All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Wednesday Night #1819
January 18, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1819

The last Wednesday Night of the Obama era or, if you prefer, the last of the pre-Trumpian era. The transition with all o ...

Wednesday Night #1818
January 11, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1818

We have very special guests this week. Eric Ruel and Guylaine Maroist, co-founders of Productions de la ruelle , will jo ...

Wednesday Night #1817 — Looking Back and Looking Forward
January 4, 2017, 1 Comment

Who better to lead us through the patterns of cracked crystal balls than Peter Berezin? Just before Christmas he wrote: ...

Wednesday Night #1817 — Good things in 2016
January 4, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1817 — Good things in 2016

Thank you to Canada’s favorite astronaut, Colonel Chris Hadfield,  for reminding us that 2016 wasn’t all ba ...

U.S.: Environment & energy
January 4, 2017, Comments Off on U.S.: Environment & energy

4 January Making Waves: A new study in the journal Science Advances confirms that the world’s oceans have steadily war ...

Montreal 2016
December 30, 2016, Comments Off on Montreal 2016

30 December Fifteen Montrealers named to Order of Canada Former Supreme Court Justice Morris Fish and McGill University ...

Syria 2016
December 28, 2016, 1 Comment

See also Russia in 2016 Syria 2015 Devastation: Why refugees are risking everything to come to Europe A meticulous and h ...

Wednesday Night #1816
December 28, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1816

Yes, the door is open to Wednesday Nighters in town and recovering from holiday hangover! Due to assorted constraints, t ...

U.S. Foreign Relations in 2015-16
December 28, 2016, 1 Comment

See also China Seas Trump Transition: U.S. Foreign Policy   End-of-Year Sanctions: President Barack Obama announced ...

Israel – Palestine/Gaza 2015 – 2016
December 28, 2016, Comments Off on Israel – Palestine/Gaza 2015 – 2016

28 December Thomas L. Friedman: Bibi Netanyahu Makes Trump His Chump The settlers’ goal is very clear, as Kerry put it ...