Did He Really Just Say This? Calling George Orwell. Come In Please.
‘Screw the Plebs’ “For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens ‘as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone’.” That…
The Mound of Sound
Nikiforuk on Notley and the Alberta Spring
The Tyee’s Andrew Nikiforuk weighs in on the new premier of the Wild Rose state (sic), Rachel Notley, the Alberta Spring and what she’ll have to do to reform the…
Seymour Hersh on the War on Terror and the Killing of Osama bin Laden
Veteran investigative journo, Seymour Hersh, is a virtual lightning rod for government denialism and he has been ever since he broke the story of the My Lai massacre of March,…
America’s Racist Revolution
“Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.…
John Bull In a China Shop
What good is a majority if it lands you in a minefield? Conservative prime minister David Cameron finds himself in that predicament after last week’s elections handed him a very…
The Final Chapter for Bashar Assad
Things are not looking up for Syrian strongman, Bashar Assad. His first problem is the Sunni Muslim coalition of Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (ordinarily not the best of friends)…
History’s Biggest White Elephant
The United States and her allies are poised to commit one of the biggest and potentially most consequential military blunders of all time. That blunder is also known as the…
Why, I Could Be Every Bit as Big A War Criminal as My Brother, George.
And they say Jeb’s the bright one. The presumed Republican presidential nomination candidate, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, said if he’d been in George w’s boots, he’d have also ordered…
Harvard Youth Poll Results Out – Brace Yourselves
Twice a year the Harvard Public Opinion Project surveys America’s youth on everything ranging from climate change to foreign wars. The latest numbers show American young people turning anti-science, becoming…
But What Did They Expect?
David Cameron is wasting no time hammering rightwing nails in Britain’s coffin. He has served notice he’ll be making the most of his slim majority win last week and the…
And So It Begins
It’s an idea that’s been kicked around for quite a while – the use of military force to thwart climate change migration. To some it’s a matter of doing what’s…
Connecting the Dots on Climate Change
One of the biggest failures in climate change reporting is the tendency to focus on particular aspects without considering the bigger picture. What does sea level rise have to do…
It Couldn’t Be Clearer but Nobody in Ottawa is Listening – Running Out the Clock
Okay, I agree – the science isn’t in. Not all of it anyway. There’s more coming in almost daily – research, studies, experiments, observations and analyses, projections – there’s a…
Let’s Call It "Differential Migration"
If you want to see what climate change looks like, venture no further than the beaches of southern California. There you’ll find hundreds of starving and dead seal and sea…
Cameron Stages an Upset?
The New York Times and Foreign Policy are reporting that exit polls indicate a surprise surge in support for Conservative prime minister David Cameron, a.k.a. “Captain Austerity.” CBC News reports…
Stephen Harper, an Anti-Muslim Bigot
If they’re not suing words, there sure as hell fighting words. Despite our prime monster’s best efforts, former child soldier Omar Khadr has been granted bail. Justice Myra Bielby ruled…
Measuring David Cameron’s Future – Will That Be Inches or Hours?
When the votes are counted at the end of the day, David Cameron may well remain Britain’s prime minister. As for tomorrow, all bets are off. …he may only hold…
"It Was Only a Matter of Time"
It’s taken two million years but we’ve done it! Finally, we’ve reached CO2 levels exceeding 400 parts per million everywhere on the planet, even the Arctic. The milestone was announced…
Rachel, Beware of West Coast Wolves Wearing Sheep’s Clothing.
British Columbia’s political leadership, Liberal premier Christy Clark, and NDP opposition leader – some guy named Hogan, no, umm Horgan – have their sights on the new meat next door,…
The Shadow of Steve Harper Hangs Over Doctored Duffy Audit Report
It sounds like damned near everyone in the Harper PMO was in on the plan to bail out cash-cow-senator Mike Duffy. And that plan included corrupting the Senate audit process…