Posted: April 18, 2007

A BIG WEEK FOR WAR by Linda McQuaig
  Harperites' version of nation-building involves body bags.
 
 

DEADLY INVESTMENTS by Peter Gillespie
  CPP has $50 million invested in cluster bomb munitions manufacturers.

JUNE CALLWOOD MADE A DIFFERENCE by Geoffrey Stevens
  An irresistible force, she believed that you had to act as well as analyze.
 
 

A BOOK IN THE WILDERNESS by Jenny Thomas
  How I almost died laughing, reading Kurt Vonnegut.

MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY ON RESERVES by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Aboriginal women lack protection if marriage fails.
 
 

Editorial

VONNEGUT AND CALLWOOD — TWO WRITERS WHO SHAPED OUR WORLD by Ish Theilheimer
  And — Dion and May show feet of lead, wings of tin.
 

Gordon's corner

GLIMPSES OF RWANDA by Charles Gordon
  Indelible memories linger after two months in troubled African country.
 
 

Science matters

BEWARE INTENSITY TARGETS by David Suzuki
  The only way to reduce global warming is to reduce emissions in absolute terms.
 

Health matters
BARRIERS TO HOSPITAL ABORTION SERVICES from the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
  New report highlights lack of respect for patients seeking abortions.
 

Canadian Politics

MAY AND DION — AXIS OF EGO by Bill Tieleman
  Dion may have serious regrets about being involved with the new "Red-Green" show.
 
 

Workplaces
SIEU CONTROVERSY by Matt Smith
  The secret deal worked out between SEIU bosses and nursing home owners denies union members the right to speak out, strike or protect patients.
 

Consumers
NEW FACE FOR KIDS' ADS from the CBC Consumer section
  Food makers pledge to place ads promoting kids' health.

Media files
IMUS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG by Lisa Bennett
  Even when covering this controversy, most media turned to male commentators.

CENTRALIZED EDITORIALS FOR SUN MEDIA from the Canadian Association of Journalists
  Canadian Association of Journalists warns about loss of local editorial control.
 

Hot headlines
HOW THE WEB BECAME A SEXISTS' PARADISE by Jessica Valenti
  Everyone receives abuse online but the sheer hatred thrown at women bloggers has left some in fear for their lives.

BACK TO FUNDAMENTALISM by Malalai Joya
  US presence in Afghanistan supports warlords and fundamentalists.
 
 

"REIN IN" BARRICK GOLD by Mark Cherrington
  UN body holds Canada responsible for corporations' actions abroad.

IRAN: THE WAR AHEAD by John Pilger
  The Bush administration, with Blair's connivance, has spent four years planning "Operation Iranian Freedom".
 
 

ORGANIC FOOD NOT JUST A FAD by Ian Herbert
  New scientific report says it really is better for you.

Take action!
SIGN A CEASEFIRE LETTER from Ceasefire.ca
  Website makes it easy to urge government and opposition MPs to withdraw Canada's troops from Afghanistan.

Feedback from our readers
MONITORING EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES by David Mackenzie
  Coalition, not just Mining Watch, pressured Talisman.

Humour
WHERE IS GOD? from the Internet
  A childish myth?

CounterThink
BIG PHARMA'S MARKETING DEPARTMENT by Mike Adams
  One disorder they don't really want to cure.

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