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AFGHANISTAN: WARLORDISM "IS WINNING" VERSUS DEMOCRACY by Ron Synovitz and Jan Alekozai
  Local people want the international community to stop the private militias and provide real security.

Gillian Steward
OLYMPIC TORCH SHEDS MORE HEAT THAN LIGHT
by Gillian Steward
  Lubicons' bid for 1988 Olympic boycott flickered out quickly.
 
 

James Laxer
SARKOZY RIDES TO THE RESCUE IN AFGHANISTAN
by James Laxer
  French President acted on a very different agenda than that portrayed in Canadian media.
 

Stephen Leahy
SUSTAINABILITY IS A VISION WORTH FIGHTING FOR
by Stephen Leahy
  Sweeping social change hard to achieve, but not without precedent.
 

MeanToons
AT AN IMPASSE by John Meaney
  Maybe it's time to shine a different kind of light.

Maybe it's time to shine a different kind of light
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Ish TheilheimerEditorial
WHY I DON'T SUPPORT THE SEAL HUNT PROTEST AND WHY STEPHEN HARPER DOES by Ish Theilheimer
If we help desperate sealers and resource communities find new ways to survive, the seals will probably survive too.
 

Gordon's corner
Charles Gordon

IN DEFENCE OF NEWSPAPERS
by Charles Gordon
  For years we have been reading that the newspaper is doomed.
 
 

David Suzuki and Faisal MoolaScience matters
UNUSUAL FRIENDS IN UNUSUAL PLACES by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  All kinds of thoughtful people, from Canada's corporate leaders to our best athletes, have responded constructively to global warming.

Health scope
EVERYDAY POLLUTANTS AND BREAST CANCER by Avis Antel and Chris Kupka
  Looking at what science says about prevention.
 

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Geoffrey StevensCanadian Politics

LEARNING TO GOVERN WITH A MINORITY by Geoffrey Stevens
  Harper unlikely to win a "false majority", let alone a "true majority".
 
 

Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
LURING IMMIGRANTS NOT ENOUGH
by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Provinces must provide services and opportunities if they want new immigrants to stay.
 
 

Jeremy Klasuz

CALGARY MLA EYES LIBERAL LEADERSHIP
by Jeremy Klasuz
  Dave Taylor "considering taking a run at" top job.
 
 

Bill Tieleman
REMEMBER CHINA'S DISSIDENTS
by Bill Tieleman
Columnist received three email death threats over "Boycott China" column.
 
 

Inside Queen's Park
PROVINCIAL CIVIL SERVANT SALARIES MAKE HEADLINES
from Inside Queen's Park
But municipal civil service increases have actually been greater.
 

Workplaces
LABOUR LEADERS WANT WSIB CHAIR FIRED OVER "DEATH" REBATES from NUPGE
  Companies prosecuted for worker fatalities awarded safety rebates.

Consumers
POPULAR IMPOTENCE DRUGS MAY CAUSE SUDDEN DEAFNESS by David Gutierrez
  FDA requires drug labels to carry new warnings on Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.

Media files
Carla Wintersgill
CITIZEN JOURNALISM DOESN'T EXACTLY WORK AS EXPECTED
by Carla Wintersgill
  Well-funded NowPublic.com site finds the majority of members are passive readers, not active reporters.
 
 
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Joe BageantHot headlines

WELCOME TO MIDDLE-CLASS LOCKDOWN by Joe Bageant
  Real community requires us to do more than share consumption.
 
 

Gwynne Dyer
THE UNDERPANTS OF THE OLYMPIC FLAME
by Gwynne Dyer
  Chinese can expect more embarrassment with the Olympic torch relay.
 
 

Take action!
MOBILIZE TO SAVE THE CBC ORCHESTRA from Save the CBC Radio Orchestra
  Sign the petition and keep informed about other activism around CBC Radio 2.

Feedback from our readers
ANTI-CHINA CAMPAIGN MIGHT BE US PROPAGANDA by Dave Thomas
  If a country does not please the United States, efforts will be made to bring about "regime change".

Humour
GENDER EQUALITY ON THE JOB SITE from the Internet
  Sometimes winning respect depends on learning the right language.
 

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