If You’re a Liberal, This Question is For You.
Your guy has been in power for almost a year now. We all recall his promises from last year's election campaign and we've seen how he's dealt with those commitments.To…
The Mound of Sound
Because We Need to Hear This Again – and Again.
The world is pretty thoroughly screwed up and a big part of that is the fallout of fundamentalist Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The late Chris Hitchens makes the point we…
Has the 2016 Election Debased America?
That's "debase" in the sense of lower the moral quality, degrade, cheapen, discredit, tarnish.We all sensed that America was on a new path when it elected the buffoon, George w.…
Back to Bullshit City
Is our new prime minister just the old prime minister only with a friendlier face? So far, writes Michael Harris, it looks that way and it's time that Justin Trudeau…
Another Empty Promise?
The federal government has indicated it wants a ratification vote on the Paris climate pact sometime in the next week or two. With the U.S. and China already on side,…
Another Liberal Loser – EnviroMin Catherine McKenna
She's failing as an environment minister and she's failing Canada. After a grand (perhaps "grandiose") start full of promise, Catherine McKenna has squandered her opportunity and morphed into an enviromin…
Wherein Rafe Mair Outs BC Green Leader, Andrew Weaver, As a Closet Christy Clark Liberal
It took the Boycott/Sanction/Divest controversy to smoke him out but Andrew Weaver, erstwhile leader of the British Columbia Green Party is anything but Green. Rafe Mair has Weaver's number.It's small…
We Can’t Go On Like This…
How in hell did our society morph into Larry the Cable Guy? Who ignored all the rules and hit the "Moron" button?Let's let Ensia's Mary Hoff have the floor:"How much…
The Roadblocks In Our Path. The Worst Are Still Ahead.
At last December's Paris climate summit, the media paid scant attention to that slightly curious looking German guy, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. There were the makings of a deal after all,…
Brace Yourself. It Has Come to This
When journalism yields to pandering. The Washington Post. Same story, same day. Different take according to which party controls which state.Have I ever mentioned my concerns about today's corporate media…
Justin, Wake Up. Are You Listening?
Beijing has signed on to the Paris climate agreement. So too has Washington. Canada? No. According to our gilded leader, we're not ready yet. The Dauphin, our Baron of Bitumen,…
I’m Guessing This is Not a Good Thing
Strange things are happening in Russia's far north. There's been a small asteroid hit. Massive craters have erupted in the permafrost. An anthrax breakout from a long dead caribou carcass…
Putin Is Backing Trump. He Has His Reasons, Plenty of Them.
In the West, Vlad Putin is routinely portrayed as a malevolent force, a demon of sorts. Yet he is running a very large and somewhat powerful country and seems to…
Guess Who Just Made Saint?
Loved and worshipped by lepers around the world.
Who Do You Trust on Free Trade – Justin Trudeau or Someone Who Knows Something About It?
Justin Trudeau is a disciple of free trade and globalism. His pronouncements before and during the G20 summit erased any doubt on that score. He is devoutly neoliberal, just like…
As Neoliberal as They Come
Just as the world is coming to recognize globalism, the beating heart of neoliberal ideology, as a failed concept that fuels inequality and economic stagnation, Justin Trudeau charges to its…
New York Times Special Report. Climate Change Has Arrived and It’s Here to Stay.
According to scientists interviewed by The New York Times, sea level rise along America's coasts is "so near the brim" in many places that major flooding is likely to worsen…
The Canary in the Climate Change Coal Mine
One of the great moral lapses of modern civilization is that we continue to debate the reality of climate change. The denialists are still alive and well and keep peddling…
China’s In, So Is the USA. Whither Canada?
The Paris global climate agreement got a big boost this weekend when the Chinese government agreed to ratify the agreement. Barack Obama has pledged the US will also ratify the…