Canada's image lies in tatters

George Monbiot: Canada is now to climate what Japan is to whaling
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Could Japan become a beacon for the World to follow?

By, Uwe Paschen. Is Japan’s change to be a beacon for a World to follow or merely an Isolated move by one bold Nation defying a super power? Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Party (DPJ) won a historic...

Canada's image lies in tatters

George Monbiot: Canada is now to climate what Japan is to whaling

Houston Parent Visionaries and the Politics of Race and Class

  The Houston Chronicle has dedicated two articles and several School Zone blog posts calling attention to the role of the Houston Federation of Teachers in recent school board elections. One article headline noted the union's “push” for a pro-employee...

Behind the politics, Afghan army has a mountain to climb

The problem is NATO could also be training an enemy as well, the rate of trained recruits that go AWOL is what would interest me?  I wonder how well recruits are screened prior to being allowed to join...

Gordon Brown criticised over late sympathy letter

"The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2007 has criticised the government for sending him a condolence letter two years late. Ian Sadler, of Exmouth, Devon, said he had been told an administrative error was the reason for the delay. No 10 said the prime minister...

Coal, tar sands and Copenhagen Pt.3

If USA, Canada and China are committed to oil and coal, what will Copenhagen accomplish?

Well its still Tuesday in America and Wednesday here

On writing these ranting’s at 7 O’clock at the very beginning of a sunny Wednesday Morning (Philippines) my first thought are about President Obama speech at 8 PM eastern time USA. The coffee taste good this...

My rantings on climate change and coffee

Pollution, pollution yep its disgusting and its happening every where, some of my neighbors here in the Philippines throw their rubbish in the local creek. The local Barangay Captain (Head Councilor of the...

Pakistan must help break al-Qaeda, says Brown

"Gordon Brown has told the BBC that Pakistan must do more to "break" al-Qaeda and find Osama Bin Laden. Questions must be asked about why nobody had been able "to spot or detain or get close to" the al-Qaeda leader, the prime minister said. " I really cannot help but find it...

Canadian Tar Sands a Criminal Offense

Peaceloving Canada, produces a toxic area the size of England. Peaceloving Canada, has the largest and most destructive project on this planet. Worse than China, it can be seen from outer space. Peace loving Canada...

Don't Ask, who cares?

Again the far right have started another diversionary tact.  This one concerns former-POTUS’ very failed “Don ‘t ask, don’t tell” policy.  It was designed to assist gays that wanted to serve in the military.  It was wack policy then. It’s still...

Rev. Wright was Right

Now that the fervor has subsided and we can actually look at what was said in context of history, we know deep down that Reverend Wright spoke for many of us. He was not divisive as many tried to paint him.  He was untactfully correct, brutally...

Let's Talk Turkey

What’s up with the “turkey pardon” thing.   Every year elected officials waste time pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving.  Tell me, do you think the turkey knows this? Why pardon an animal when there are so many people on death rows all across the...

Obama, Harper and Copenhagen

Tzeporah Berman: Canada far behind even the US when it comes to renewable energy

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