The other night my partner, Penny, and I watched “The Mauritanian” — a new film that’s getting a lot of buzz, and for good reason. I don’t normally blog about movies, but this exceptional movie is worth making an exception for. Most of us have at least heard about the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in…
Category: US politics
A second look at Biden’s plan for Yemen
In my last blog, I commented favourably on President Biden’s announcement in regard to Washington’s new policy regarding Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen. Since then I’ve watched a video by investigative journalist, Abby Martin, on www.theAnalysis.news. The Analysis video opened my eyes and I am now much less optimistic about President Biden’s announcement. Regarding President…
Biden’s latest move bodes well for desperate Yemenis
More good news on the Joe Biden front: The new US president has promised to end American support for the disastrous Saudi-led war in Yemen, which was supported by both the Obama and Trump administrations. He’s also temporarily paused weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, plus he’s promised to review the…
Reading the tea leaves of Joe Biden’s presidency
With excitement and a fair bit of relief, much of the world watched an inauguration day like no other unfold safely — even with celebration — as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn into office Wednesday. At long last, we’re finally able to say good riddance to the most dangerous president the US has…
No one is immune to the rise of fascism
As the countdown continues with the transfer of power from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, the world is on edge. Rumours continue to circulate that President Trump will launch an attack on Iran during the dying days of his presidency. Even worse is the unthinkable but very real risk he will push the nuclear…
The NPA is as good as dead
It’s Vancouver’s oldest and some would call it the city’s most venerable political party, since it has dominated our local political scene for decades. The Non-Partisan Association, or NPA, was founded in 1936 to claim the centre-right when Vancouver’s business class was petrified of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation or CCF — a socialist democratic party…
What Edward Snowden can teach us
My partner, Penny, recently turned me onto audiobooks from Vancouver Public Library. I don’t know why, but I was initially quite reluctant to switch from print to audio. I was convinced I would get nowhere near as much pleasure from listening to a book being read as I get from silent reading. How wrong I…