Posted: June 24, 2009

WAITING FOR EI by Gillian Steward
  Avoiding an election did nothing to help laid-off workers who are frantic for their cheques.
 
 

ELY'S TEHRAN DIARY by Elham Ahmadi
  "Tear gas left white trails; we could hear gunshots."

BIG CARBON PLAYERS JOCKEY FOR ADVANTAGE by Stephen Leahy
  China, Japan, USA all want someone else to cut emissions first.
 
 

1.02 BILLION PEOPLE HUNGRY from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
  One sixth of humanity is undernourished – more than ever before.

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Editorial

PARLIAMENT WINDS DOWN WITH NO HELP FOR UNEMPLOYED, LITTLE JOY ANYWHERE by Ish Theilheimer
  And: Harper outframes progressives again on "protectionism".
 

Science matters

URBAN WEALTH VS NATURAL CAPITAL by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Cities produce spikes of economic activity, at the expense of forests and watersheds.
 

MeanToons
SIGN OF THE TIMES
  Proceed with caution...

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Canadian Politics

MINING THE AIRBUS EVIDENCE by Geoffrey Stevens
  The biggest question Judge Oliphant has to answer is the unasked one.
 

GETTING REAL ABOUT EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REFORM by Elsie Hambrook
  Current regulations rely on unrealistic hours requirements and regional unemployment rates.
 

ALBERTA BLOWS ANOTHER OIL WINDFALL by Ricardo Acuña
  Grim financial situation is the predictable result of dependence on oil and gas, years of bad policy.
 
 

NO ELECTION MEANS NOTHING TO WRITE ABOUT by Bill Tieleman
  Some decisions are too important to be left to politicians.
 
 

Workplaces

WORLD OF LABOUR by Harry Kelber
  New global survey, plus news from Ivory Coast, Colombia, Australia, Bermuda, and MySpace.
 

DRIVE TO WORK CARAVAN TOURS ONTARIO from the Ontario Federation of Labour
  OFL's traveling protest warmly welcomed across province.
 
 

Consumers
"CHAIN OF TRUST" COMBATS MALWARE from the Anti-Spyware Coalition, National Cyber Security Alliance, and StopBadware.org
  Cybersecurity groups launch new coalition initiative.

Media files
NEWSPAPERS ARE DYING by Ryan Bolton for Adbusters
  And it's because they gave their loyalty to their advertisers, not their readers.

PICK OF THE WEEK

BREEZY PROTEST Naturists, cyclists join forces. Move over, Critical Mass! A new kind of bicycle demonstration is taking to the streets in 70 cities around the world. And boy, does it get attention! One Chicago TV station devoted three whole minutes of news time to covering the World Naked Bike Ride. Join up, or just read about it at: www.worldnakedbikeride.org

Hot headlines
RECESSION UNDERMINES ECO-STANDARDS by Christopher Pollon
  Forest industries, suffering, seek ways to cut costs.

TOO POOR TO MAKE THE NEWS by Barbara Ehrenreich
  "Recession porn" ignores the truly grim situation of people who could barely make ends meet before the crash.
 
 

IRAN HAD A DEMOCRACY POST-WWII by Chris Hedges
  The USA took democracy away and installed the Shah.
 
 

IRAN DEMOS GET SERIOUS by Gwynne Dyer
  Killing demonstrators creates martyrs, which in Iran leads to revolution.
 
 

Take action!
SUPPORT AMNESTY'S URGENT ACTION IN IRAN from Marilyn McKim for Amnesty International
  Send a personal letter to support the doctors, students, political activists rounded up in Iran.

Humour
FRIDGE NOTES from the Internet
  Kids write the darndest things.