Minority Report
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The Mound of Sound
Afghan Army Losses Spike
The Afghan army held the country together for a number of years after the Soviets bailed out but it’s far from clear they’ll do as well after Western forces leave…
The Full Measure of High-Carbon Bitumen
Bitumen boosters in the Alberta and Federal governments, Big Oil and the pipeline hustlers are vigilant in ensuring the public never gets an overall picture of the impact of the…
When the Liberals Jettison Liberalism
Thomas Walkom has a point. Why are today’s Liberals so detached from liberalism? …it’s not clear what the Liberals represent any more. They would like voters to think of them…
America to Open Combat Roles to Women
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to open U.S. combat roles to women. I’ve got a better idea. Why not make them female only? There’d be a lot fewer stupid wars…
Harper Frightened, Seeks Political Cover
When Steve Harper says he wants “consensus” it means only one thing – he’s run out of guts and wants political cover from the opposition. Harper wants the opposition to…
A Petri Dish for Climate Change Adaptation
Andean glaciers are quickly melting away. It’s reported they’re melting faster than they have in three centuries. Millions of South Americans are dependent on meltwater from these glaciers. That’s about…
The Art of Politics, Japanese Style
Japan’s newly minted finance minister thinks his country’s old people should hurry up and die. Really, seriously, I didn’t make that up. Taro Aso, the finance minister, said on Monday…
Arms Race Update – All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men Still At It.
The True Warfare State, undaunted by its high-tech flops in Iraq and Afghanistan, proceeds apace in the development of the latest and greatest in institutional mayhem devices. Here’s one of…
Why Growth Is Our False God
All of our politicians, without exception, cling to the alchemy that prescribes growth offers the solution to our every problem. Taxes too high? Grow the economy. Population aging too much?…
EnviroCan’s Blunt Warning
The Tundra is Burning Over the past 65-years, Canada’s average winter temperature has increased 3.2 degrees Celsius. This reaffirms what many suspected. Canada is getting hotter faster than ever before…
Arms Race Update – India Warns Kashmiris to Prepare for Nuclear War
Indian officials are warning residents in their part of Kashmir to dig bomb shelters and gather a two week supply of food and water in preparation for a possible nuclear…
Will the Democrats Fix the U.S. Senate Today?
There’s a window that is open today that will be closed tomorrow and, by the time it closes, we’ll know if the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate has the…
A Timely Poll
The Guardian is running a poll today, asking readers: George Orwell’s fiction and non-fiction warned of the dangers of totalitarianism, surveillance and the distortion of language. Was he right, broadly…
They Call It "The Point of No Return" Study
Greenpeace has come up with a roster of planned oil, gas and coal projects that it calls “carbon bombs.” Prepared by the consultancy firm EcoFys, the study lists 14-major projects…
F-35 Fiasco Dumped Into Harper’s Lap
The Harper government has tried to scapegoat its way out of the F-35 debacle, blaming bureaucratic bungling, deceit within National Defence, just about any likely target that could deflect responsibility…
Harper Rolls Over on British Columbia Workers
Read it in The Tyee. The Harper government is knuckling under to Chinese mining companies out to block Canadian labour in British Columbia mines.
Gun Show Week Wraps Up – With Body Bags
It’s been a big week for the American gun show circuit. Five people were wounded from accidental gun discharges at three U.S. gun shows. The Shot Show gala, 2013, in…
F-35 Grounded
The U.S. Navy has grounded the Marine Corps’ F-35B variant on Friday after an exhaust system failure. A and C-model variants were said not to be affected. The incident came…
America’s Mental Health Epidemic – Assault Rifles
I am a gun owner. I own two rifles. They are both single-shot rifles. One is a hunting rifle although I use it for predator protection. The other is a…