Posted: May 21, 2008

A LOSS OF BALANCE ON ISRAEL by Linda McQuaig
  May was a 60th anniversary — albeit a very different kind — for Palestinians too.
 
 

NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST NEEDS SHAKE-UP by Dennis Gruending
  Meeting on Parliament Hill hews to narrow faith agenda.
 
 

NEW US GOVERNMENT REPORT REVEALS 2,500 YOUTHS HELD IN MILITARY CUSTODY ABROAD by American Civil Liberties Union
  Lack of safeguards for treatment of juveniles violates international standards, says American Civil Liberties Union.

Science matters

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Bisphenol A in plastic bottles may be more harmful than anything in our tap water.

Editorial

REAL MEN RIDE BIKES by Ish Theilheimer
  A red-blooded endorsement of cycling makes good public policy, saves money, promotes health and would add to Gross National Happiness.
 

Gordon's corner

OBAMA PAYS FOR WRIGHT'S WORDS by Charles Gordon
  In an age of video, everybody is one degree away from guilt by association.
 

Canadian Politics

DION GAMBLING ON PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE by Geoffrey Stevens
  Liberal leader calls for "green shift" in Canadian economy.
 
 

WRONG PEOPLE BEING MUZZLED by Bill Tieleman
  Crown attorneys won't have to explain why they released Peter Lee to kill his wife, child, in-laws.
 
 

DEMOCRACY NOT FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Time to set spending limits for municipal politics.
 
 

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS IN ALBERTA by Scott Harris
  Opposition to limits on third-party spending crosses ideological lines.

Special CLC Convention Section

A NEW WAY TO DO POLITICS by Ish Theilheimer
  Reformed election finance laws and frustration with old ways leads to grassroots focus at CLC.
 

Consumers
PETITION URGES REMOVAL OF CONTRACEPTIVE PATCH FROM MARKET WITHIN SIX MONTHS from Public Citizen
  Ortho-Evra patch exposes women to dangerous estrogen levels, risk of blood clots, Public Citizen tells FDA.

Media files
CRTC INDECISION A SET BACK TO INTERNET FREEDOM from the Campaign for Democratic Media
  Ruling allows Bell to continue limiting open access to the internet.

CRTC SHOULD PROTECT CANADA'S FILM INDUSTRY: ACTRA from ACTRA
  Canadian broadcasters pump millions into Hollywood's economy while Canada's industry suffers.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

ONE WAY TO CHANGE POLICIES: CRITICAL MASS The bikes are coming! The bikes are coming! If bicycles are taking over your city, particularly on Friday afternoons, you probably share the urban environment with a chapter of Critical Mass. Their goal: to recruit enough cyclists that even motorists beg City Hall to give them their own, safe, roadways. Interested? You'll find starting points and times listed on the international site.   www.critical-mass.info/international.html

Hot headlines
VANCOUVER'S BED BUG PLAGUE by Christopher Pollon
  Bed bug population exploded in Sydney during Olympics; same might happen in Vancouver.

THE BUSHES AND HITLER'S APPEASEMENT by Robert Parry
  Bush's speech on Israel's 60th anniversary omitted his own family's role during WWII.
 
 

CHOOSING BETWEEN CLEAN HAIR AND CLEAN AIR by Glenn Hurowitz
  Palm oil is in a surprising number of household products and food — and producing it wreaks havoc on the environment.
 

Take action!
NAME A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AFTER ONTARIO PREMIER from Greenpeace
  Sign Greenpeace's petition to recognize Dalton McGuinty's efforts to promote nuclear power.

Feedback from our readers
TRIBUTE TO CHARLES CACCIA by Margaret Shupe
  He was a great environmentalist.

Humour
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU from the Internet
  ... (But you sure can write a cheque to StraightGoods.ca today.)