Is This Congressional Infighting America’s Second Civil War?
People tend to forget that the United States has never been all that united except in name. There were tensions between the northern colonies and their southern counterparts during the…
The Mound of Sound
The Lunatics American Pundits Use to Describe Tea Party Republicans
The New Republic offers a wry look at how America’s punditry sees Tea Party Republicans hell bent on bringing down their country’s government. “It’s a pure Leninist strategy — heighten…
China Wants World to Consider "De-Americanizing"
The United States has a huge advantage over every other nation, a goodie it has enjoyed since the end of WWII. The American greenback is the world’s reserve currency. When…
A Visually Stunning Breakthrough for Space X
Another breakthrough for Elon Musk’s Space X. This time it was the company’s Grasshopper technology demonstrator rocket. The Grasshopper was launched from a conventional launch pad, climbed to half a…
Get Ready for "Off the Charts" Heat in Your Own Lifetime
Lately, being older has come to feel like knowing you’ve got a reserved seat on the last chopper out of Saigon. You know there’s a slim to nil chance that…
What If the World Decides Not to Be Taken Hostage by Washington Again?
In 2008, made-in-America Casino Capitalism took down economies around the world and, in case you haven’t noticed, they haven’t come back and won’t anytime soon. Wall Street did what al…
Are We Going to Stand By as Our Kids’ Future is Stolen?
Jimmy Carter recently observed that today’s American middle class are coming to resemble America’s poor back in the pre-Reagan era. That’s the bad news. The worse news is that Americans…
Too Cool
Yeah, way too cool. Just imagine harnessing the ordinary rhythms of life to musical notes. Watch, and listen.
Look At It This Way, Tomorrow’s Cold Will Be Today’s Hot
If we continue our rapacious consumption of fossil fuels, tomorrow’s “cold” will resemble today’s “hot.” Researchers at the University of Hawaii conclude that, from roughly 2047 onwards, the coldest years…
Europe Falling into Economic and Social Decline – Red Cross Blames Austerity
Poverty, mass unemployment, widening inequality, social exclusion and collective despair – those, according to the International Red Cross, are the symptoms of the austerity measures enacted in response to the…
OECD – We Need a "Big, Fat Price on Carbon"
The organization representing the industrialized, First World, isn’t pulling any punches on climate change. OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurria, maintains we need to decarbonize by mid-century. “We need to achieve zero…
This Was No Mistake
Tom Mulcair says it was a “mistake” for Canada to spy on Brazil but there was no mistake involved. On behalf of Canada’s extractive industries the government targeted Brazilian companies.…
Karzai Doesn’t See Any Benefit from Twelve Years of West’s War in Afghanistan
Outgoing Afghan president Hamid Karzai says our twelve years of waging war in his country has brought, “a lot of suffering, a lot of loss of life, and no gains“.
Jimmy Carter – Middle Class Today Resembles Poor of the Past
Former president Jimmy Carter doesn’t see American middle class prospects improving in the future.
In Alaska, They’re Insulating the Roads
Ever see workers laying polystyrene insulation beneath a roadbed? You can now.
Is This How America Ends, With a Bang?
Will Tea Party Republicans fly the United States into the ground? Has America passed the point of no return? AlterNet reports that Democratic pollsters have concluded the rightwing radicals who…
Paul Desmarais Dead at 86
The Sudbury-born billionaire, Paul Desmarais, has died at age 86.
Imagine, You’re In a Coffee Shop in NYC – and This Happens
You’ll like this one. Put yourself in this picture. You’ve just settled down to sip your latte when –
BOMBSHELL – Harper Has Canadian Spy Agency Working for Energy Giants
Canada’s energy giants (which probably aren’t particularly Canadian) get concierge service from the federal government’s spy agency. The same outfit that was uncloaked for spying on Brazil is also giving…
Walrus Pay With Their Lives for Arctic Sea Ice Loss
They would usually be scattered among ice floes in the Arctic. Now, with the loss of that essential ice, up to 10,000 walrus have been forced ashore in Point Lay,…