Author Archives: Yaacov

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

George W. Bush covered the invasion of Iraq and the thousands of deaths it caused by claiming that the U.S. was bringing democracy to the Middle East. Seven years later, the war hasn’t brought much democracy. However, the recent people’s … Continue reading

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Oilsands Pollute the Athabasca River

The joint government/industry water quality monitoring body that tracks water pollution in the Athabasca river has been saying for years that the oilsands mining is not affecting water quality. This despite abnormally high cancer rates in the First Nations communities … Continue reading

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Radical Extremist

Think you should be able to play music you buy at the iTunes store on your non-Apple stereo? Well then, you’re a radical extremist according to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore. Speaking about the recently introduced copyright bill, Moore said … Continue reading

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Climategate Retracted

It may be four months late, but at least one UK newspaper has finally published a lengthy retraction of stories it published in February claiming that the IPCC had made “bogus” claims about the effects of climate change on the … Continue reading

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Public Opinion

Today’s XKCD is too good not to share:

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