http://www.calculatedchaos.ca Politics, Arts, Philosophy, Culture and anything else that matters Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:36:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Its embarrassing enough to have a radical right wing, religious nut for a leader but Harpers continued ignorance over climate change should be criminal.  He is covering for his oil sand cronies in Alberta and is using Canadas good image internationally to sabotage efforts to lower pollution levels and make ... http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=201 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Seattle_General_Strike.jpg This article should be a "no-brainer" for anyone paying attention but I cant seem to go a month without someone complaining in some way about unions.With all the talk about our shrinking middle class, with wages stagnant and not keeping up with the cost of living and with ... http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=199 http://www.blackcommentator.com/cartoons.htmlI have never seen more lies told about single payer care than by conservative Americans. I have heard Americans say that Canadians cant chose our doctors, that Canadians wait years for treatment, all nonsense and I suppose it shouldn't be a suprise, industry in the U.S. has been spending a ... http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=194 This is why I love this guy, shame the U.S. doesnt have him as president. Dennis Kucinich Sets Dr. David Gratzer StraightAh yes, I'm not surprised that psychiatrist David Gratzer testified this week that the Canadian healthcare system is just awful and how the poor deprived ... http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=190 Wow, im still stunned from this speech and its nice to hear someone say this out loud.Video after jump:http://video.reboot.dk/photo/486788Download here:Good quality [154.6 MB] Great quality [478.3 MB] Original quality [646.3 MB] http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=188 So Vancouver cracks down on the poor and homeless, doesnt do anything to help the renoviction problem and now they are hoping to corral protesters into a small space to control them.We are turning into the U.S. every day and I cant help but wonder what the point of our ... http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=184 This is the first year I attended the Car-Free day in Vancouver and there was more going on then I expected.  There was the usual boring booths and tents but by the end of the day there was six stages playing live music and some of it was alright.I managed ... http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=182 Richard Dawkins is one of the great outspoken minds of our times. While I do enjoy listening to him, sometimes a written quote is just as powerful. Dawkins is not afraid to say things that others shy away from. So, here are some Great quotes by the Great Richard Dawkins: ... http://www.calculatedchaos.ca/?p=180