Those of us concerned about the imminent climate crisis are justifiably gravely concerned about the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House. Such an eventuality would almost certainly be the last nail in the climate coffin and set humanity on an irreversible path to a massive die-off. It is for this reason that…
Tag: Joe Biden
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…
Time to push even harder
Last week, I told you that, depending upon the outcome of the US presidential election, it was going to be either cyanide or champagne for my partner, Penny, and I! So you can imagine how elated we were on Saturday morning when all the major news networks called Pennsylvania in favour of Joe Biden. Pennsylvania’s…
Cyanide or champagne?
Last night, as my partner, Penny, and I went to bed, it looked as though for the second time in a row America was going to elect the most misogynistic, homophobic, racist, xenophobic, environmentally-destructive president ever in American history. Don’t forget, he’s a sociopath and narcissist, too. Penny and I went to bed with our…
Let’s take a page from Joe’s bold, green, economic plan to recover post-pandemic
Centuries ago, I sat on the board of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union. Toward the end of my tenure, in the mid-1990s, we provided a significant amount of seed money to help get a brand-new, left-wing version of the Fraser Institute off and running. It’s called the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — an independent,…