Posted: March 21, 2007

THE TAX-CUT MANTRA by Linda McQuaig
  Music to ears of the wealthy, tax cuts undermine egalitarian society.
 
 

HALLIBURTON MOVES TO DUBAI compiled by SG staff
  Oil company, closely tied to Vice-President, benefitted from billions in no-bid contracts.

NOT QUITE EQUALITY by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Women respond with astonishment to Bev Oda's assertion that they are already equal to men.
 
 

TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS WANT TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ from Codepink
  Poll on eve of fourth anniversary finds majority opposed to continuing the occupation.
 

Editorial

HARPERGRITS TOO CLEVER BY HALF by Ish Theilheimer
  Expedience and vote buying go to new level in federal budget.
 

Canadian Politics

FIRST NATIONS LEFT OUT AGAIN by Phil Fontaine, National Chief
  Budget leaves First Nations "beyond disappointment".
 
 

NEW BID TO SEGREGATE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS by Bill Tieleman
  Former education minister opens school for autistic children, seeks provincial funding.
 
 

AN EMBARRASSING WEEK FOR ALBERTANS by Jaisel Vadgama and Johanne Whitmore
  Premier Stelmach's proposals on climate change will actually legislate an increase in emissions.
 

A PRE-ELECTION BUDGET, BUT... by Geoffrey Stevens
  Conservatives trying to hold the right while repositioning the party in the broad middle, where most voters reside.
 

World beat
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT THE CORE ISSUE from King Abdullah's speech
  Jordan's King Abdullah II asks US Congress to broker peace in Middle East.

SANITATION THE KEY TO WORLD HEALTH by Dr Bob Dickson and Blaise Salmon
  3.4 million children and adults perish annually from unsafe water and poor sanitation.
 

View from the West Bank

PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE ARAB PEACE PLAN by Nicola Nasser
  US allies in League of Arab States launch diplomatic offensive.
 

Media files
THE RWANDA FILES by Nadine Robitaille
  Local media encouraged the Rwandan holocaust while international media were silent.

MISSING THE STORY ON DEEP INTEGRATION by Meera Karunananthan
  The Security and Prosperity Partnership is the most important treaty you'll never read about.
 

Science matters

SEARCHING FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS by David Suzuki
  Bus manufacturer said that using bio-diesel would void engine warranty.
 

Workplaces
LOSING SOCIAL MOBILITY from the Inclusion initiative of the Center for Economic and Policy Research
  More than 40 million US jobs — 1 in 3 — pay low wages.

Consumers
SPYWARE IN MUSIC SHARING from the Federal Trade Commission
  Programmer bundled harmful code with "free" music downloads.

VOLUNTARY DOG AND CAT FOOD RECALL from Menu Foods
  Menu Foods recall includes Iams, Eukanuba, Purina and house brands.
 

Hot headlines
LABOUR DOUBLE-STANDARDS BLAMED FOR FARMWORKERS' DEATHS by Tom Sandborn for TheTyee.ca
  Relatives, unions decry lack of care for immigrant workers.

TORONTO STAGE SHOWCASE LEBANON TORTURE by Robert Fisk
  New play draws from recent history to shock and alarm.
 
 

HOW MEDIA CHOOSE SPOKESPERSONS by Dianne Rinehart
  People that media quote may or may not enjoy popular support among the groups they allegedly represent.
 
 

Take action!
SIGN STEPHEN HARPER'S REPORT CARD ON CHILDCARE from Code Blue
  Budget conceals $1 billion cut in childcare funding.

Feedback from our readers
DREAMING OF A SPRING ELECTION by Paul Chislett
  Harper can indeed do harm with a minority government.

Humour
ANOTHER FORM OF MARKETING? from the Internet
  Legitimate companies that didn't spend quite enough time considering how their on-line names might appear.