Well This is Certainly Awkward for Washington
A cabinet minister from America’s close ally in the War on Terror, Pakistan, is offering a bounty of about $90,000 for the killing of the guy behind the “Innocence of…
The Mound of Sound
Houston Cops 1, Double Amputee 0
Imagine the horror. You’re being threatened by a double amputee (one leg, one arm) in a wheelchair brandishing a pen (presumably in the one hand he uses to propel his…
The USDA Knows Global Warming When It Sees It
It’s the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s business to monitor climate change and changing conditions for agriculture in America. That’s why the USDA has released an updated plant zone map informing…
Mitt Romney – Class Warrior
Mitt Romney wouldn’t be the first really rich man to enter the White House. But, as Robert Reich points out, he’d certainly be a lot different. America has had hugely…
Angry White Men Go Crazy, Keep Aged Leader, Lose Sole MLA
The Gods must be smiling down on Crispy Clark. Her right of centre rivals, the B.C. Conservatives, have imploded. After the Cons’ leader, Geriatric John Cummins, was backed by a…
Homer Votes – 2012
You might as well laugh
The One Reform that Enables All Others
Bill Moyers has the key to restoring democracy to his United States of America. This is a racket, plain and simple. A new report from Moody’s Investor Service says that…
Naomi Wolf’s Eulogy for the American Dream
Naomi Wolf saw something horrid in the Mitt Romney “behind closed doors” video – the last gasp of the American Dream. …I find remarks fascinating and important to deconstruct because…
A Brit MD Blows the Whistle on Big Pharma
The allegation is simple. Pharmaceutical companies provide doctors with studies favourable to their products but don’t publish studies that show the drug to be worthless or worse. I did everything…
Herman Cain Says Even He Would Be Doing Better than Romney
Former Republican presidential contender Herman Cain doesn’t like what he sees in his party’s nominee, Mitt Romney. Cain told members of the media after the speech that Republican presidential nominee…
The Third Man in America’s Presidential Election
You might have thought the contest was between Obama and Romney. Wrong. It’s actually between Obama, on one side, and Romney and Israeli thug Benjamin Netanyahu on the other. Netanyahu…
Ralph Nader Weighs In on Mitt Romney – "A Corporation Running for President Masquerading As an Individual"
Ralph Nader isn’t pulling any punches when sizing up Mitt the Twit Romney. Hey, Mitt, why start with the 47 percent? Fully 100 percent of the nation’s 500 biggest corporations…
How Safe Are Genetically Modified Products?
The French government has directed its scientists to verify a study that found a genetically modified corn developed by Monsanto could be toxic. Even at low doses, the GMO studied…
Some Americans Are Living Longer. Not So for Uneducated White Americans.
Maybe that’s why they joined the Tea Party. America’s least educated white population is not faring particularly well. A study has shown their life expectancy has fallen by four years…
We Need More Andrew Weavers, A Lot More
Leading Canadian climate scientist, Andrew Weaver, will be running for the British Columbia Green Party in next year’s election. Here’s hoping Dr. Weaver inspires his colleagues to follow his lead.…
Biggest Threat to World’s Biggest Economy? Republican "Cranks and Crazies"
It took an Australian to state the obvious but Aussie treasurer and deputy prime minister, Wayne Swan, sees Republicans as the greatest threat to America’s economy. “Let’s be blunt and…
Definitely Worth a Listen
One of the greatest guitar solos you may ever experience. Keith Richards, Sympathy for the Devil. I may be biased. I will, however, pass up concerts to go out of…
The Difference Between a CF-18 and the F-35
If Canada had been operating the F-35 since 1988, we’d probably be hard pressed to find any still flying. Over the past 24-years, the twin-engine CF-18 has racked up plenty…
Cops For Pot
Police officers gathered with judges and prosecutors in Denver today, coming out to support Colorado’s marijuana legalization initiative. Tony Ryan, a 36-year veteran Denver police lieutenant and LEAP, told reporters…
Jon Stewart – Chaos on Bullshit Mountain
Jon Stewart elegantly dismembers FOX News Stewart hits this right out of the ballpark.