Robert Reich’s Great Idea
In a Facebook post today, Robert Reich offers some great advice to Bernie Sanders' supporters:A Hillary Clinton supporter writes: “By continuing your support of Bernie now that his odds of…
The Mound of Sound
Need a Good Laugh?
Rachel Maddow with the results of a new poll by PPP
When Man Met Gaia
This pretty much captures the whole thing.
Hotter, Drier = More, Bigger Fires
As the world heats up and dries out, ever more and ever bigger wildfires are becoming the new normal.Many Canadians were shocked by the wildfire that engulfed Fort McMurray. Those…
Always Brings a Big Smile
Sure, the world is pretty screwed up. But, if you just look for them, there are these gems.Chester Arthur Burnett, a half a century basking in Howlin' Wolf:That's as powerful…
The Republican Nomination Circus goes Python
They're comparing Ted Cruz to Monty Python's "Black Knight." The nomination battle may be lost but Cruz loyalists want to wage a social conservative policy fight on the convention floor.Convention…
You Gotta Love It – Scotland + Heatwave
Here's two fine specimens of Scottish manhood bagging a few rays.Scotland - yeah, that place just above England - is having an early season heatwave with temperatures peaking to 26C.…
Watch It Unfold, Right Before Your Eyes
This animation produced by Climate Central lets you see how temperatures have warmed since the pre-industrial period. The hardest part is to watch the rate of increase (yellow) during the…
Panama Papers – Familiar Names, to Athabasca
They're almost household names in Canada - Enbridge, Husky, Encana - and there's some lesser known outfits such as Alberta Oil Sands Inc. and Great Harvest Oil Sands Investment Company.…
Will Hillary Save Canada from Trudeau and the TPP?
She may be many things, most of them unpleasant, but the Democratic Party's presidential shoo-in, Hillary Clinton, has vowed to reject the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.That's more than…
Well, We Can’t Say They Didn’t Offer. Russia Wants to Send Water Bombers.
Russia has offered to help fight the forest fires raging in northern Alberta. It seems the Trudeau government responded with a yawn.In a statement released Thursday, Russian Minister Vladimir Puchkov…
What’s Worse, the Disease or the Cure?
A lot of Republicans are wrestling with the Hue Paradox.Hue was a majestic ancient imperial city in Vietnam until it was overrun during the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive in 1968.…
It’s Over. The GOP Just Needs to Realize It’s Dead.
Peggy Noonan has penned the obituary of the GOP. The Grand Old Party is over. To pundit Noonan, the Republican Party needs to prepare for something akin to the Confederacy…
Defending the Process
I don't mean to sound Cromwellian but I'm sure feeling the vibe.Isn't it time we expected our elected representatives to uphold the integrity of the process of government? Isn't it…
The Headwind Against Doing the Right Thing.
It's a name associated with science, Oppenheimer. This time it's Michael Oppenheimer, the nephew of uncle Robert known for his work in nuclear armageddon.Michael Oppenheimer is an astrophysicist and environmentalist…
A Moment in Time. This Moment.
Okay, Athabasca is ablaze. I'm sorry. I feel badly for everyone who had to leave to escape the flames.The Tar Sands? I don't feel one bit sorry for whatever this…
Ooookay. Sarah Palin is Ready to Serve as VP If Only Donald Asks.
Sarah Palin is talking and that's always bound to turn up something interesting - in a quirky sort of way.At the moment she's on the warpath against Republican House Speaker,…
Pass the Sugar? No, Try This.
Canadians are pretty much accustomed to foreigners talking about how apparently polite we are (they haven't set foot on my lawn). American talk show hosts invariably make jokes about it.Nothing,…
Our New, Mercantile Prime Minister
That's "new" mercantile prime minister as opposed to the "old" mercantile prime minister Canada just chucked, Stephen Harper.Now that everyone is analyzing Justin Trudeau's first six months in office, not…
So, What About the Next Fire?
If we've discovered anything from the Fort Mac fire it's how woefully we are unprepared to deal with these conflagrations.It's not like our leaders, provincial and federal, weren't warned. They've…