America is not just moving towards fascism. America is already an authoritarian state. ABC television’s recent indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! for clearly political reasons would have been outrageous on its own, but it also tellingly echoes previous, similar examples. On Thursday, July 17th, 2025, late show host Stephen Colbert announced that CBS was…
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Campaign From The Left – Govern From The Right
On April 28, 2025, Canadians went to the polls and elected Mark Carney as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister. But did they elect a Liberal or a Progressive Conservative? I’m not the only person pondering that question. Political journalist Chantal Hébert also questioned the prime minister’s choices during Peter Mansbridge’s Friday, September 5th Good Talk podcast….
Charlie Kirk: Anything But A Martyr
On September 10, 2025, right-wing activist Charlie Kirk lost the gun debate. One should never celebrate the death of another individual and I am not. However, I do believe it is very important that we be aware of what Charlie Kirk had been promoting and how that contributed to the current divisive, violent atmosphere in…
It’s Well Past Time To Take Action: Ban Israeli Liquor in BC Liquor Stores
On November 29, 2024 – even before his inauguration – President-elect Donald Trump ruminated publicly at a dinner with Canada’s then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the United States taking over Canada. The comment was passed off as a joke. By the beginning of February, as Trump continued to propose this idea, it was clear…
The Point of No Return Is Behind Us – Doomed or Degree?
Climate change – is it past the point of no return or is it just a matter of degree? David Suzuki, long-time journalist and environmental activist, was interviewed by Stephen Quinn on CBC’s Early Edition on July 9th. Echoing a July 2nd interview he did with iPolitics, Suzuki was scathing in his indictment of those…
ABC = A Brutal Collapse
On June 9th 2025, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim’s former chief of staff, Kareem Allam, announced his plan to run for mayor against his ex-boss in the October 2026 municipal election. Then on July 3rd, the Vancouver Liberal Electors Association (known as the Vancouver Liberals) was registered with Elections BC as a new civic party. Kareem…
Mandami’s New York Victory Decisively Reshapes the Political Landscape in New York and Around The World
On Tuesday, June 24th, the world witnessed one of the largest political upsets in American history. Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary in the race to become mayor of New York City with 56% of the vote. This final result was confirmed on July 1st. Let me set the stage. When Mamdani first announced his…