Posted: January 16, 2008

DECODING US POLITICS by Linda McQuaig
  Republican candidate debate underscores differences between Americans and Canadians.
 
 

SASKATCHEWAN'S CRITICAL CHOICE by Jim Harding
  Nuclear power is dirty, dangerous and expensive — and it won't solve global warming either.
 
 

GUNNING FOR MORE TROUBLE by Paul Weinberg
  Many warning signs that Afghanistan conflict is heading in the "wrong direction".

THE MICROCREDIT MIRACLE by Margo Purcell and Dr Bob Dickson
  Very small loans help lift the poorest of the poor out of poverty.
 
 

CounterThink
ALWAYS SEEKING NEW MARKETS by Mike Adams
  For the pet who has everything.

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Editorial

ECONOMIC ANXIETY IN BOOM TIMES by Ish Theilheimer
  There are lots of jobs but little security.
 
 

BARACK OBAMA MIGHT BE THE NEW JFK by James Laxer
  Problem is, JFK was very American.
 
 

REPORT FINDS RISING TIDE OF GREEN FINANCING by Stephen Leahy
  There appears to be hope for the planet yet.
 
 

Gordon's corner

TEN YEARS AFTER THE ICE STORM by Charles Gordon
  News media celebrate, trivialize, a disaster that most residents remember with dread.
 
 

Health scope

WOMEN AND LONG-TERM CARE by Beverley Baines
  Ontario resisted including any minimum standards of care in its May 2007 Long-Term Care legislation.
 

Canadian Politics

NEXT TO NO INQUIRY by Geoffrey Stevens
  Johnston's recommendation for limited inquiry into Mulroney much too restrictive.
 

WELFARE POLICY BACKFIRES by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Forbidding welfare recipients from sharing accommodation is costly and counterproductive.
 
 

P3 'SUCCESS' JUST A BIG HOAX by Bill Tieleman
  Schwarzenegger cites BC's P3 projects as model, omitting mention of cost overruns.
 
 

U OF A OPENS DOWNTOWN CAMPUS by Sheila Pratt
  University finally showing some interest in the city around it.
 
 

Workplaces
CUPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP (SSP) from CUPE
  NDP MP Peter Julian undertaking cross-Canada tour (with many union stops) to raise awareness of SPP.

US UNIONS PUT ORGANIZING ON HOLD by Harry Kelber
  In the best of circumstances, the Employee Free Choice Act won't pass until Spring 2009.
 
 

Consumers

CHOLESTEROL DRUG HAS NO BENEFIT IN TRIAL by Alex Berenson
  Zetia and Vytorin patients actually showed increased plaque build-up in arteries.
 
 

Media files
KEEP MEDIA CANADIAN: POLL from ACTRA, CEP and Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
  Two-thirds of Canadian voters oppose allowing foreign control of Canadian media companies.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

EXPLORE CANADIAN MUSIC The Canadian Music Centre offers samples of a surprising number of Canadian composers, working in a wide range of genres and instrumentation. There is a special section showcasing music by composers who immigrated to Canada from other countries. The Centre is part of an international network of similar organizations, making serious music available around the world, at the click of a mouse (or touchpad).   www.musiccentre.ca/home.cfm

Hot headlines

NOW THE RECESSION IS OFFICIAL by Barbara Ehrenreich
  But most Americans have been living with it for years.
 
 

BIG OIL PROFITS WHILE POOR FREEZE by Ralph Nader
  Bush administration slashed regulations, home heating program, despite promises.
 
 

BIG PENTAGON, BIG PHARMA by Penny Coleman
  Drug troops to numb them to horrors of war.
 
 

Take action!

SUPPORT BENAMAR BENATTA'S PETITION FOR A PUBLIC REVIEW by Matthew Behrens
  Algerian immigrant was Canada's first rendition to torture.
 
 

Feedback from our readers
WORTH MORE THAN MONEY by Vera Gottlieb
  Economy alone is nothing.

Humour
OSAMA WRITES GEORGE A LETTER from the Internet
  Humour with a shelf life.