SocietyTexas governor Greg Abbott, look at this pictureImage of the Week: This haunting photograph was taken in a Texas hospital just as COVID-19 cases in the state surged after an aggressive reopening plan
WashingtonPopularity of Donald Trump pinatas a scary sign for RepublicansLatinos describe Trump’s talk of a wall, deportation and Mexican rapists as a national version of what happened in California in 1994
EconomyIs Canada leading the world in cancelled energy projects? May 19: The FT says more than a third of delayed projects world-wide are in Canada. Plus, the battle for water, and employer snooping.
BooksA suspenseful tale of desert survivalBook review: This engrossing wilderness tale starts with a teen who rides the tramway to the California mountains
WorldCalifornia’s water woes are man-made—and so is the solutionColby Cosh on Year Three of a nearly unprecedented drought, and the sustainability of California as we know it
EconomyPremier Wynne’s California debt dreamsDeficit spending failed to boost Ontario’s economy—so naturally the Liberals want to spend more
TechnologyMagical Internet eraser now legally required in CaliforniaA silly bill to protect young people on social media
WorldCalifornia comebackCalifornia got hammered by the recession. Now Gov. Jerry Brown has it roaring back -- with help from America’s biggest oil field
OttawaCap-and-trade is coming to QuebecThe Quebec government announced last week that it is moving ahead with plans to link with California’s carbon market .