Australia Breaks 400 PPM
The Earth is a giant ball divided by halves at the equator. The "top" half is the northern hemisphere which is the most heavily populated and most industrially active part…
The Mound of Sound
What Year Do You Think This Is? Chris Hedges Figures It’s "1984"
Donald Trump may be a tribute to the timelessness of George Orwell. Chris Hedges warns that chaos is just a step or two away.The artifice of corporate totalitarianism has been…
Another Month, Another All-Time Record Month
April is now in the books. That makes seven in a row. Seven consecutive months of record-breaking high temperatures.The latest figures smashed the previous record for April by the largest…
Son of a B#%ch, I Had it All Wrong
I honestly thought the Liberals won the last general election. I could have bet the farm that a Liberal government was sworn into power last November. At first it sure…
This One Might Hurt.
There are some arguments that come along every now and then that seem so shocking, that so confront our sense of order or decency that we are instantly repelled by…
How Deep is Canada in the War in Yemen?
Is Canada militarily engaged in the war in Yemen? If so, which war? There's the brutal Saudi war against Yemen's Houthi population that often targets Houthi villages and civilians, a…
Cruz Missiles
I think the world just dodged a bullet. Days after folding his bid to become the next Republican president of the United States, Terrible Ted Cruz is calling for war…
Fingering Our Saudi Allies for the 9/11 Attacks
It's the briefest of glimpses into what the American 9/11 Commission learned about the role played by the Saudis in the attacks but it may be enough to force the…
While Slick is Up In Fort Mac…
When our prime minister finishes his photo-op standing in the now cold ashes of Fort Mac maybe he should make his way to the air base at Cold Lake. From…
Fort Mac’s Lingering Demise. End of the Road for Canada’s Petro-Pimps?
The fire is a separate matter. Fort Mac was going terminal well before the blaze began. The Tyee's Andrew Nikiforuk writes of the other fire, "a slow economic burn" that's…
Should the Summer Olympics Be Called Off?
There's a perfect storm raging in Brazil. The country is in a catatonic state over the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff. Social unrest is growing. The government, meanwhile, is doing…
A Step Back for the West Coast.
One step forward, another step back.Just as I heaped praise on the federal government for re-opening the Kitsilano Coast Guard station in Vancouver, it's time to dock a few points…
Where is Anonymous Now That We Need Them?
Cyber vigilantes Anonymous need to get busy. They need to take down the web site of United Gun Group.UGG has stepped in to conduct the online auction of the automatic…
They’re Killing Our Country. It’s Only a Matter of Time.
The thing is they don't even think of themselves as neoliberals. They see themselves as Conservatives or Liberals or, yes, New Democrats. They're not identical, of course not, but they…
I know, I Know – It Sounds Ridiculous. Still…
There are two much different ways to look at severe weather events. One is to take the small view and look at the event either as a local or national…
Nikiforuk Calls "Bullshit" on Trudeau
Andrew Nikiforuk is Canada's top journalist on the subject of oil politics. The author and veteran scribe for The Tyee has a piece on Justin Trudeau in Foreign Policy magazine.Nikiforuk's…
Rare Courage
My hat is off to Liberal MP Rob Oliphant who has announced he won't support the Trudeau government's watered down bill on medically assisted death.Oliphant, who chaired the committee that…
New Word – "Mulroneyed"
Don't worry, you don't stand much chance of being Mulroneyed in your lifetime.No, being Mulroneyed is a privilege bestowed only on prominent individuals of some considerable wealth or prestige or…
Oh, It’s In Scientific American. Now Is It Okay?
Until now anyone looking to avoid a shitstorm was advised not to link the Fort McMurray fire to climate change. Given the whole Fort Mac/Tar Sands/bitumen/dilbit/pipeline/supertanker angle it wasn't polite…
Two Things That Don’t Mix – Prominent Brits and Cameras
They're the sort of gaffes any politician, any head of state dreads.First up. British prime minister, David Cameron, regales Queen Elizabeth about his upcoming anti-corruption summit.And then it was Her…