Posted: March 17, 2010

GOING DOWN WITH THE US SHIP by James Laxer
  Canadian economy tightly tied to dwindling empire.
 
 

VIOLENT BACKLASH AGAINST CLIMATE SCIENTISTS by Stephen Leahy
  Climate change denier's list spurs threats, hate mail against climate scientists.
 

CANADA FINALLY RATIFIES UN DISABILITIES CONVENTION from NUPGE
  Three years ago, Parliament voted unanimously to ratify the CRPD.

SOCHI OLYMPIC PROJECT HITS SNAGS from Radio Free Europe
  Workers, environmentalists complain.

METAPHORS CONTROL POLITICS... and nobody analyzes political metaphors better than George Lakoff, keynote speaker at Straight Goods' 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
MINING COMPANY COMPLAINS ABOUT BRIBERY FAILURE by Ish Theilheimer
  Blackfire produces receipts, says Chiapas mayor was "extorting" funds from them.
 

Gordon's corner

HARPERITES TURN OUT FOR POLITICS AND PEN DINNER by Charles Gordon
  Tim Hortons' crowd comes to Starbucks event, dines well.
 
 

Science matters

BUDGETS PREDICT THE FUTURE by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  But they don't look very far ahead.
 

MeanToons
FIRST OFFENCE...
  Let the punishment fit the, um, person.

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Canadian Politics

EIGHT YEARS AND OUT! by Geoffrey Stevens
  Making the case for term limits in Canadian politics.
 
 

THINK BEFORE YOU PINK by Elsie Hambrook
  Breast cancer is a disease, not a marketing opportunity.
 
 

HST ON PRIVATE SALES by Bill Tieleman
  Used car sales now include 5 percent tax — even private sales.
 
 

DEMOCRACY WATCH APPEALS by SGN staff
  Ruling on fixed-election-date law could set Canada-wide precedent.
 
 

STELMACH RAISES WHITE FLAG by Gillian Steward
  Alberta Premier gives in to oil companies, lowers royalties.
 
 

BILL DAVIS RETIRES, AGAIN from Inside Queen's Park
  Former Ontario Premier leaves law firm.
 
 

World of labour

APPLE ADMITS USING CHILD LABOUR by Harry Kelber
  Also: White House could give advantage to employers who pay living wage.
 

Consumers
DEFINING WHAT IS ORGANIC from the Consumers' Union and the Organic Consumers Association
  CU and OCA urge action on deceptive "organic" labeling.

World beat

A MATTER OF TIMING by Uri Avnery
  Israel's announcement of new settlements insulted US VP Joe Biden.
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

DANCE LIKE YOU'RE IN THE MOVIES Flavorwire presents "The 35 best dance sequences in film" – including Shirley Temple and Bojangles, Rogers and Astaire, Gene Kelly, John Travolta, and much more...   flavorwire.com/74975/the-35-best-dance-sequences-in-film

Hot headlines

ADVICE ON TRIALPAY by Yardena Arar for PC World
  Enrolling brings free stuff — with some strings.
 
 

MURRAY HILL, CANDIDATE by John Wagner for the Washington Post
  Corporation runs for Congress.

ANOTHER SETBACK FOR LUBICON by Russell Charlton
  INAC undermines Alberta Cree band's land rights claim by imposing third-party management.

WATER WISDOM by Vandana Shiva
  India faces "water famine" due to Green Revolution crops.
 
 

Take action!
SIGN THE POST-COPENHAGEN PETITION from the Global Compliance Research Project
  Most nations were ready to sign the Copenhagen Accord; urge them to comply.

Feedback from our readers
"APARTHEID" IS A HARSH WORD by Larry Solway
  Solway takes issue with Linda McQuaig.

Humour
ST PATRICK'S DAY JOKES from the Internet
  Here's a wee bit of humour to honour a special day.