Posted: February 24, 2010

RESTRAINT FOR EVERYTHING BUT SPORTS by Linda McQuaig
  Canada spends $6 billion for Olympics but budget holds line on health and education.
 
 

DEFINING ANTI-SEMITISM by Paul Weinberg
  Opposition to Israel's policies is sometimes seen as hate speech.
 
 

SAVE THE PEDESTRIANS! by Albert Koehl and Wayne Scott
  Reducing road speeds would reduce driver deaths too.
 

SMART POWER GRIDS by Lester R Brown
  Also, smart meters, smart appliances, and other ways to reduce energy use.
 
 

FRAME IT TO CLAIM IT... George Lakoff explains how to put your own brand on political issues, at Straight Goods's new symposium Persuading to Win 3, in Ottawa, on June 4 and 5. Other outstanding speakers include Elaine Bernard, Rob Cottingham, Sean Moffitt, Marc Zwelling, Steven Staples, Anne McGrath, and about 50 of Canada's top progressive communicators and strategists. Hope you can join us...! ... More Details

Editorial
OBAMA BETS ON WRONG HORSE WITH NUCLEAR INVESTMENT by Ish Theilheimer
  Green technologies show more promise of easing climate fears without side effects.
 

Gordon's corner


WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT WHAT MATTERS by Charles Gordon
  And we should stop worrying about people who don't.
 
 

Science matters
NATURE IMPOSES THE REAL BOTTOM LINE by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  In the real world, survival trumps the economy, jobs and profit.
 

CounterThink
THIS AIN'T NO THOROUGHBRED by Mike Adams
  US health care system wouldn't survive, down on the farm.

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Canadian Politics

HARPER HAS WON CONTROL OF THE SENATE by Geoffrey Stevens
  Now what is he going to do with it?
 

REVIEWING THE RCMP by John Baglow
  Senate's Red Serge Revival report makes some decent recommendations.
 
 

FORTY YEARS LATER... by Elsie Hambrook
  The Royal Commission on the Status of Women still reverberates.
 
 

BASI-VIRK CASE DATES SET by Bill Tieleman
  BC Rail corruption case to start May 3, end by June 30, BC Supreme Court justice decides.
 
 

OLYMPICS PROTESTERS TARGET TAR SANDS by Samantha Power
  Olympics sponsors called out on greenwash attempts.
 
 

Workplaces
LABOUR ISSUES A "REALITY CHECK" from the Canadian Labour Congress
  Labour, women's groups will tell UN Canada is lagging behind on commitments.

CANADIANS PAY PRICE FOR FOREIGN TAKEOVERS by SGNI staff
  Charlie Angus: stop Xstrata and Vale from closing Canadian mining operations.
 

Consumers
FEDS CHALLENGE REAL ESTATE FEES from the Competition Bureau of Canada
  Want to list on MLS? You'll pay for a host of other services too.

World beat

MOSSAD'S MIXED RECORD by Uri Avnery
  Israeli policy compromised, embarrassed by recent "elimination" in Dubai.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

WORKING AT MCDONALD'S McDonald's never liked the term "McJobs" and actually bought the domain name "mcjobs.com" just to make sure that no one could use it. But they forget to acquire "mcjobs.org". Now the global union federation for food workers, the IUF, together with LabourStart, own the name. They have just launched McJobs.org, the website for McDonald's workers around the world.   www.mcjobs.org

Hot headlines

FRAMING THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE by George Lakoff
  Health is about life and freedom, not just dollars.
 
 

US POLITICS ECHO CANADIAN HISTORY by Christopher Flavelle
  America's battle over health care reform started in Saskatchewan.

OIL EXPLORATION LOOMS OFF THE FALKLANDS by Gwynne Dyer
  Speculation could lead to another UK - Argentina showdown.
 
 

Take action!
TELL FEDS TO PROTECT PUBLIC PENSIONS by Stuart Thomson
  Sign petition developed by PSAC, PIPSC.

Feedback from our readers
MONEY IN ELECTIONS from Duff Conacher
  Nominations donations still wide open.

Humour
HERE'S ONE WAY TO GET ATTENTION from AccuWeather.com
  Baltimore meterologist freaks out about snow forecast.