A Deep Green (and/or) Tiny Home
Dreaming of a greener home – whether tiny size or otherwise? Where to begin? Learn how to do it by doing it. Read books, watch videos, do loads of research,…
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Conspiracy Theories and Conservatism: A Love Affair (Part 2)
Share this article: Daniel Collen Dan Collen is a freelance writer who covers fringe political movements and conspiracy theorists. Lately, he’s been writing about Canada’s growing anti-mask movement.Find Dan on…
Whole Stupidity
Wednesday next week Canadians from coast to coast to coast will stop and take time to participate in the act of remembrance. Even in these strange times of COVID-19, Canadians…
Talking the US Presidential Election with Rob Snow
Yesterday I joined Rob Snow on 1310 News’ “The Rob Snow Show” along with Zoe Knowles for the “Political Fix” panel. We talked about Tuesday’s Presidential Election in the United…
Fascism on the ballot: Will Americans drown out hate?
Share: Today is the day where we get our first glimpse of whether or not our neighbors to the south choose to vote out fascism. This new, 21st-century style of…
Talking Potential New COVID-19 “Tiers” in Ontario & the US Election with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell. We talked about the latest news on COVID-19 in Ontario, the potential of new…
When one black MP is not enough.
There was an amusing political op-ed in the Toronto Star on the weekend. It was by Tiffany Gooch, one of the Star’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ writers. Her point was that…
Talking the US Election on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed tomorrow’s big Presidential Election in the United…
O’Toole says some good stuff
Watching the vicious political battle taking place south of the border, it is refreshing to see signs of a more civilized political culture up here. Such signs were illustrated last…
Deep Green Homes, Architecture & Building Design
Green transition? We remain, mainly, lost. Case in point: the talk linked below from the University of Minnessota is one more example, from the numerous examples I have seen of…
Five reasons Trump will lose
Old men yelling at clouds On Aug. 9, 1974, Gerald Ford took over the presidency of the disgraced Richard Nixon. During his speech to the nation, Ford made what would…
What Must Be Done: The Briefest Possible Sketch
We must educate and inform ourselves and others; speak up and stand up for both compassion (ie: public health) and freedom; sow non-violent democratic revolution to dethrone the sociopathic corporate…
Covid Journal, October 31, 2020
A collection of horrifying updates for Covid’s Halloween.
Conspiracy Theories and Conservatism: A Love Affair (Part 1)
Share: Daniel Collen Dan Collen is a freelance writer who covers fringe political movements and conspiracy theorists. Lately, he’s been writing about Canada’s growing anti-mask movement.Find Dan on Medium and…
Dark Winter: Preparedness Is Basic Sanity
Chilling it is to think about the possibilities for a dark winter ahead, or for any major troubles. But dealing with reality is an important thing for adults to do.…
Cancelling Tommy Douglas
If I had to choose my favourite Canadian, I would without hesitation choose Tommy Douglas, the man most responsible for Medicare, one of Canadians’ two most popular institutions. I’m not…
Electing Biden isn’t enough
In 2016, Americans embarrassed themselves by electing Donald Trump as their president. Then Trump took over and has embarrassed them ever since. If they want to regain the world’s respect,…
Greens cheated in B.C. election
The election in B.C. last Saturday should have elevated the Green Party to the status of power broker. It failed. The Greens’ 15 percent of the popular vote should have…
Media Worth Listening To
Who is worth listening to? Well, the short answer is, everyone. But of course, given time limitations, some voices are more worthy of our time than others. I have written…
Corporate Fascism 101
We do not live in a democracy. We now live in an oligarchy, or plutocracy, or corporatocracy, if you prefer, as ivy league studies and systems analysis have confirmed, in…