All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Wednesday Night #1798
August 17, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1798

YES, Wednesday Night is on at 2174, as sadly, we are unable to attend the wine tasting and BBQ event at the Beaconsfield ...

Nepal
August 11, 2016, 1 Comment

The Cost of Political Instability in Nepal (NYT Editorial) Last week, Nepal’s Parliament elected Pushpa Kamal Dahal as ...

Wednesday Night #1797
August 10, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1797

Please note that the abnormally hot temperatures have driven PM Trudeau to go shirtless to the shock of columnist Barbar ...

World Social Forum
August 10, 2016, Comments Off on World Social Forum

What is the World Social Forum?   The World Social Forum is a place for activists, NGOs, academics and development thin ...

China: government and governance /2
August 9, 2016, Comments Off on China: government and governance /2

China’s Year of Tumult Puts Xi’s Governance Under the Microscope Looking out over Beijing’s Tiananmen Squa ...

Wednesday Night #1796
August 3, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1796

Inevitably, the topic on everyone’s mind was Donald Trump. Some Wednesday Nighters believe that he will win the el ...

Lead-up to U.S. 2016 elections – Democrats
July 29, 2016, 1 Comment

2016 Democratic National Convention 25-28 July This year’s platform process is the most representative and inclusive i ...

Lead-up to U.S. 2016 elections – Republicans Part II
July 28, 2016, Comments Off on Lead-up to U.S. 2016 elections – Republicans Part II

The Most Extreme Republican Platform in Memory Barring some bizarre meltdown by the candidate, unexpected clusterfucks o ...

Wednesday Night #1795 with Désirée McGraw
July 27, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1795 with Désirée McGraw

We are delighted to welcome Désirée for what may be her last Wednesday Night for some time, as she moves her family to ...

Wednesday Night #1794
July 20, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1794

Only one week and how drastically the world’s mood has changed! A week ago, WN was decrying (with more than a bit of w ...

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