Four More Weeks, Four Long Weeks
British Columbians are counting the days until we send Christy Clark and her sullied neo-Liberals packing. The NDP are going into the election campaign up by 12 points over Clark’s…
The Mound of Sound
How Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair are Steering Canada Toward a Cliff
Canada went through the 2008 Great Recession and fared better than most of the developed world. It turns out Harper didn’t have enough time to let Canadian banks off their…
B.C. Economist Slams Bitumen Scam
She’s even using the “F” word, as in fraud. And Robyn Allan says the fraud, on the Canadian people, is being perpetrated by the federal and provincial governments, Big Oil,…
Britain’s Billionaire Enviro-Philanthropist Outs People Like Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau
Fund manager, Harvard MBA, billionaire – we’ve become all too familiar with the type. But British-born Jeremy Grantham is best known for predicting all the major economic bubbles in recent…
Washington and Beijing Talk the Talk, Now Must Learn to Walk
They’re the world’s two biggest national economies and the world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. It’s encouraging then that the United States and China have announced an agreement to…
Anne Frank was a "Great Girl"? Really?
I don’t want to offend any Bieber fans out there but this kid’s a total, self-absorbed jerk. Apparently he spent an hour touring the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam. On…
Why Australia Fears the United States
Since coming into existence in 1776, the United States has enjoyed just 21 “war free” years. The last four of those were under president Jimmy Carter who didn’t see much…
We Seem to Be Making a Herculean Effort to Get to First Base
Imagine you’re a baseball player and your only focus is to make it to first base. Not second, not third, not home plate. Just first, that’s it. All of your…
Sometimes a Picture Is Worth…
This might be one of those times. Chris Riddell, The Guardian
Tommy, We Have to Talk
Dear Tommy: I’ve got some bad news. The old gang has moved on. They’ve “modernized” some, taken a new direction if you will. Now, rest assured Tom, no one’s saying…
One Lucky Guy
You’re a surgeon. A father to five young kids. This is not how you should be spending your free time.
The Most Persuasive Arguments for Legalizing Drugs
A retired U.S. police captain makes an utterly compelling case for abandoning the war on drugs.
Will the Greens Back Trudeau, Shun Mulcair?
Tom Mulcair and the NDP will need all the help they can get for the 2015 election. It’s too bad Tommy burned his bridge to the Green Party. “Over the…
One of the Greats, Johathan Winters, Dead at 87
Winters improvs with Dean Martin
Chris Hedges Finds the U.S. Is Using Human Rights as a Cover for Pre-Emptive War and Empire
If you thought America’s aggressive excesses were going to end with the departure of Bush-Cheney from the White House, think again. Chris Hedges writes of “a new wave of ‘humanitarian…
Ayn Rand’s "Vision of Paradise" in Today’s America? Try Tennessee.
If there’s one State that practices what Ayn Rand preached, it would be Tennessee and the results are predictable. From AlterNet: If you’re worried about where America is heading, look…
Margaret Thatcher Breaks Into #3 Spot on British Pop Charts
It’s currently behind something called “Need U (100%)” by Duke Dumont and A*M*E at No. 1 and P!nk feat. Nate Ruess’ “Just Give Me A Reason” at No. 2. But…
Obama’s Grand Betrayal of Ordinary America
Barack Obama’s carefully nurtured image as a man of the people has been blown to shreds. Rob Urie, writing for CounterPunch, captures the event in one paragraph: With Barack Obama…
Do We Really Want to Save a Place for Our Grandkids? It Sure Doesn’t Look That Way.
It’s claimed by those who study such things that civilizations that collapse do so suddenly and while they’re at their peak. In a way the process resembles a balloon bursting.…
Bradley Manning Finally Catches a Break
If the U.S. government wants the book thrown at Bradley Manning for leaking government communications to WikiLeaks, it’ll have to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. The US government…