Archive for August, 2012

David Brooks: The Real Romney
August 28, 2012, Comments Off on David Brooks: The Real Romney

The Real Romney By DAVID BROOKS New York Times 27/28 August 2012 The purpose of the Republican convention is to introduc ...

Wednesday Night #1591
August 27, 2012, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1591

Update: Just to make life more exciting, Isaac menaces U.S. Gulf Coast 7 years [to the day] after Katrina. One WN wit su ...

Jean Charest’s actions speak louder than words
August 24, 2012, Comments Off on Jean Charest’s actions speak louder than words

By Don Macpherson, Montreal Gazette August 24, 2012 MONTREAL – In his interview with The Gazette on Thursday, Jean ...

Three Gorges Dam – Updates
August 23, 2012, 1 Comment

Important background Three Gorges Probe Three Gorges Probe covers the social, environmental, scientific and economic imp ...

U.S. elections 2012: Krugman vs. Ferguson
August 21, 2012, Comments Off on U.S. elections 2012: Krugman vs. Ferguson

A new chapter in the campaign rhetoric was opened this week by Niall Ferguson’s cover story in Newsweek, Obama’s ...

Wednesday Night #1590
August 20, 2012, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1590

Please note for your calendar: We love to encourage the community (and other) efforts of Wednesday Nighters. Margaret Du ...

Senator John Lynch Staunton 1930-2012 R.I.P.
August 20, 2012, Comments Off on Senator John Lynch Staunton 1930-2012 R.I.P.

> Why he switched: John Lynch-Staunton glances toward Premier Bertrand while speaking in October 1968. The Union Nati ...

Pierre Arbour: The changing energy picture
August 17, 2012, 2 Comments

[Editor’s note: See also: Medium-Term Gas Market Report 2012] (National Geographic) Eleven Nations With Large Foss ...

Wednesday Night #1589
August 15, 2012, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1589

The bombardment of Olympics and political campaign news has had an inexplicably stultifying effect, relieved only by the ...

Terrorism 2010 -2012
August 14, 2012, Comments Off on Terrorism 2010 -2012

How privilege-blindness stops us understanding the roots of terrorism From Cameron’s ‘Indian dance’ re ...