33 Articles

Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Propaganda of War
(1 comments) What we should remember most of all on November 11 every year is the terrible waste of life that wars bring, and our failure to avoid them.

Friday, October 23, 2009
A Society Beyond The Limit
(2 comments) The bio-diversity of our environment which supports us is being destroyed to accommodate our increasing population and fixation on growth. Our food supply has been industrialized and no longer produces the same healthy food that our ancestors ate.... And the economic pattern that has emerged is putting most of us at the mercy of a few wealthy interests who control the production of food and manufactured goods.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tea-baggers Are A Riot
(5 comments) It has been a riot watching the Tea-baggers on the news, and reading stories about them. Tea-baggers, those are the people showing up at the so called tea parties all over the US. They remind me of the Brown Shirts and other manipulated fools in history who got sucked in to doing the dirty work for people who use them, but also look down on them with contempt.

Thursday, May 7, 2009
Path To A Better Future
The truth is that we can not continue to expand, increasing our numbers and our collective demands on the system, and hope to make things better. A better future requires that we shift from a mind set of growth to one of reversal of growth. Anything else is futile.

Monday, April 27, 2009
There Is No Cornucopia
Does anyone actually believe that society can expand indefinitely and never run out of the resources necessary to sustain it? Such a belief ranks right up there with belief in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and a flat Earth.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Soldiers Deserve More Than Condolences
(3 comments) This is not a war being well fought, nor one that serves Canada's best interest. Canadians who are dying there are doing so in vain, and they deserve better than condolent press releases.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A Budget For The Rich
(3 comments) The purpose of government is to direct society's wealth. A socially responsible, progressive government directs it to serve the greatest benefit. A conservative government, by nature, directs it to enrich those who already have it.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It Is Time To Abandon Growth
(3 comments) We have no choice if we wish to solve the problems that now face us, other than to abandon the idea of growth and reduce our demands on the environment until we reach a point that can be sustainably maintained.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A Healthy Environment Requires New Economic Model
(5 comments) The governments, their leaders, many economists and commentators who repeat the growth mantra don't get it. The world is in a mess because of too much growth.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Will Obama Change Much?
(3 comments) The coming Obama era gives many Americans hope for something better. However, if he sticks with outmoded economic thinking and clings to the country's imperialist policies, the real needed changes will not be forthcoming.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Coalition Against An Autocrat
Coalition in Canada's parliament blocks autocratic minority government.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Who Are The Pirates?
(8 comments) Looking at it from a Somali point of view, who really are the pirates here....

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Why The Republicans Lost
(17 comments) The dust hadn't settled on election night before the Republican Party began trying to find someone to blame for their loss.

Sunday, November 9, 2008
Lest We Forget
(4 comments) As we observe this Remembrance Day no doubt we will hear messages telling us to support the troops. We should do that, and we should also remember that supporting the troops is not the same as supporting a war. In fact the two are usually opposed to one another.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Elections North and South
The Canadian election drew one of its smallest turnouts in history. Meanwhile, south of the border the election soap opera continues.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Carbon Shell Game
(4 comments) The new BC carbon tax takes effect July 1.... The question to be asking here is why employ a tax to solve this problem in the first place?

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
A System Controlled By Profits
So, what do acid oceans, pending doom for krill, the BC Chamber of Commerce, and the BC government have in common?

Monday, May 19, 2008
Focusing On A Symptom Instead of The Problem
If we are to maintain our civilization as we have developed it over the past ten thousand years, we need to change our thinking about economics and population

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Bio-Fuels and Sequestering Are Not Solutions
(13 comments) Bio-Fuels and Carbon Sequestering are not solutions to the climate problem.

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Carbon Tax Charade
(2 comments) Environmental organizations, for the most part, understand what the problem is, but don't have the guts to push for real solutions. A case in point is the government's proposal for a carbon tax.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Use Foreign Policy To Advance International Law
Canada is party to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Convention, and the International Criminal Court. These are important documents that set the parameters for a fairer and more humane world. Canadians should be asking their MPs and other officials why we do not adhere strictly to these agreements, and why do we ally with and support countries that either refuse to sign them or sign, then ignore them?

Saturday, January 12, 2008
Haves and Have Nots
(3 comments) Given the trend in economic development the past thirty years it is no wonder that people are starting to question the power of corporations. A wide gap is opening between the few who control the world with their accumulated wealth and the vast majority of us who are losing ground.

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Climate Change: The writing is on the wall
(6 comments)

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Climate Change A Cost of Doing Business
One must ask, do the governing parties see climbing death rates and the possible collapse of society as we know it as just a cost of doing business?

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Pretending To Address The Environment
Perhaps getting government and industry to publicly recognize that growth is a cause of the problem is the first step.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Are Mercenaries Suitable For Democracy?
(1 comments) Blackwater and the role of mercenaries in a democratic society.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The Global Warming Farce
What is the farce here is the response to the problem. Global warming, corporate profits and our extravagant modern lifestyle all go hand in hand.

Thursday, August 30, 2007
Elvis Fruitcakes, NASCAR Nuts and Creationist Crazies
(1 comments) Elvis fruitcakes, NASCAR nuts and creationist crazies, if nothing else, provide a rich fodder for social commentators. Too bad that they also vote. It may help explain why we get such bad governments.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Squandering Resources on War
The record of western powers invading and occupying Afghanistan has been one of one western defeat after another. It is probably a pipe dream to imagine that this occupation will turn out any better.

Saturday, July 7, 2007
Global Sustainability Requires Balance
(2 comments) Our ecological predicament, including waning agriculture and climate change, is one caused by too much demand on our system. We are beyond the limits of sustainability and need to regroup. Adopting improved technologies and more efficient practices will help some, but it won't be enough in the long run.

Saturday, June 23, 2007
Climate Change: The Tip of the Iceberg
(1 comments) Climate change and sustainability issues

Friday, May 11, 2007
Gap between rich and the rest must be narrowed
(1 comments) Discussion of the minimum wage, the disparity between incomes and increases in the salaries of elected officials.

Thursday, January 11, 2007
Justice Denied
Comment on Saddam execution with historical background on US involvement with Saddam from 1958.