Posted: March 03, 2010

ATOMIC ACCOMPLICE by Paul McKay
  Canada's uranium sales increase pollution and risk of rogue nuclear weapons.
 
 

IF PEOPLE COUNTED by David Macdonald and Armine Yalnizyan
  Canada's job crisis needs an answer in Thursday's federal budget.
 

DETAINEE ABUSE WILL COME BACK TO BITE HARPERITES by Stuart Thomson
  Minority parties could work together to hold MacKay and Cannon in contempt.
 

THE FIG LEAVES FALL by James Laxer
  Recent behaviour reveals the phony populism of the Harper government.
 
 

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
OLYMPICS GLOW OFFERS HARPER, AND OTHERS, GOLDEN FRAMING OPPORTUNITY by Ish Theilheimer
  Time for programs like Own Our Education and Own Our Environment.
 

Gordon's corner


OLYMPIC POST-MORTEM by Charles Gordon
  Did we win more than medals?
 
 

Science matters
LESSONS FROM FRIENDLY MICROBES by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  Caring for ourselves goes hand in hand with caring for the planet.
 

MeanToons
A SORRY LOT
  TV finds an endless supply of material.

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Canadian Politics

HARPER ENJOYS OLYMPICS BREAK by Geoffrey Stevens
  Now he has to tackle the moguls course on Parliament Hill.
 
 

ALBERTA'S WEAK ELECTION RULES by Gillian Steward
  Reforms still permit unlimited spending and fundraising.
 
 

BC BUDGET — THE PARTY'S OVER by Bill Tieleman
  Social programs and public sector workers to be slashed.
 
 

KISS KISS, SMACK SMACK by Elsie Hambrook
  Youth dating violence remains a problem.
 
 

THE OIL INDUSTRY IS YOUR FRIEND by Ricardo Acuña
  New Alberta curriculum puts government spin in the classroom.
 
 

Workplaces
NB POWER DEAL DELAYED TWO MONTHS FOR HEARINGS from NUPGE
  Province opens debate but says nothing will change the already-negotiated $3.2-billion contract.

World beat

NIGERIA AT A TURNING POINT by Chido Nwangwu
  Ailing, absent President Yar'Adua and his cronies losing grip on power.
 
 

Media files
NEWS MEDIA STILL OMIT WOMEN from the World Association for Christian Communication
  New report shows slow progress towards equal participation, depiction.

Consumers
WHO TOBACCO TREATY A GLOBAL FIRST from Corporate Accountability International
  Fifth anniversary review shows huge uptake, usefulness, and remaining obstacles.

PICK OF THE WEEK

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR When tragedy dominates the headlines and humankind's survival seems in doubt, the CCA Cineplex might offer some comfort and even hope. Co-ops are helping communities around the world, from bonding on the Canadian prairies to rebuilding war-torn Sierra Leone and tsunami-wrecked towns in Indonesia. A few minutes with these videos should revive your spirits — and maybe impart some information about how co-ops work and how powerful they can be.   www.cineplex.coopscanada.coop

Hot headlines

MUSIC FREEDOM DAY by Chantal Flores for The Nation
  Celebrate the right to make music without facing prison.
 
 

WHY IRAQI WOMEN MISS SADDAM by Abdu Rahman and Dahr Jamail
  For all his faults, former dictator promoted gender equality more than new regime does.
 

PROTECTING WORKERS, NOT CORPORATIONS by Mark Engler for Yes! Magazine
  US: Department of Labor is part of a "quiet revolution" in government.
 

Take action!
SAVE OUR OCEANS from Avaaz.org
  Sign petition urging UK to create the world's largest Marine Protected Area.

Feedback from our readers
NEW AWARD FOR GETTING IT WRONG from Bob McDonald for Real World Economics Review
  Greenspan, Friedman and Summers win Dynamite Prize in Economics.

Humour
RUNNERS-UP AT THE PUNSTER'S BEAUTY PAGEANT by Dylan Kome
  There's one rule: Only nouns can enter.