Posted: March 28, 2007

CANADA'S COMPLICITY IN THE SLAVE TRADE by Afua Cooper
  People choose to forget or deny that slavery once underwrote the entire Western economic system.
 
 

IRAQ'S ENVIRONMENTAL NIGHTMARE by Stephen Leahy
  Three wars since 1980 have had devastating effects.
 
 

WHO THE "FAMILY FRIENDLY" BUDGET FORGOT by Armine Yalnizyan
  Nearly 60 percent of families won't be eligible for tax credits in budget.
 

EU CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF UNITY by Jeffrey Donovan
  Treaty of Rome signaled determination to eliminate potential causes of war.

CLASS WAR IN CONRAD'S COURT by Naomi Klein
  "Anglosphere" champion expects understanding from US jury.
 
 

Editorial
WORKING FAMILIES UP FOR GRABS IN FEDERAL POLITICS by Ish Theilheimer
  Will Liberal Party be crushed dead centre between glaciers of political history?
 

Canadian Politics


CHAREST'S GRIM BATTLE by Geoffrey Stevens
  Quebec's three-way split has ramifications for the rest of Canada.
 
 

FEDERAL BUDGET SHAFTS BC — AGAIN by Bill Tieleman
  Extra taxes in BC go to helping a failing Quebec politician buy votes.
 
 

CLEAN AIR ACT COULD TRIGGER ELECTION by Bea Vongdouangchanh for The Hill Times
  Government whip won't rule out calling it a confidence vote.

MEN AND NAME-CALLING by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Calling women in politics anything but equals.
 
 

ONTARIO BUDGET ANALYZED from Inside Queen's Park
  Vulnerable on minimum wage demands, Liberals hike it to $10 — three years from now.
 

Rez Solutions?

SEEKING ALTERNATIVES TO CAPITALISM by Stewart Steinhauer
  Energy is the foundation of the industrial base.
 

Science matters

ENVIRONMENT A HOT ISSUE POLITICALLY by David Suzuki
  Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for California becomes the standard for others to meet.
 

Watershed ways


SMALL HYDRO by Lynn Jones
  Adapting ancient technology for modern times.
 
 

Consumers
WORRIED ABOUT PHTHALATES by Kara Alaimo
  Cosmetics industry ramps up safety PR.

Media files
AN EPIDEMIC OF FAKE MEDICAL NEWS by Trudy Lieberman
  US hospitals generate "good news" stories for local stations.

World beat
UGANDA'S POPULATION BOOM by Gwynne Dyer
  Runaway population growth is a big factor in making so many Africans victims.
 

Hot headlines
ON ISRAEL, AMERICA AND AIPAC by George Soros
  Arab League strongly motivated to negotiate peace but American Israel Public Affairs Committee blocks US participation.

FBI TRACKS QUAKERS by Chris Pifer
  Secret Defense Department database identified peaceful protests as "potential terrorist activities".

AFGHAN AMNESTY LAW CONDONES WARLORDS' PAST ABUSE by Dad Noorani
  President Karzai succumbs to pressure from powerful allies but amends law to allow civil lawsuits.

Take action!
CANADA NEEDS A DO-NOT-CALL LIST from Public Interest Advocacy Canada
  Give the Industry Minister a dingle and say so.

Feedback from our readers
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS NOT BROKEN by Paul Chislett
  Politicians are not "fixing" health care, they are privatizing it.

Humour
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