Posted: July 11, 2007
Updated: July 15, 2007

CONRAD BLACK'S DRAMA by Linda McQuaig
  Canada's most flagrant media tycoon once suggested that this writer be "horsewhipped".
 
 

CONRAD BLACK CAN TAKE SATISFACTION FROM HIS CELL by Ish Theilheimer
  Saga a grim reminder of the links between corporate crime and conservative politics.
 

END GAME IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN by James Laxer
  Even Blair and Bush's former supporters are calling for an end to the occupations.
 
 

FEDS BLOCK ABORIGINAL ACTIONS by Kenneth Deer
  Ottawa was wrong to oppose UN declaration on aboriginal rights.

"THREE AMIGOS" TO MEET IN MONTEBELLO by Linda McQuaig
  Continental integration on the march.

Media files

HUNGRY FOR AN AUDIENCE by Paul Weinberg
  My weird kosher dinner with right-wing Christian zealots hungry to topple liberal media.
 

CounterThink
DRIVING BACK TO THE FUTURE by Mike Adams
  US unveils new hybrid car.

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Editorial
MILITARY LOBBY TRUMPS CIVILIAN NEEDS by Ish Theilheimer
  Harper on Arctic recalls Conservatives' nuclear submarine fiasco of 1980s.

Gordon's corner

SUSPENSE BUILDS FOR BLACK AND BONDS by Charles Gordon
  Our ethical framework seems to tolerate anything a winner does, as long as he wins.
 

Science matters


DECODING DNA by David Suzuki
  Gene Encyclopedia project finds startling re-definitions of roles.
 
 

Canadian Politics

POLITICAL BAROMETER by Geoffrey Stevens
  Fundraising success predicts election winners.
 
 

CANADA IS LOSING THE FIGHT by Bill Tieleman
  Let's get out of A-stan already.
 
 

INFORMATION IS POWER by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  New Brunswick task forces review access to information.
 
 

Workplaces
SUMMERTIME PICKETING by Humberto da Silva
  Clients want this strike over, and they support the strikers.

NUPGE SUPPORTS SERIES OF WOMEN'S PROJECTS from NUPGE
  Convention delegates endorse Bracelet of Hope Campaign.

TELUS CLEANSES IMAGE ON YOUTUBE by Bryan Zandberg
  Take-down of pro-union films angers Internet speech advocates.

Consumers
THE DARK SIDE OF SOY by Mary Vance
  Spilling the beans on the effects of soy-overuse.

World beat

THE END OF CHEAP FOOD by Gwynne Dyer
  Food costs to rise from 10 to 25 percent of income.
 
 

Hot headlines

MUSHARRAF TOLERATES TERRORISTS by Gareth Porter
  Bush conceals Pakistan's support for Al Qaeda and Taliban networks.
 

WAITING FOR THE DC MADAME'S LIST by Doug Thompson
  15,000 clients for high-priced callgirls said to include high-ranking Republicans.

SPEED KILLS by Dianne Rinehart
  Racing on public roadways costs lives — often innocent bystanders.
 
 

NEW STAPH INFECTION COULD SPREAD IN MEAT by Ahmed ElAmin
  Antibiotic-resistant strain found in pork, chicken and beef in EU.

GET US OUT OF IRAQ: NY TIMES Editorial from the New York Times
  "Newspaper of record" editorial reverses stand on Iraq occupation.

Take action!
STOP THE BIG MEDIA TAKEOVER! from Canadians for Democratic Media
  CRTC collecting comments for one more week.

Feedback from our readers
IN DEFENCE OF CBC by Jeffery Ewener
  Avi Lewis, Carol Off, go a long way to redeem CBC programming.

Humour
PAMPERED PET from the Internet
  Accessories are everything!