Little Chickadee Lost
Somewhere in the $289 billion American defense budget recently passed by the House of Representatives was a $250 million item to deploy MX missiles on railroad cars. Key thinkers in…
1987 Vanna Tease
"Larry?" "Bud?" "It's that time of year again, Larry. The sun is shining, the earth is alive with the sounds of small creatures and happy laughter fills the air. You…
How Do You Know When You’re Really Poor?
There are thousands of chronically poor people in this country. You may be one and not even know it. If you suspect you or somebody you love is really poor,…
Scene 12: The Rules of the Club
Curtain up on the interior of a posh, exclusive club, with tall bookcases in the background and luxurious furniture. The UNITED STATES and FRANCE are having a discussion in one…
The Woman With Hair Bigger Than Her Head
On the bus, I saw a woman with hair bigger than her head. I had always assumed that women with hair bigger than their heads had to use a bicycle…
Re-Visions of Canada
"It's two, two, two countries in one!" Meech Lake - just the mention of it is enough to send Canadian nationalists screaming into the night. "Founding Fathers forgive them for…
Scene 13: Sing a Song of Ecocide
Curtain up on a stage that is bare except for a blackboard in front of which stands MR. SCIENCE, and a small, cramped box in which 12 restless children sit.…
Reverend Righteous Confronts Fiscal Responsibility
Ladies and gentlemen, the Reverend Oral "Pat" Righteous: "Friends, I am reminded of the story of Jesus throwing the moneylenders out of the temple. I am reminded of this story…
The Arctic Circle and Bust!
Since Defense Minister Perrin Beatty announced the government's intention to defend Canada's Arctic sovereignty by buying 10 nuclear powered submarines for five or $10 billion, the wisdom of the plan…
Deadline News Special Report: The Iran/Contras Investigation
Good evening. Tonight, a Deadline News Special Report: The Iran/Contras Investigation: Weeks One and Two: Just What in Sanity's Name Went On Anyway? I'm your host, Rex Veneer. As the…
A Slight Reality Problem
"My god! Who authorized this?" "Umm...you did, sir." "I did? And, you actually let me?" "You...err...do own the studio..." "So? Does that mean that I have to be surrounded by…
Reverend Righteous Confronts Political Reality
Ladies and gentlemen, Reverend Oral "Pat" Righteous: "Friends, I was shooting a round with the good lord at the Righteous Golf and Country Club the other day when an extraordinary…