Posted: February 03, 2010

URBAN OLYMPIC LEGACIES by Gillian Steward
  Vancouver's experience is likely to be very different than Calgary's was.
 
 

HOW MARKETS FAIL by Mel Watkins
  Even if each free marketeer acts rationally, the hubris of the herd overrides all.
 
 

BILL GATES AND THE GREEN REVOLUTION DO AFRICA by Wendy Holm
  Big money for agriculture might just mean money for Big Agriculture.
 

BIBLE REFERENCES FOUND ON GUN SIGHTS by Dennis Gruending
  Major armaments maker encodes chapter and verse on side of sights.
 

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Editorial

OLYMPIC HYPE DISTINCTLY NON-CANADIAN by Ish Theilheimer
  When sponsors and hucksters win, amateur sports lose.
 

REBUILDING GOVERNMENT by Penney Kome
  Obama administration rejuvenates agencies to protect workers' rights, health.
 
 

Gordon's corner

THE REVOLUTION IS COMING! by Charles Gordon
  The question is: how to carry it?
 
 

Science matters

RATING THE FISHERIES by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Vanishing sockeye shouldn't be labelled "sustainable".
 
 

TRADING TREES FOR BEANS by Lester R. Brown
  Growing demand for soybeans threatens Amazon rainforest.
 
 

MeanToons
NEWFOUNDLAND HAS A NEW PASTRY
  No, PETA does not stand for People for Ethical Eating of Animals.

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Canadian Politics
FROM ERSATZ POPULIST TO CONTROL FREAK by Geoffrey Stevens
  Harper in power shows a very different face from Harper in opposition.
 

CHOOSING MS OR MRS by Elsie Hambrook
  What's in a name? Tradition, identity, trouble?
 
 

SOMETHING REALLY STINKS IN FACEBOOK by Bill Tieleman
  Two Facebook protest groups disappeared for days, with no explanation.
 
 

ALBERTA DISSOLVES RURAL SCHOOL BOARD by Ricardo Acuña
  Public, media, asking wrong questions about the root of the problem.
 

Workplaces
TWO STEPS FORWARD AND ONE STEP BACKWARD FOR LABOUR RIGHTS IN 2009 by James Clancy, President, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)
  Labour victories were counterbalanced by legislative attacks, says NUPGE president.

Consumers
SMALL CAN, BIG PRICE from the Center for Science in the Public Interest
  90 calorie cans of Coke to cost 50 to 140 percent more, pro-rated, than 12 ounce cans.

PICK OF THE WEEK

COMFORT FOOD WHEN YOU WANT IT In the tug-of-war between energy conservation and the need for hot food when you want it, the crockpot or slow cooker is the big winner. Load it up, turn it on, and forget it until someone wants to eat steaming, delicious, slow-cooked nourishing food. Easy recipes here:   www.slowandsimple.com

Hot headlines
VANCOUVER'S OLYMPICS HEAD FOR DISASTER by Douglas Haddow
  Everything that could go wrong, is in the process of going wrong.

CLIMATEGATE AND DISBELIEF by Gwynne Dyer
  Climate change deniers pounce on small mistakes and miss the big picture.
 
 

HOMOPHOBIA IN THE CLASSROOM by Natalie Barsotti
  How the Canadian education system is failing queer youth.

Take action!
SCRAP THE SUPERBOWL AD from the Women's Media Center
  Top ten reasons the NFL should tell CBS not to run an anti-choice ad.

Feedback from our readers
RESTORE COMMUNITY TV by Dean Owen
  Or better still, use the funding for community programs online.

Humour
RESEARCH PERILS from the Internet
  Beware the shaggy bear story.