Posted: July 28, 2010

MAKING IT EASIER TO IGNORE THE POOR by Linda McQuaig
  Census gives essential data on income distribution.
 
 

AXE FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES by Stephen Leahy
  G20 agreed to phase out billions for coal and oil industries.
 
 

G20: HARPER STARS IN SUMMER THEATRE by Margaret Slavin
  Bad guys in black made the Western hero look good.
 
 

ONTARIO: QUARRELS OVER GREEN ENERGY VALUE by Paul McKay
  Fiscal facts favour proposed prices for user-generated electricity.
 

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Editorial

STEPHEN HARPER IS POLISHING HIS RESUMÉ FOR FUTURE WORK by Ish Theilheimer
  PM playing to future employers, likely American, not his base.
 

Science matters

SUMMER IS FOR GOING OUTSIDE by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  Outdoor fun is good for kids and the planet.
 
 

MeanToons
CATCH AND EAT
  Only cod can make a Newfoundlander happy.

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Canadian Politics

F-35 WRONG PLANE FOR CANADA by Geoffrey Stevens
  Short-range, single-engine craft does not meet national needs.
 
 

OILSANDS BACKLASH HITS ALBERTA by Gillian Steward
  US campaigns target "dirty oil" from Canada.
 
 

BC LIBS TAKE OVER HYDRO by Bill Tieleman
  Well paid party supporters seconded to Olympics on Hydro customers' tab.
 
 

FOR EVIDENCE-BASED GOVERNMENT by Elsie Hambrook
  Only mandatory census long form can provide data governments need to provide essential services.
 
 

SOUTH ASIAN BROADCAST MOGUL by Mehdi Rizvi
  SGP Jafry runs entertainment empire catering to immigrants.
 
 

USA watch

A PASSION FOR PRISONS by Bill Quigley
  Here are fourteen examples of systemic racism in the US criminal justice system.
 
 

Workplaces
COMMUNITY SAVINGS SIGNS LIVING WAGE AGREEMENT by NUPGE
  Credit union becomes first BC financial institution to pledge Living Wage.
 

SEVERANCE PAY FOR SWEATSHOP WORKERS from United Students Against Sweatshops
  Student group wins big settlement from Nike.

Media files

FREE CONRAD! by John Gordon Miller
  Black released on bail, but still faces legal challenges on all sides.
 
 

PROFESSORS VS WRITERS by David Lewis Stein
  New copyright legislation threatens livelihoods of Canadian writers.

Consumers
COMING SOON: PLASTIC MONEY from the Bank of Canada
  Your ATM will dispense polymer bills.

Watershed ways

GARDEN IN A BARREL by Lynn Jones
  Kitchen garden grows fresh salads, herbs.
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

RUNNING THROUGH THE LINE New video raises serious questions about the possibility that some (or more) of the G20 "Black Bloc" were in fact police agents provocateurs. Watch the video and decide for yourself.   www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbLU9tdDwxo

Hot headlines
BP HIRES PRISON LABOR TO CLEAN UP SPILL by Abe Louise Young
  Meanwhile, coastal residents struggle to replace lost income.

HYSTERIA AND THE VEIL by Gwynne Dyer
  Some people feel threatened by women's shroud-like clothes.
 
 

Take action!
KEEP THE MANDATORY CENSUS LONG FORM by Marianne Levitsky
  Sign online petition urging government to maintain important data collection.

Feedback from our readers
YOU GOT IT RIGHT by Gilles Fournier
  We all suffer cutbacks because of the Harperites' obsession with a deficit they created.

Humour
REAL WATER BED from YouTube
  Unsuspecting shoppers try out the new Wasserfall model.