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Scroll down, scroll down, and view all the stories on display. This month, we're rolling out our new Workplaces columnists, who bring you insightful reports on timely issues. With our biweekly summer schedule, we're packing each issue extra full of news you won't find elsewhere. Poke around — there's lots to discover!
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 Editorial
CBC DOES OFFER DIVERSITY, BUT NEWS COVERAGE IS DRIFTING RIGHTWARD by Ish Theilheimer
Right-wing front groups get more citation in news coverage than unions.
Canadian Politics
DOG DAYS FOR POLITICIANS by Geoffrey Stevens
Polls in Canada, US, offer scant comfort to incumbents.
CANADIANS DESERVE FULL DEBATE ON AFGHANISTAN MISSION by Sheila Pratt
Military's clampdown on information, Harper's vagueness are frustrating.
BC DESPERATE IN TSAWWASEEN VOTE by Bill Tieleman
Chief charges that province is trying to bribe elders and influence vote.
WAGE GAP PERSISTS from Statistics Canada
Increased education brings women only two percentage points closer to parity.
CounterThink
ALL NATURAL by Mike Adams
What's not in the fine print.
www.NewsTarget.com
Workplaces
NOT JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE(BOOK) by Derek Blackadder
Organizing through social networking sites has its advantages — and pitfalls.
 Faith speaks
COUNTING DOWN TO WITHDRAWAL by Jim Wallis
US Christians say "The timetable begins now" to get US troops out of Iraq.
Science matters
TIME TO PUT A PRICE ON POLLUTION by David Suzuki
Carbon taxes, trades, will make Canadians serious about global warming.
 Media files
SHOCKED AND AWED by James Laxer
The Globe and Mail reels at the fall of Conrad Black.
CONCENTRATING ON NEWS MEDIA by Steve Anderson
CRTC hearings give public a chance to speak out for diversity of ownership, voices.
Health Scope
LONGER WAIT TIMES IN US from Physicians for a National Health Program
Even Aetna admits US system 'is not timely'.
COMMUNITY RALLIES FOR FULL HEALTH CARE from the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
Proposed hospital merger threatens access to reproductive health services.
FEELING GOOD, EATING WELL by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
Taking girls and women seriously a good start to fending off eating disorders.
 World beat
THE MIDDLE EAST ACCORDING TO BUSH by Uri Avnery
US President's speech reinforces myths from the Old West.
WHAT TO DO IN AFGHANISTAN from a speech by Johann Galtung
A five-point plan towards resolving civil war in Central Asia.
Consumers
DRIVING GREEN from ZAP electric vehicles
Podcasts explore new trends in the green transportation shift.
| PICK OF THE WEEK |
SURVEY VOTE NETS CAP
US citizens can get a free Impeach Cheney ball cap.
The People's Email Network is holding a survey on Rep Dennis Kucinich's Bill to impeach Vice-President Dick Cheney, on grounds of deception and international aggression. US citizens (including ex-pats) who vote in the poll, may then claim a free ball cap embroidered with "Impeach Cheney" We filled out the attached letters to our Congressional representatives, and received a letter in reply. Sounds like a win-win offer!
www.usalone.com/cheney_impeachment.php
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Hot headlines
DOOMSDAY FOR THE GREENBACK by Mike Whitney
US $ tanking big time.
THE NEW YORK TIMES VS REALITY by Gwynne Dyer
Times' call for withdrawal from Iraq admits political costs too high.
MORE THAN A MINE, A METAPHOR by Naomi Klein
While Mohawks and Ottawa negotiated for the land, the land itself was disappearing.
HYBRID CAR WINS SPEED RACE
Toyota wins Tokashi 24-Hour Race with super hybird.
Take action!
VIEW THE REAL NEWS VIDEO by Mary Cornish and Leo Panitch
Independent news channel now in beta format.
Feedback from our readers
HARPER'S ARCTIC BOATS UNREALISTIC by Garry Macleod
Maybe the PM is counting on the US to protect us?
Humour
INSIGHTS FOR 2007... from the Internet
Better late than never.
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