Link Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank This is a summary. A link to the full report is in the summary. It is just that – a Risk Assessment – and presents a picture of what will happen if CO2 emissions are not halted. It should be seen as a lead in to COP… Continue reading Climate change risk assessment 2021
Hush, Hush (Venezuela is Winning!)
Link At long last we are seeing the demise of the Lima Group. Canada’s disgusting part in all this is (was)to echo and reinforce the demands of the US in the sanctions regime it imposed. https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/yves-englers-blog/2017/10/ottawas-sanctions-support-venezuelan-opposition-constitute
Stopping Wars
» Average People Still Have the Power to Stop Wars This interview with Noam Chomsky by the Jacobin is a window into US imperialism. What is Canada’s role ? Canada is a kind of sub-imperial power almost fully integrated with the US military, directly and through NATO, thus we share responsibility for the war atrocities… Continue reading Stopping Wars
NATO the U.S. and our Security
We have a huge problem. It is NATO and our reliance on its policy of US based and inspired nuclear deterrence. The US, or at least the US administration, has said it sees Canada as a security risk, at least in the context of the current tariff tussle and the NAFTA negotiations. The Prime minister… Continue reading NATO the U.S. and our Security
Can we get out of trouble?
Paul Jay of the Real News says we are in trouble He is right of course but there is more to it…I watch the cars crawling thru the city in the oppressive heat and think how temporary, foolish and illusory all this fossil fuel consumption is: it is just plain stupid. But then I have… Continue reading Can we get out of trouble?