Mittsy’s "Binders" Lie
In last night’s debate, Mitt Romney said, as governor of Massachusetts he looked around and noticed a distinct lack of women in senior positions. So he went to women’s groups…
The Mound of Sound
Romney Fun Time
Among Mitt Romney’s gaffes in the second debate was his remark about “binders full of women.” When the subject of helping women achieve pay equity came up, Mittsy dodged the…
Here’s Lil’ Stevie
This shouldn’t come as a surprise but here’s Rick Mercer’s take on the dickhead we know as Steve Harper Yeah, it’s Lil’ Steve and, yes, he’s a dildo. CBC “comedian”…
The Costs of Keeping Cool
North Americans had a tough and expensive time keeping cool over the summer. A prolonged heat wave coupled with sustained drought (that continues in many places) drove demand for plenty…
Canada’s Outrageous Geoengineering Scam
The Harper government knew of Russ George’s plan to seed the waters off the Queen Charlotte Islands with a hundred tons of iron sulphate. The Harper government also knew that…
Your Boot, Government Ass – Insert
Interesting and timely observation from EnviroCan climatologist David Phillips. He says it’s time for the public to ensure their government authorities are planning for climate change. “The insurance industry is…
The Dalai Lama Calls for Climate Change Action by All World Leaders, Even Ours
Maybe Steve Harper should stop taking orders from his Beijing mandarins long enough to listen to the Dalai Lama. Speaking at MIT, the Dalai Lama warned that every nation will…
Think You’re Creative? No, You’re Just Sick
I’m not sure this will come as a surprise but there’s a link between creativity and mental illness. It’s no coincidence that so many great comedians, for example, are or…
Women Are "Too Diabolical" to Vote
That remark actually came from a woman, Tea Party leader Janis Lane, a former marketing manager who is now the Central Mississippi Tea Party president. Okay, now brace yourself. “Our…
That Other Pole – the Antarctic Is Also Changing Fast
In the northern hemisphere our focus is primarily on the Arctic and the vanishing sea ice. Australians tend to focus on their backyard, the Antarctic, and they’re being warned that…
The Olive Grove War Re-Ignites
How do you steal a Palestinian’s land? It usually begins by destroying his olive groves. Destroy his livelihood and then you can claim the land unoccupied and build a settlement.…
You Can’t Open the Door If You Won’t Pick Up the Key
The keys to a Liberal comeback are at their feet. What remains doubtful is that they’ll ever pick them up. Canada is facing a few enormous challenges. Let’s call them,…
Inequality is Monkey Business
Even monkeys know inequality is just plain wrong
San Fransiscans Hit the Beach to Dump Citizens United
A picture is worth a thousand words, at least when it’s a photo of an estimated thousand people who gathered on a San Fransisco beach to call for the end…
Suckers!!!
Like the autumn leaves, the myths about the F-35 stealth light bomber are finally falling. Now it’s beginning to emerge that the F-35 may just be the warplane our potential…
Tough Chewing for Sunday Brunch
Pop a Zantac and try to digest McMaster prof Henry Giroux’s lament on the Disappearance of Public Intellectuals. Here are a few excerpts: As a theater of cruelty and mode…
Climate Change In Our Own Backyards
When global warming impacts come up, it’s often focused on vanishing Arctic Ocean ice or retreating glaciers or tropical islands inundated by sea level rise. But global warming at home?…
Will the Opposition Stand Up for Canada?
The NDP and the Libs should be storming the Bastille over Harper’s Canada-China Trade Agreement and Harper’s craven sell out of our country. The Tyee’s Andrew Nikiforuk calls it “economic…
The Economist Pleads for "Radical Centrist Politics"
The ordinarily conservative magazine, The Economist, is calling for radical political reform, what it calls “true progressivism.” One reason why Wall Street accounts for a disproportionate share of the wealthy…