Posted: September 05, 2007

COUNTLESS AFGHAN DEATHS by Linda McQuaig
  Canadian media use every soldier's death to justify invasion, but minimize Afghan civilian deaths.
 
 

DIRT ISN'T SO CHEAP AFTER ALL by Stephen Leahy
  Earth losing arable soil at an alarming rate.
 
 

RISING LOONIE HURTS WORKERS by Ken Neumann
  Interest rates and a rising dollar make weak manufacturing sector worse.
 
 

STRATEGIC VOTING A MYTH by Marc Zwelling
  Polls and analysis show that strategic voters cancel out one another.
 
 

MeanToons
ON THE STUMP by John Meaney
  Politicians will say anything!

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Editorial

CANADIANS HAVE NO CAUSE TO BE SMUG by Ish Theilheimer
  Democratic spirit bubbles up south of border while Canada slips backward.
 

Canadian Politics

JOHN TORY'S INEXPLICABLE GAMBLE by Geoffrey Stevens
  With everything going his way, Conservative leader voluntarily raises issue of public funding for faith-based schools.
 
 

GIRLS AS GUINEA PIGS by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  HPV vaccine campaign raises serious health care questions.
 
 

THE STUPIDITY OF SINGLE TRANSFER VOTE by Bill Tieleman
  BC faces another referendum on STV voting system.
 
 

STELMACH HAD DUTY TO LEAD PUBLIC DEBATE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY by Sheila Pratt
  Important questions weren't answered because they weren't asked.
 

US STEEL TAKES OVER STELCO by James Laxer
  Requiem for what was once a Canadian owned industry.
 
 

Gordon's corner

CONSUMERS VS CITIZENS by Charles Gordon
  Blame the mess the world is in on people acting like consumers and not like citizens.
 

Science matters


THE NATURE OF TAXONOMY by David Suzuki
  Classification determines conservation efforts.
 
 

Workplaces

AVATARS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! by Derek Blackadder
  Italian union's virtual demonstration against IBM launches new world of job actions.
 

BULLYING AFFECTS HALF OF US WORKERS from the Workplace Bullying Institute
  In 72 percent of cases, the bully was the boss.

Consumers
CONCERNS ABOUT CONTACTLESS CREDIT CARDS by John Schwartz
  Radio frequency identification (RFID) payment cards vulnerable to hacking from a distance.

Media files
NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNET ACCESS AND NET NEUTRALITY from NUPGE
  Canada failing to ensure access to broadband coverage and to protect network neutrality.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

SHOCK DOCTRINE Keeping up with Naomi Klein's new book. The buzz is building about Naomi Klein's new book, Shock Doctrine, which states that capitalists have been deliberately using historical crisis points in order "to achieve control by imposing economic shock therapy." Klein's book tour includes Canada, the US and the UK; a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival; and excerpts in the Globe, the Guardian, and Harper's Magazine. Feeling dizzy? Visit her newly expanded website. You'll have at least a hope of keeping up with what's going on.   www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine

Hot headlines
SHOWDOWN OVER IRAN by Justin Raimondo
  Brace yourselves for warmongering propaganda blitz starting September 11.

HOW THE RICH WON THE CLASS WAR by George Monbiot
  Neoliberals successfully plotted to stitch up the wealth of nations for themselves.
 
 

COSTS OF WHISTLEBLOWING by Deborah Hastings
  Reporting massive fraud leads to slander, demotion, firing — even torture.

MISS SOUTH CAROLINA'S GEOGRAPHY LESSON by Antonia Zerbisias
  Miss Teen USA hopeful becomes a superstar after flub.
 

Take action!
MAKE FISHING FAIR by from Avaaz
  Tell the WTO to support ocean sustainability.

Feedback from our readers
TEMPS DESERVE BETTER by Michael Shawn Brereton-Foster
  Poor treatment of temporary workers has implications for everyone.

Humour
CANADA'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROBLEM from the Internet
  "Sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians" sneak across the border.