Posted: March 31, 2010

FEDS CLOSING HRC OFFICES by John Baglow
  Harperites shutting down three most active Human Rights Commission offices.
 
 

SHIFTING SEASONS by Janet Larsen
  Plants, animals adjust to warmer world, with varying degrees of success.
 
 

NEW ARMS-REDUCTION TREATY BETWEEN US, RUSSIA from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
  Nuclear Reduction Agreement an "important step forward": Foundation.

WORKERS LOSE A DEAR FRIEND by Pat Van Horne
  Susan Meurer: April 25, 1943 - March 4, 2010.
 
 

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Editorial

STATIC ON THE CBC by Ish Theilheimer
  CRTC's cave-in to corporate interests will harm Canadian programming and viewers.
 

Gordon's corner

ABOUT THAT INFLAMED MOB... by Charles Gordon
  Rumours of violence against Ann Coulter were wildly exaggerated.
 
 

Science matters

HEED THE WARNING SIGNALS by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  Technological fixes can have serious consequences.
 

MeanToons
LOOK BUSY, MAN
  Here's one way to respond to a public relations disaster.

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Canadian Politics

ELECTIONS ARE LOST, NOT WON by Geoffrey Stevens
  Liberals wait for the Harper government to defeat itself.
 
 

MINIMUM WAGE MAMA by Elsie Hambrook
  Childcare, home responsibilities keep many women stuck in low-paid part-time jobs.
 
 

CITY CAUCUS SWARMS WRONG TARGET by Bill Tieleman
  Allen Garr's offer to be city's beekeeper is no conflict of interest.
 
 

NIXING NIQAB NOT A PRIORITY FOR ALBERTANS by Gillian Steward
  Second-generation Muslim women less likely to wear the veil.
 
 

Workplaces
COLOMBIA TRADE DEAL COMES BACK AS TOP HARPER PRIORITY SGN staff interview with Ken Neumann, USW Canada
  Liberals' deal to support bill does not address fundamental human and labour rights concerns: USW.
 

POSTIES HAVE RIGHT TO WEAR BUTTONS: ARBITRATOR from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
  One button said, "Peace, Joy and a Public Post Office".

Consumers
CONCERNS ABOUT ENERGY STAR PROGRAM from the USA Government Accountability Office
  Covert testing shows the Energy Star program certification process is vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
 

Media files
"STATE OF NEWS MEDIA" REPORT GRIM from the Pew Center for Excellence in Journalism
  Annual Pew Center analysis finds declines in audience, revenue and reporting.

PICK OF THE WEEK

MAKE WAY FOR B CORPS A new kind of social entrepreneurship is sprouting, halfway between non-profits and social responsibility. Businesses in this category call themselves "B Corporations" or "not only for profits" and social impact is part of their bottom line. Forbes called them "Capitalistic monkey-wrenches"...   www.bcorporation.net

Hot headlines

USA'S REVIVED DEPARTMENT OF LABOR by Esther Kaplan for The Nation
  Under Obama, DOL and OSHA are labour's allies, not adversaries.
 

FRANCE, UK PONDER SHARED NUKES by Gwynne Dyer
  The French shouldn't trust the Brits on this one.
 
 

THIS IS WHAT NEOFASCISM LOOKS LIKE by Matthew Rothschild for The American Progressive
  Right-wing reaction to Obama's health care reform goes way beyond acceptable political activities.
 

ENOUGH BUILDING ALREADY! by Ari Shavit, Haaretz correspondent
  Israel fears Obama heading for imposed Mideast settlement.
 
 

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COMMONWEALTH LACKS TRANSPARENCY by Andrew Smith, CHRI
  Human rights group calls for a new policy of openness.

Humour
DE-CIPHERING ADS from the Internet
  A guide to advertising terms on products.