You Know You Don’t Like It But Do You Know What It Is?
I don’t like neoliberalism. I think that, like most simplistic “purist” ideas, it has run its course and, rather than delivering its grandiose promises, it has inflicted some serious parasitic…
The Mound of Sound
About that Scientific Consensus
For years it’s been claimed that there’s a 97% consensus among climate scientists that anthropogenic or man-made global warming is occurring. The consensus holds that the resulting climate change is…
Gaza Goes from Prison Camp to Death Camp
Gaza’s imprisoned Palestinians have a problem – getting out. If they don’t, they could die. Sorry, Tommy Angry Beard, that’s the truth. From ViceNews: Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020…
Shifty Steve’s New Campaign Theme Song
A guy just has to have those lonely cowboy blues what with the battering of the Duffy trial, former insider and fraudster/jailbird Bruce Carson about to face justice – again,…
We Need to Talk
Dear Tommy, Junior and, you too, Shifty: We need to talk. While you’re busy competing to come out on top in the October 19th election, you’re criss-crossing the country meeting…
How Harper Turned a Federal Blind Eye to Canada’s Lakes, Rivers and Fish Habitat
There was nothing accidental about it. This wasn’t oversight or even negligence. In his decade in power, Shifty Steve Harper has gutted, bit by bit, Canada’s fisheries protection regulations –…
It’s Complicated
In 2002 Maher Arar was introduced to torture by a Syrian colonel. He was tuned up pretty good. Arar thought he was coming home to Toronto. The RCMP and the…
Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?
What is it with these gun happy American cops? Now they’re gunning down unarmed white people with their hands up in the air. Is nothing sacred any more?
Francis, I’m Not Sure They’re Looking for Your Pardon.
I know he means well and he’s trying to remove a hurdle that too often separates Catholic women from their church. And so Pope Francis has decreed that the priesthood…
Of Grey Suits Stuffed with Wet Cardboard
Many, many times I’ve described the leaders of our three mainstream parties as grey suits stuffed with wet cardboard. Nothing that has happened in the course of this election has…
Libs, New Dems – Harper Has You Right Where He Wants You, Attacking Each Other.
Make up your minds. Do you want to battle for second place or do you want to form the next government of Canada? The Duffy Effect seems to have been…
Living in a Real Life Dystopian State
Chinese leaders may think their biggest enemy is the United States but what’s most likely to bring China down is home grown. Ten years ago it cost him his job…
It’s Up to 98% Cleaner! Buy One, Get One Free.
“It” is America’s newest nulear bomb, the B61, seemingly designed for use aboard the F-35 light strike bomber. Engineers at the United States’ nuclear weapons lab in Albuquerque, New Mexico,have…
Possibly the Most Poignant Tattoo Ever
Bekah Miles suffers from depression. She captured her existence in a tattoo on her left thigh. To the world it seems to say “I’m Fine.” To Bekah the message is…
The Ugliest American
Is there anybody Trump won’t offend? The Asian media found this jerk’s remarks about the Japanese and Chinese offensive enough.
The Question They’re Not Asking
There’s plenty of angst in Germany over the arrival of waves of migrants/refugees such as thousands of Syrians fleeing the civil war that has brought so much misery to their…
What Do Ashley Madison and World Espionage Agencies Have in Common?
In the old days of the Soviet Union the Russkies were known for employing the “honey trap.” That was the name given to using an attractive young woman as bait…
Oh Great, Now the Stasi Want to Screen Your Mail
The story of Canada’s police apparatus and Canadian civil rights grows ever darker. The Canadian Association of Police Chiefs is after new powers “to seize mail in transit to stem…
Give It a Try
Some times our views aren’t really compatible with the political party we choose to support. If you want to see how your views line up, check out the CBC’s Vote…
Stop the Endless Whining. It’s the Deal You Made. Live With It.
It’s like stepping into a next of vipers. Point out the obvious, that NDP leader Tom Mulcair, like his rivals, embraces neoliberalism (his support for CETA alone puts that beyond…