Hackers Going After America’s Nuclear Plants
This is bound to bolster the windmill/solar panel crowd. The US Department of Home Security and the FBI have confirmed a series of attacks by hackers targeting companies operating America’s…
The Mound of Sound
Oh Great. How US Officials Try to Brief Trump to Meet With Putin
US officials have prepared briefing binders to help prepare their president for his one on one meeting with Vlad Putin. However, recognizing that Trump isn’t a reader, especially when it…
The Fleecing of America (and Us Too).
When con artists named Thatcher, Reagan and Mulroney, sold us on the scam of neoliberalism, they promised us “new economy” jobs, plenty of them, at much higher wages than the…
China’s "Red October"
Tom Clancey and Alex Baldwin introduced the public to breakthrough technology in submarine power in “The Hunt for Red October.” Beijing now claims it has made Clancey’s imaginary sub a…
Cassandra Calling. Our Goose is Nearly Cooked.
Another climate change report from the “Yeah, it’s way worse than you imagined” file. Has there ever been an area of science where predictions have been so persistently unduly optimistic.…
Okay, Then. He Was Just In a "Baghdad State of Mind."
Tony Blair has been in the news the last couple of days as the English High Court has been hearing a case claiming the former Brit prime minister should be…
It’s Fatso’s Fault
The History Channel, that is to say the U.S. version, will be airing a documentary on Sunday that purports to reveal what really happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator,…
Birds of a Feather
Donald Trump’s visit to Poland was a big hit, at least with the sitting government. Trump likes Poland. It’s his kind of place – for Europe at least. What’s not…
As Alberta Goes, So Too Does B.C.
Out of sight, out of mind. I expect most British Columbians don’t tend to think of our province as a fossil fuel player. By and large we aren’t, except for…
Confused Elderly Man Wanders…
This is sort of funny. Maybe he just didn’t understand that the presidential seal on the limo door meant that was his ride.
Be Honest. Hasn’t This Question Crossed Your Mind?
Progressive talk show host and author, Thom Hartmann asks, “Is America past the point of no return?“ Have corporate/billionaire control of our republic reached such a point that it’s no…
Nibbling Away at Tony Blair
The English High Court is hearing an appeal that seeks to have Tony Blair, Jack Straw and Lord Goldsmith tried for war crimes in attacking Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. The Chilcot…
It’s Over. Volvo Goes Electric.
The now Chinese-owned, Swedish automaker, Volvo, wants to wean itself off internal combustion power. Starting in 2019 all new Volvo models will be either pure electric power or hybrids.The Chinese-owned…
Three Words. Now, Worse than Ever.
I remember those tense days in October, 1962, when John F. Kennedy squared off against Nikita Khruschev in what would come to be called the Cuban missile crisis. We didn’t…
Verdict: Jefferson
Apparently it is customary for America’s National Public Radio, NPR, to commemorate the 4th of July by reading or, this year, tweeting the Declaration of Independence in its entirety. However…
Credit Where It’s Due. Trudeau Stands Up to Trump and May.
Despite my general disappointment with the Trudeau government, the prime minister does periodically say or do things that are praiseworthy. His remarks during his visit to Ireland’s new Taoiseach, Leo…
Post Truth Wente
Well that’s that then. The Globe’s in-house contrarian, Maggie Wente, has read some study that finds the minimum wage hike introduced by the city of Seattle has made a complete…
Albertans at Risk as Energy Regulator Looks the Other Way and Whistles
Alberta’s provincial energy regulator, the AER, is charged with protecting the safety and health of the people of Alberta. However the former chief environmental scientist for the Alberta Energy Regulator,…
Why Is Trudeau Still Playing With Harper’s Stacked Deck?
When it comes to Canada’s energy policy keeps dealing with marked cards, a.k.a. the National Energy Board. Trudeau has openly acknowledged that the NEB succumbed to regulatory capture during the…