump. They are hostile intelligence services trying to plumb the shallow depths of Trump’s mind. The steady stream of tweets…