All the Government Money Can (legally) Buy
Apropos of my post yesterday about how the public are being methodically conditioned, “tuned up”, to be compliant to neoliberalism, the US Center for Public Integrity spent the mid-term elections…
The Mound of Sound
When My Enemy’s Enemies Are Still My Enemies
One of the greatest mistakes we make in the conduct of modern warfare is to make our conflicts suit a politically palatable narrative. It can seem as though the spin…
There’s Nothing Magical to 2100
A clear and usually overlooked measure of the threat posed to our global civilization by climate change and how pathetic is our response is the timeline. That’s the giveaway. We…
The March of the Geezer Republicans
The leatherbacks are back. Mitch McConnell, James Inhofe and John McCain – for starters (as if that wasn’t enough). McConnell, 72, will be Senate majority leader. He spent his time…
Ask Yourself, Have You Been "Tuned Up" Yet?
This breathes new meaning into the phrase “bored to death.” Behavioural pschology suggests we may have been conditioned to submit to neoliberalism. We have been made susceptible to manipulation and…
A Word of Warning to NATO from Finland
Finland isn’t impressed with NATO’s anti-Moscow attitude. President Sauli Niinisto will be taking that message to a conference in Helsinki on Thursday with David Cameron and the leaders of the…
Will British Columbia be the Last Pacific Jurisdiction to Legalize Pot?
Washington took recreational marijuana off the state criminal books two years ago. Last night voters in Alaska and Oregon followed suit. California is expected to do the same in 2016.…
Corporate Canada’s Message to British Columbians – Resist Us and We Will F__k You Up.
Kinder Morgan, the Conservatives’ second most favourite pipeline operator, has spoken to the municipalities and people of British Columbia. Resist us and we’ll crush you. In its clumsy handling of…
Is America Still Going to Pot?
We’ll know by the end of the day. Initiatives to legalize pot are on the ballot today in Alaska, Oregon and Washington D.C. that could see those jurisdictions join the…
"Coal Is The Future" – Tony Abbott
Australia’s prime ministerial windbag, Tony Abbott, leaves no doubt about where he stands on climate change – it’s “crap.” Since coming to power, the now seriously unpopular Abbott has wasted…
Fair and Balanced? Of Course, It’s Israel!
Let’s keep this in perspective. That takes us back to 2010 when an Israeli court acquitted an army captain of all charges related to his slaughter of a 13-year old…
The Pentagon Re-Thinks the F-35
A report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments seems to toss a wet blanket over the controversial and troubled F-35. It’s been known for some time that some…
Running on Empty
It’s not gasoline either. We’re not that lucky. We’re fast running out of something that eclipses fossil fuel in significance – groundwater. Underground water has been propping up the Green…
Beware the Counter-Terrorists
We’ve learned since 9/11 that the urge to counter terrorists can be a powerful tool to the, well, powerful. The American people, understandably traumatized by the horrific events of that…
Would a Republican Win in Tuesday’s Mid-Terms Be All That Bad?
Those who handicap these things remain firm in their belief that the Republicans will retake the Senate in Tuesday’s mid-terms, giving the GOP control of both the House and the…
What’s Your Take on This Mess?
It’s a curious old world, a festering global predicament you might say, that we find ourselves in today. The rich get richer, the poor get screwed, those in the middle…
Israel- Palestine in One Paragraph
Yesterday we discussed the modern trend of policy divorced from reality. One ugly example of that is the policy of Canada’s government, and Trudeau’s Conservative-Lites, lavishing absolute support on Israel…
Capitalism Off the Rails
Those at the very top of today’s neoliberal, free-market capitalist, global economy see the writing on the wall – capitalism has just about run its course. It’s hard to get…
Ghomeshi Deserves His Say – In a Criminal Court
I’ve never been a fan of Jian Ghomeshi. It was me, not him. Just not my thing. That said I was a bit uncomfortable when he was hit by accusations…
A World in Which Policy is Divorced from Reality
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.” ― Karl Marx We seem to be…