Posted: April 04, 2007

CHARGING TOWARDS THE BIG MELT by Stephen Leahy
  Over consumption heats up the environment.
 
 

Health matters

HOW PRIVATE CLINICS CUT COSTS by Danielle Martin
  Knee replacement clinic keeps costs down by accepting only low-risk patients.
 

World beat


OLMERT FACES DOWN USA by Uri Avnery, for Gush Shalom
  Condoleezza Rice fails to push Israel to the bargaining table.
 
 

LETTER TO WEYERHAEUSER INVESTORS from the Rainforest Action Network
  Resolution calls for recognition of First Nations' rights, forest stewardship standards.
 

Editorial

DID UNREGULATED BUSINESS KILL FLUFFY? by Ish Theilheimer
  And, don't count on Harper running against the environment.
 

Canadian Politics

GREEN CONFLICTS OF MAY by Bill Tieleman
  New party leader puts her feet wrong.
 
 

CHARISMA-FREE ZONES by Geoffrey Stevens
  Ottawa and Queen's Park clearly lack voter-appeal.
 
 

FOCUS GROUP DELIRIUM from Democracy Watch
  Consultations on democratic reforms farmed out to sub-sub-contractors with no apparent oversight.

CONSULATION FATIGUE by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Commissions must make sure that they are studying the whole picture, the real issues.
 
 

Workplaces
CANADA'S LABOUR REPORT CARD from the National Union of Public and General Employees
  Canada gets poor grade on international labour standards.

Science matters

BUDGET LONG ON POLITICS, SHORT ON VISION by David Suzuki
  An inoffensive budget can be a problem when the country is looking for leadership.
 
 

Watershed ways

EAT LOCALLY by Ole Hendrickson
  Our food choices affect the environment.
 
 

13 NEW SPECIES FOUND IN BC from the Valhalla Wilderness Society
  Stunning discovery illustrates the richness of the inland rainforest.

Consumers


US MIDDLE CLASS TRILLIONS IN DEBT by James Scurlock
  Easy credit leaves millions deep in the hole.
 
 

Media files
MEET THE ANSWER CULTURE from the State of the News Media 2007 Report
  Pew Center finds arguments giving way to answers.
 

Hot headlines

THE BIOFUEL FRAUD by George Monbiot
  If we want to save the planet, we need a five-year freeze on biofuels.
 

WHITE HOUSE "REDIRECTION" COULD BE DANGEROUS by Seymour M Hersh
  Efforts to curb Iran's influence have involved the United States in worsening Sunni-Shiite tensions.
 

DOWN WITH HOPE! by Barbara Ehrenreich
  The positive-thinking crusade is becoming downright pathological.
 
 

RELIGION AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR by Gwynne Dyer
  Generally, higher rates of belief in a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, teen pregnancy and abortion.
 
 

FRAMING VS FENCING by Hudson
  Neo-con "framing" strategy so effective that liberal analysis "fenced" away from voters.

DEVISING A CRASH PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE by Tom Athanasiou
  Inconvenient Thoughts About Rich-World Climate Strategy.

WOMAN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT by Dianne Rinehart
  Cars seem to bring out territorial reflexes in men.
 
 

Take action!
CIRCULATE BAN ASBESTOS PETITION by Larry Stoffman, for Ban Asbestos BC/Ban Asbestos Canada
  Support MP Pat Martin's efforts to stop Canada from promoting deadly carcinogen.

Feedback from our readers
RE: HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS NOT BROKEN by Richard L Paquette
  Capitalism can only be given up, like a bad habit.

Humour
NEW BUMPER STICKERS OR T-SHIRTS FOR 07 from the Internet
  Defining a nation's thought process.

CounterThink
FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Mike Adams
  We are what we eat.

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