Posted: December 19, 2007
Updated: December 28, 2007

BHUTTO, BUSH AND MUSHARRAF by John Chuckman
  Washington sent Bhutto to her death, because Musharraf wouldn't do what he was told.
 
 

MEDICAL ISOTOPES AND PARLIAMENTARY IRRESPONSIBILITY by Dr Ole Hendrickson
  The battle over restarting the Chalk River reactor illuminates the sorry state of regulation.
 

WHY I SAID NO TO MANLEY by Michael Byers
  I declined to appear before the panel on the Afghanistan mission because I believe it was constructed to come to a pre-determined conclusion.
 

DR SWANN GOES TO OTTAWA by Sarah Arthurs
  Alberta MLA's hunger strike for Darfur overshadowed by Mulroney/Schreiber scandal.
 
 

FISH FARMS PUSHING WILD SALMON TO EXTINCTION by Stephen Leahy
  The impact of large salmon farms along the BC coastline has been bitterly disputed for the last decade.
 

THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH by Walden Bello
  Right Livelihood award winner reviews and analyzes environmental concerns in Asia, Southeast Asia and China.
 

Editorial
FEDERAL POLITICS STUCK IN LEADERSHIP VACUUM by Ish Theilheimer
  Harper has peaked, Dion is stuck, while the NDP risks alienating core supporters.
 

Canadian Politics

BELIEVE NEITHER MAN by Geoffrey Stevens
  Both Schreiber and Mulroney told self-serving stories to the Commons ethics committee.
 
 

SEEKING COMMON GROUND IN DIVERSITY by Sheila Pratt
  With one in five foreign born, the shared values needed to build a nation are found in the Charter.
 
 

PUBLIC KEEN TO PROTECT FARMLAND by Bill Tieleman
  Public opposes removing farmland from ALR for Tsawwassen treaty but supports treaties.
 
 

AIDING AND ABETTING ABUSE by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Family court can become an extension of the abuser's arm.
 
 

CounterThink
TURNING THE TABLES by Mike Adams
  The tools are in our hands...

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Gordon's corner

SECRET GLEE AT HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN by Charles Gordon
  Kicking a guy when he's down is not only not good manners, it's also not good tactics.
 

Science matters
GETTING TO KNOW OUR PLANET by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  We need to find ways to measure where greenhouse gases come from and where they go.
 

Workplaces


COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AT THE RCMP by Roy J Adams
  Management declines to negotiate.
 
 

Consumers
LOWER PRICED CHOLESTEROL DRUGS from Consumer Reports
  Older drugs often just as effective and cheaper.

Media files

REGRET THE ERROR TOP PICKS OF 2007 by Penney Kome
  "Crunks 2007" offers some real gems.
 
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

INDULGE SENSIBLY Enjoy flavourful food with a clear conscience. Cold weather inspires some of us to go rummaging through recipes, searching for elusive tastes and aromas. Cooking and baking can be sooo creative, and so much fun (especially if young people help)! And perhaps nature really does intend us to store up micronutrients at this time of year. Still, overindulgence has its costs too. Here's a happy medium: cook and bake with lighter ingredients. This website shows you how — and provides nutritional analysis (including calorie counts) for each dish.   www.cookinglight.com

Hot headlines

BONFIRE OF THE PRINCESSES by Barbara Ehrenreich
  Disney marketing female masochism along with princess dolls.
 
 

PERMALANCERS, UNITE! by Anya Kamenetz
  Independent media workers win concessions from mammoth Viacom.
 
 

Take action!
SUPPORT CUPW, OPPOSE BILL C-14 by from CUPW
  Feds seek to privatize international mail.

Feedback from our readers

SOUND BITES FROM BALI CONFERENCE by Don Kossick
  Listen to how decisions were made.
 
 

Humour
'TWAS THE MONTH AFTER CHANUKAH from the Internet
  Well, ok, it's only been a week...