May 2019

Sanaa, Yemen photo by Ron Waddington on Flickr

Letter from Yemen

A yellowing letter, more than 50 years old, is framed on my study wall. It’s a reminder of the confounding gap between a country’s aspirations for its citizens and the political conditions needed to make that reality. It’s also a

Dig for Victory poster from the UK in World War II

Strategic Effort + Hope = Victory

This wartime campaign inspired action and hope in the UK. Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May inspired me today. She was quoted in an article* saying that Canada, vis-a-vis climate change, needs to be on a war footing as