Mysterious trading patterns follow Trump into war
Meanwhile, the war plods on.
It’s now entering its fifth week, and that peace plan? Still just counterplans with neither side biting.
Time to turn to Michael Ignatieff again. Another great piece here, this time in The Walrus. “Global order?” says Ignatieff, “don’t hold your breath”:
Opinion | Trump Tests the Limits of American Power in Iran
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Canada, of course, has said this is not our war, and we aren’t getting into it.
However, we are inching closer to the edge, ready to help clean up the mess if it ever stops:
Carney: Canada might help vessels sail Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire
Trust Wab Kinew to cut to the chase on this war—specifically, why it’s happening, and why it’s happening now.
The Manitoba premier put into words what many of the rest of us were thinking when, suddenly, five weeks ago, Iran was being framed as an “imminent threat.” Check out this piece from CTV News:
‘This is a dumb war’: Kinew says conflict in Iran an effort to distract from Epstein files
I know I’m fascinated by the war story, but other things are happening in our world.
Some of them are at least partly due to the war. Like food prices. Max Fawcett wrote about that this week in the National Observer:
Opinion | Canada’s political food fight is about to get even messier
Time to give you the links to our two popular YouTube podcasts from this week.
You can find Friday’s Good Talk with Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson right here.
And the Reporter’s Notebook from Tuesday with Althia Raj and Rob Russo can be found here.
Voting continues, but also concludes, this weekend in the NDP leadership race.
For the most part, the contest has received little attention, but for the party, it’s a big deal and will determine its future. Lawrence Martin put it all together in this piece for The Globe:
How does the media decide who gets coverage—and who doesn’t—especially when it comes to politicians?
Some news organizations are not going to be happy with what this study of their work concludes. The StudyFinds website has the story:
Politicians Who Often Hurl Insults Get 9x The Media Coverage, But Zero Extra Votes Or Donations
I haven’t touched the climate story for a while, and some of you have noticed that.
So, let’s deal with that right now. The World Meteorological Organization just came out with its latest report. If you were hoping for good news, then you won’t get past the first line. In fact, you won’t get by the first half of the first line.
Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
You gotta love Dan Rather.
He’s into his 90s now and still churning out great pieces on his Substack—like this one to help close out this week’s Buzz:
