All the King’s horses and all the King’s men cannot save America from its own stupidity.   There are many examples of American hubris but one that stands out is the legacy of Dick Cheney’s frolic in Iraq.  Asia Times has published an int…

If you can’t afford a doctor, go to an airport. You’ll get a free x-ray and a breast exam. And; If you mention Al Qaeda, you’ll get a free colonoscopy.  

It’s much easier to understand the bizarre antics of our cousins to the south when you realize they’re not on the same page as the rest of the world.  In fact, they’re not even on the same book.   The thing is, it’s not funny. &nbsp…

Kudos to Bank of Canada governor, Mark Carney, for coming right out and warning that the crippled U.S. economy is unlikely to ever fully recover.“It’s going to take a number of years before they get back to the U.S. that we used to know — in fac…

Kudos to Bank of Canada governor, Mark Carney, for coming right out and warning that the crippled U.S. economy is unlikely to ever fully recover. “It’s going to take a number of years before they get back to the U.S. that we used to know — in fa…

This could just be what the corporatist Right fears most; the American public realizing there’s a class war underway and they’ve been taking fire.   If the American people get in a mood to counterattack, the forces of corporatism and their ri…

This could just be what the corporatist Right fears most; the American public realizing there’s a class war underway and they’ve been taking fire.   If the American people get in a mood to counterattack, the forces of corporatism…

There’s over the top and then there’s “over the top” American style.  Perhaps it’s all just part of America’s transformation into a full-blown warfare state but an article in today’s Guardian reveals just how debased some parts of the US have beco…

There’s over the top and then there’s “over the top” American style.  Perhaps it’s all just part of America’s transformation into a full-blown warfare state but an article in today’s Guardian reveals just…

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Over the last year I spent more time in Seattle than I had before, at any point in my life. I went past Bellis Fair, over the Chuckanut, beyond the Tulip Festival, [...]

In 2006 Howard Dean spoke at the Liberal Leadership convention. In 2008 many Liberal organizers went to the United States and worked for the Democrats. In that same year many Liberals attempted to draw similarities between Liberal Leadership candidate …

When I saw that The Planet D were looking for inspirational stories about travelling and how the experience has helped shaped people’s lives, I immediately thought about my own travels and whether or not I could express accurately how the experience affected me. It has taken a few drafts but I think (and hope) I [...]

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. It’s become a tradition for John and I to return to his hometown in Iowa to ring in the new year. During our winter visits, we usually do our first photowalk of [...]

Dear Readers; We all know the the United States is the most litigious country on the face of the planet, and we also know that most Americans are lacking in what we like to refer to as ‘Canadian Common Sense!’ We’ve all heard about crazy lawsuits in the States, and 2011 was no exception when [...]

Dear Readers; Even though ‘BlogsCanada.ca’ and ‘Perspective on Canada’ are by and for a Canadian audience, we still get a lot of news and comment from the States. This is one of the best of this last week, and I thought you might appreciate the sentiment. ——————————————————— By Dante Ramos COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — If [...]

Wow, can you believe it’s nearly 2012? This has been a short Christmas season, it seems shorter than usual with Christmas and New Years falling on a Sunday. It seems like the holidays just got started and they are already coming to and end

When I first got home from my trip to Anchorage, Alaska, I couldn’t write about it. I decided to spend 1.5 months traveling to different cities within the U.S. Two weeks was dedicated to my first Habitat for Humanity trip and my second time away from mainland America.

“This isn’t conservatism; it’s a going-out-of-business sale for the baby-boom generation.” Dear Readers; I’m glad to see Barbara Frum’s son David has finally regained his Canadian Common Sense. I knew he was coming back from the dark side when he started having philosophical differences with the far right and now he is starting to sound [...]

The United States has been wrestling with racial segregation for decades and, while considerable progress has been made in some areas, plenty remains to be fixed.   But a new form of segregation is on the rise – wealth segregation.  The …

There are few relationships that go as deep as those between America and Canada. Which is why I highly recommend if you’re going to be backpacking Canada, you’d be a fool not to consider backpacking America as well. I stumbled upon this video yesterday after spending a full day working through another weekend (Who does [...]

Sunday Canadian Travel Video: What is Canada to the United States of America? is a post from: I Backpack Canada