Posted: April 14, 2010

CHILE UNDER THE RADAR by Rosemary Sullivan
  Media miss catastrophic effects of February earthquake.
 
 

DENY, DENY, DENY by Dennis Gruending
 Catholic church's reaction to sex abuse charges echoes Mt Cashel, residential schools scandals.
 
 

TAX SHIFTING by Lester R Brown
  Tax pollution, not income.
 
 

CHARTING THE ABORIGINAL INCOME GAP from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  Aboriginal peoples earn an average of 70 cents for every dollar non-Aboriginals earn.

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Editorial
LOBBYING THRIVES ON INSIDER KNOWLEDGE by Ish Theilheimer
  Accountability Act loopholes grease government-corporate revolving door.
 

Gordon's corner

FIGHTING INJUSTICE AT PLAYOFF TIME by Charles Gordon
  There's tension between being a good progressive and a sports obsessive.
 
 

Science matters
ON THE ROAD TO REDUCED FUEL USE by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  Here are some tips to driving and maintaining your car more efficiently.
 

MeanToons
OPTIONS THE TALIBAN FACE
  Sometimes politics leads to serious soul-searching.

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Canadian Politics

QUESTIONS THE PRIME MINISTER HASN'T ANSWERED by Geoffrey Stevens
  Harper won't say why he set the RCMP on Helena Geurgis.
 

UPS AND DOWNS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP by Elsie Hambrook
  Women may choose self-employment for different reasons from men.
 

FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL SAFETY NETS FRAYED from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
  Cities strain to fill the gaps: FCM.

OILSANDS A SITTING DUCK FOR CRITICS by Gillian Steward
  Dead ducks just part of death toll among local wildlife.
 
 

SAM SULLIVAN SAID TO BE IN THE RUNNING FOR GG by Bill Tieleman
  Former Vancouver mayor might yet do a Sarah Palin.
 
 

Workplaces
DAY OF MOURNING EVENTS from the Workers' Health and Safety Centre
  April 28 a time to rededicate ourselves to safer workplaces.

Faith speaks

A COVENANT FOR CIVILITY by Jim Wallis
  Political debate in the USA has degenerated into insults, name-calling and threats.
 

Consumers
DEATH BY PRESCRIPTION POISONING from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  US hospitalizations for poisoning by opioids, sedatives and tranquilizers up sharply from 1999.

World beat

PALESTINE'S PM GAMBLES ON NON-VIOLENCE by Uri Avnery
  Salam Fayyad building nation on the ground, to announce sovereignty at the end of 2011.
 
 

Media files

COMMUNITY ACCESS RESTORED by Marita Moll
  Industry Minister backs away from slashing public Internet access sites.
 

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Hot headlines

TERRORISM IS A TECHNIQUE, NOT AN ENEMY by Gwynne Dyer
  Political posturing obscures the variety of motives for terrorist attacks.
 

Take action!
SUPPORT CANADA'S PEACEKEEPING ROLE by Steven Staples for Ceasefire.ca
  Send a letter to the PM saying that Canada should drop combat and resume peacekeeping.
 

Humour
PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE FALL from YouTube
  And little old ladies aren't as easy to push around as they used to be.