Thursday, April 30, 2026

UAE leaves OPEC - should we care?

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As of tomorrow, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will officially leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) , the cartel t...

Two tech billionaires face off

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The press is fairly salivating over the prospect of two tech-bro billionaires facing off agaist each other in court in California. It invol...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

How bad is the Iranian economy?

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Here's an eye-opening article about the parlous state of Iran's economy after two months of battering by American and Israeli force...

Alternative climate conference gets under way in Santa Marta

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I have neglected to mention it thus far, but I would be remiss to ignore the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Shells on a beach = death threat?

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More US news, I'm afraid (it's hard to look away). Soon after President Trump's initial attempt to go after ex-FBI boss and one-...

NASA chief wants to make Pluto a planet again

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Back in 2006, poor Pluto was officially demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet . Generations of school children who had learned the mnemoni...

Does MLS own the Vancouver Whitecaps?

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Rumour has it that Major League Soccer (MLS) is considering relocating the Vancouver Whitecaps franchise to somewhere more profitable, like...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Yet another productivity analysis

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It's a constant taunt of the Canadian right wing that, after ten years of Liberal rule, Canada's productivity is poor (the worst in ...