Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Crawford Kilian reviews Richard Seymour's Disaster Nationalism as setting out the problem of fascists using emergencies both real and contrived as an excuse…
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Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Laurie Laybourn and James Dyke comment on the developing doom loop as fear, hardship and political instability created by a climate breakdown in progress…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Stefan Labbe reports on new research showing how the business-driven use of lead in gasoline resulted in large-scale poisoning in the U.S. (and in…
Ten Ways to Fix American Democracy
American democracy (such as it is) suffered a blow last month with the election of clownish demagogue Donald Trump. But that is no reason to wallow in despair. A country’s…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Oliver Milman examines how insurance rates in the U.S. are pricing in climate risks - and pushing insurance out of reach for people facing…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- William Hunter reports on a warning from scientists that the Arctic's sea ice may melt completely as soon as 2027. And David Spratt examines…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Sarah Kendzior writes about the replacement of shared culture with corporate-funded propaganda - and the need to maintain focus on the bigger-picture fight to…
Danielle Smith’s latest blatantly unconstitutional border patrol brainstorm is about owning the Libs
On its face, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s screwball scheme to create a provincial border patrol force intended to prevent Canadian citizens from crossing the U.S. border into Montana is blatantly…
At the risk of sounding like Jason Kenney, where’s John A. Macdonald when we need him?
At the risk of sounding like Jason Kenney, where’s John A. Macdonald when we need him? I speak, of course, not of the policies that gave rise to the tragic…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Carbon Brief examines the results of the COP29 climate summit - with the main takeaway being a familiar combination of barely-existent commitments and…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jeremy Appel reports on John Vailliant's warning about Alberta's addiction to oil which the UCP is looking to exacerbate. And James Wilt interviews Adam…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- The Guardian's This is Climate Breakdown series offers first-hand accounts of the current catastrophes arising out of the climate crisis. And Michael Mann…
A Harsh Reality
The election of Donald Trump on Nov 5 left me feeling numb. Why? Because it confirmed my worst fears about the majority of Americans. Over the coming weeks we’ll see…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- The Climate Historian writes that COP climate change conferences are now far more a matter of theatre than of action. Justin Rowlatt reports…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Michael Harris offers some lessons about the U.S.' values based on this week's election results. Rebecca Solnit opines that the largest failing of American…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Oliver Willis writes about the dangers of a second Donald Trump presidency - and the importance of not conceding core values out of deference…
How could Trump win? Just ask the guys
In a famous Saturday Night Live sketch from 1988, George Bush (played by Dana Carvey) faced Michael Dukakis (Jon Lovitz) in a debate. When Carvey (who is now killing it…
The Day Donald Trump Told My Husband A Secret
The US election is like a train wreck, it’s impossible to tear your eyes away. But we made a conscious effort not to get sucked into the maelstrom. There’s nothing…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Saul Elbein discusses the many ways in which the climate breakdown is affecting communities facing far more severe weather events than they've ever experienced…