The Grey Hair & Blue Rinse Crowd Take to the Field
We’re here, maybe not queer, but you are going to have to live with it. I attended the local “Defend Our Coast” rally this week outside our local MLA’s office.…
The Mound of Sound
Every Rapist First Subdues His Victim
Stephen Harper has gone to great lengths to subdue the province and people of British Columbia in preparation for having his way with us against our will. It’s been methodical…
America’s Looming Strategic Insolvency.
“A moment has arrived with a great power with global responsibilities is having a crisis of confidence. Its economy has grown sluggish and it is being overtaken by a number…
Sununu Can’t Walk this One Back.
Romney campaign co-chair, John Sununu, is scrambling to get out from under his imprudent but pretty obviously heartfelt racist comments. When former Bush state secretary and former US chairman of…
The Chilling Face of Greek Fascism
Greek police officers are warning that the brutal, fascist Golden Dawn movement has infiltrated their ranks. The Guardian has prepared this disturbing look into Greece’s spreading fascism.
How to Kill Democracy, the Ultimate How-To Guide
Remember when voter intimidation was considered an outrage, a threat to democracy? That was then, this is now. The oligarchs are moving very powerfully and relentlessly to dismantle democracy and…
As If You Need Another Reason to Despise the Harper Government
One of the most odious and blatantly theocratic affronts perpetrated by the Harper regime is its fierce opposition to physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Team Harper is now before…
Even Albertans Don’t Want Chinese Ownership of the Tar Sands
The China Institute of the University of Alberta has released a poll showing that Albertans, by better than a two to one margin, oppose investments in the province’s fossil fuel…
New York Braces for Frankenstorm
New York City is now squarely in the crosshairs of Hurricane Sandy. The NOAA has updated its hurricane track to predict Sandy may slam into the Big Apple on Tuesday…
The Evil Face of the Republican Party
From AlterNet –
The End of the Road for Mitch Romney?
A Massachusetts court has unsealed the transcripts of a 20-year old divorce case between the CEO of Staples and his wife that could spell the end of Mitch Romney’s chances…
A Canadian Tests America’s Citizens United Decision
Meet Canadian businessman, V. Prem Watsa. He’s the founder, CEO, Chairman and 45% shareholder of Fairfax Financial, a Canadian insurance and investment management company. Fairfax, in turn, owns a Connecticut…
Smoking Pot is Really Bad for You Except When It’s Good
Blame UCLA professor Don Tashkin for the confusion. Tashkin, a professor of pulmonology at the David Geffin School of Medicine, has been “the guy” on the perils of pot smoking…
Today’s Chuckles from the Times-Colonist
Big story in this morning’s Times-Colonist headlined “Severed head found in Edmonton alley; link to body probed.” Apparently the Edmonton police are trying to figure out if there’s any possible…
The Problem with 2C. We Won’t Believe It Until We Break It.
The goal is to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Go beyond that, we’re told, and we risk triggering natural feedback mechanisms, essentially runaway global warming.…
Wait a Minute! I Thought Buddhists Were Pacifists.
Turns out that Buddhists are quite ready to drop the gloves when it comes to Muslims muscling in on their turf. Riots have been sweeping western Burma lately. A few…
Will this Setback the Future of Altnerative Energy in the U.S.?
Drill, baby, drill. We’ve heard of America’s natural gas bounty realized by extensive fracking. Overlooked, however, is the success of fracking in U.S. oil production. The Associated Press reports the…
The Impoverishing States of America
Hard times for the working man, indeed. We’re familiar with statistics showing working class wages have stagnated, even declined somewhat, since Reagan waved his wand across the U.S. but it…
Colin Powell Endorses Obama
Former Bush secretary of state and former chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, Colin Powell, is endorsing Barack Obama for a second term as president. Powell said Obama…
TMZ Outs the Mormonstrosity
Gossip shop, TMZ, says Mitch Romney may have lied under oath in a divorce trial to help a buddy and screw that buddy’s wife out of big bucks. Mitt Romney…