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Editorial
ENVIRONMENTALISM VS SOCIAL DEMOCRACY? by Ish Theilheimer
Environmentalists lack grasp of working-class realities while social democrats caught in green bind.
 Canadian Politics
BIZARRE TWIST IN BASI-VIRK CASE by Bill Tieleman
Prosecutor requests private hearing for three secret witnesses.
MULRONEY SCANDAL THROWS HARPER OFF-STRIDE by Geoffrey Stevens
Election not possible as long as Mulroney/Schreiber/Airbus affair is centre stage.
ALBERTA COULD BE A MODEL OF SUSTAINABILITY by Ricardo Acuña
Prosperous and rich in renewable resources, Alberta could lead the change to a new energy economy.
BANK OF CANADA SHOULD FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE by Richard Priestman
Feds would rather force cities, provinces to borrow from private lenders.
 Health scope
ADDICTION PROGRAMS OFTEN INAPPROPRIATE FOR WOMEN by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
Women are judged differently from men, but also treated in exactly the same way as men.
MeanToons
PSST — HEY, SANTA! by John Meaney
A parent shares this year's top request.
www.meantoons.com
 Gordon's corner
ART IS NOT JUST FOR THE ELITE by Charles Gordon
Only the feds have not contributed to Ottawa's new downtown concert hall.
Rez Solutions?
SNOW TIME IS STORY-TELLING TIME by Stewart Steinhauer
Listen to the magpie squawking in the margins of the Internet.
 Faith speaks
A HUNDRED-DOLLAR HOLIDAY by Rabbi Michael Lerner
This year, avoid the gift trap, and make a present of your time.
Workplaces
WOMEN SHUT OUT OF EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: STUDY from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Two out of three women who pay into EI don't receive a cent if they lose their jobs.
STAGEHANDS' BROADWAY STRIKE IS FIRST IN 121 YEARS by Harry Kelber
Producers trying to force work-rule changes to avoid paying for stand-by time.
Consumers
HAZARDS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES by Robert Verkaik
Young people reveal personal info that puts them at risk for identity theft.
Media files
UNIONS CALL ON CRTC TO STOP FOREIGN OWNERSHIP from CUPE
CEP says CanWest's purchase of Alliance Atlantis is foreign ownership through the back door.
| PICK OF THE WEEK |
HAVE A GROANER OR TWO
Fans of purple prose are familiar with the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, sometimes known as the "Dark and stormy night" contest, because the object is to come up with a bad first line for an imaginary story. Here's the 2007 winner in the Children's category: Danny, the little Grizzly cub, frolicked in the tall grass on this sunny Spring morning, his mother keeping a watchful eye as she chewed on a piece of a hiker they had encountered the day before.
You get the idea. Many, many more double-takes are waiting for you on the contest website:
www.sjsu.edu/depts/english/2007.htm
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Hot headlines
"A GENERALIZED MELTDOWN OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS" by Mike Whitney
Global headlines portend economic crash.
LATIN AMERICA'S SHOCK RESISTANCE by Naomi Klein
Local governments try to contain Washington's ability to provoke economic shocks.
THE FUTURE OF READING by Steven Levy
Amazon's new Kindle reader offers unlimited books plus connectivity.
Take action!
DECEMBER 8 WORLD RALLY TO SUPPORT KYOTO from climatechaos.ca
KYOTO NOW! Rally around the Earth for climate justice and a safer, healthier planet!
LABOR PARTY WINS AUSTRALIAN ELECTION by Bernard Lagan
John Howard, Bush supporter on Iraq, hammered by public response to laws that curtailed workers' rights.
Reader's Letter
MULRONEY ET AL by Joanne Bury
Alas we are losing our good name.
Humour
NEWEST DISCOVERY! by RJ Heathorn
Why does Amazon think it can improve upon perfection?
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