21st Century Assyrians
Overpopulation + Drought = Collapse. Just ask any Assyrian. Of course they’ve been gone since the 7th century so that’s not very practical. Historians have long wondered how the Assyrians,…
The Mound of Sound
It’s Just Another Front in the New Cold War
Let the war begin, the propaganda war. One of the great battlefields of Cold War is the war of propaganda. We’ve been waging a propaganda war against Russia for some…
In Remembrance
From Chris Hedges’ “War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning.” “When Ernie Pyle, the American war correspondent in World War II, was killed on the Pacific island of Ie…
The Military Math of Climate Change
Two, yes. Four, no way. According to the Royal Navy’s Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti, climate change will impose new burdens on Britain’s military forces and allied militaries for conflict prevention,…
If Harper Ordered Four F-35s, He Ordered More, a Lot More.
Word has leaked out of the Pentagon that Stephen Harper has ordered four F-35s for delivery in 2017. He didn’t order four. No one would order four warplanes like the…
Rafe Makes the Case for Direct Government Control of Canada’s Energy Resources
Rafe Mair writes that it’s time for Canada’s federal and provincial governments to drop the failed free market capitalism approach to our nation’s energy resources and take control back from…
A Government Corrupted
There’s no trace of hyperbole in denouncing Stephen Harper as the Great Corrupter. He is corrupt and he corrupts whatever he touches whenever and however it suits him. The proof…
Breathe Deeply, Mr. Harper. As Deeply as You Possibly Can.
The APEC summit is underway in Beijing and the atmosphere is just perfect for an inveterate fossil fueler like Stephen Harper. May Furious Leader indulge his respiratory system in Beijing’s…
It’s Not a Vortex, It’s an Invasion.
I know, I know – you were told just a couple of weeks ago that eastern provinces and states were in for a mild winter. Oopsie. Winter is still weeks…
Good News – For a Change
Last week I wrote about how Kinder Morgan/Trans-Canada Pipeline was using its corporate muscle and deep pockets to intimidate anti-pipeline protesters in the Lower Mainland. The term for this sort…
Bleedin’ Lovely, Winnie. Just Lovely.
Ever since Bush/Cheney ushered in the “war is fun“era, the Right has absolutely fawned over everything Churchillian. The invoke Churchill when they want to berate others for supposed appeasement. They…
Gorbachev Warns of New Cold War and Lays the Blame At Washington’s Feet
Former Soviet premier, Michael Gorbachev, has had the past quarter century to live with the legacy of betrayal. Now he’s returned to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to warn that we’re on…
Has Conservatism Become a Death Cult?
Some day our grandchildren will ask “why?” They’ll want to know why their grandparents’ generation failed to act against climate change while there was still time to prevent their own…
Are We That Bored That We’re Promoting a New Cold War? Do We Remember What We Went Through?
It begins by construing Russia as a threat. No need to specify what sort of a threat or even who it threatens. It’s enough that we accept it as a…
Pentagon Outs Harper. Says Canada to Buy the F-35 in 2017.
According to the Pentagon, Ottawa has sent signals indicating Canada will take delivery of its first F-35, light nuclear attack bombers, in 2016 or 2017. The Harper government, true to…
OPEC Sees a Bright Future Ahead. Unfortunately, It’s Not Yours.
As far as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, is concerned the future looks rosy. In its latest outlook report, OPEC foresees $177 per barrel oil prices by 2040…
The Face of Neoliberalism
We live in an era in which we’re dominated by neoliberalism. Corporate power has merged with political power and you’re on the outside babbling about your democratic rights and freedoms…
Mulcair is Shocked. I Don’t Believe Him, Not For a Minute.
NDP leader, Tommy Mulcair, says he was shocked that Justin Trudeau went public, suspending two Liberal caucus members over allegations of harassment and referring the matter to the Speaker of…
Another BC Liberal Lie Gets Shattered – In Record Time
One of the greatest whoppers the British Columbia Liberals have told is that B.C. Ferries is an independent operator. This has been the story since the Liberal government “privatized” the…
The F-35’s Very Huge and Obvious Achilles’ Heel
We know that a lot of top US military types have lost their passion for the F-35 light attack bomber. A recent report from the Pentagon’s Center for Strategic and…