Posted: January 23, 2008

ENERGY HOGS RULE by Linda McQuaig
  Elites love to pig out on energy.
 
 

HOUSING, NOT WAR from the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee
  New broad-based coalition pre-empts Manley report by urging federal funds go to help the homeless.

EXTINCTION TOURISM by Stephen Leahy
  Some tourism companies urge travelers to "See it before it's gone".
 
 

TOP GARMENT MAKERS BOYCOTT UZBEK COTTON by Gulnoza Saidazimova
  Industry targeted by child-labor activists.

MeanToons
... AND THE PANEL RECOMMENDS... by John Meaney
  Let's not jump to any foregone conclusions.

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Editorial

WITH A CRASH SO POSSIBLE, DEMOCRATS NEED A PLAN FOR TOUGH TIMES by Ish Theilheimer
  Galbraith's history of financial euphoria predicts pain and amnesia.
 
 

US election watch

AMERICAN POLITICS: YOU COULDN'T MAKE THIS UP! by Geoffrey Stevens
  US primaries offer colourful cast of characters in both parties.
 

Gordon's corner

BEWARE REPLACEMENT WRITERS by Charles Gordon
  The whole world, not just Hollywood, suffers by departure from usual scripts.
 
 

Science matters

GREEN IS IN by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  But getting on a new path requires real change.
 

Workplaces
SIEU ALARMED BY SPREAD OF MAGNA-STYLE CONTRACTS from the SEIU
  Justice for Janitors organizing drive "undermined" by CAW-funded union.

Canadian Politics

STOP THAT DOCTOR! by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Barred from practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr James Hanley continued to practice in New Brunswick.
 

ARROGANCE CAN HURT BC LIBS by Bill Tieleman
  Secret meetings, grants to the rich, privileged lobbyist will come back to haunt government.
 
 

AMBITIOUS, YOUNG ABORIGINAL WOMAN HAS POLITICS IN HER BLOOD by Sheila Pratt
  Leila Houle running for the federal Liberals to make a difference.
 
 

Consumers
10 THINGS YOUR FITNESS CLUB WON'T TELL YOU by Reshma Kapadia
  "This place is crawling with bacteria" and other warnings.

Media files
WRITERS CALL FOR NEW COPYRIGHT BILL from The Writers' Union of Canada
  Writers' Union calls for balanced approach, protecting moral rights as well as public access.

JOURNALISM 2.0 ON SCIENCE 2.0 by Curtis Brainard
  How the Web is shaping next-generation reporting.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

DECENTRALIZED WORLD SOCIAL FORUM Every year, government and business leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. Ordinary folks are definitely not invited, and in fact, Switzerland has made demonstrations very difficult in Davos. Since 2000, non-government reps have organized an alternative World Social Forum for their own discussions. This year, the WSF is largely a virtual gathering that kicks off January 22. Look for reports online and maybe in the news. Or sign up for the email newsletter, at:   www.wsf2008.net/it/node/4713

Hot headlines

WHY BUSH VISITED SAUDI ARABIA by Greg Palast
  USA now $3 trillion in debt to foreign lenders, mostly Saudis.
 
 

TALIBAN JUST GETTING SERIOUS: NGO from Agence France Presse
  Report says that conflict in Afghanistan will heat up dramatically.

NUKES AND POLITICS by Carol Goar
  Harperites go nuclear over Safety Commission.
 
 

CANADA TAKES US, ISRAEL OFF TORTURE WATCH LIST by David Ljunggren
  Government accidentally provided Amnesty International with list of countries where prisoners risk torture.

COSTLY FUEL MEANS COSTLY CALORIES by Keith Bradsher
  Food costs are soaring globally, but especially for cooking oil, an indispensable staple food for poor people.

Take action!
CALL FOR PEACE IN KENYA by Paul Hilder
  Urge Foreign Minister to support Kofi Annan and other mediators in East Africa.

Feedback from our readers
TO SHARE OR NOT TO SHARE by Kevin Kvisle
  Welfare rules don't allow recipients to make their own choices.

Humour
BUSHCRONIUM: NOXIOUS NEW ELEMENT DISCOVERED from the Internet
  Found while emptying the trash file.