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Canadian Politics
SEE THE FEDERAL TORTOISES RACE by Geoffrey Stevens
The Liberals could probably defeat the Harperites, but Dion probably can't beat Harper.
ALBERTA'S GREENWASH ATTEMPT by Ricardo Acuña
Ed Stelmach's $4 billion public relations effort doesn't add up to much of anything.
THE SMELL OF GORDO'S DEMISE by Bill Tieleman
Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell's government is imploding.
WE NEED A PLAN TO REDUCE POVERTY by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
MIT Lab approaches problem on a scientific basis.
Workplaces
SELF-INSURANCE FOR SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS from the International Labor Organization
ILO launches microinsurance program to provide disability, health, death benefits for microenterprises.
Consumers
SIX LITTLE CHANGES TO HELP YOU SAVE BIG from Shopsmart Magazine
Look for rebates and coupons, and use the right credit card.
| PICK OF THE WEEK |
LIFE AFTER OIL
Website helps co-ordinate discussion about what comes next.
Most of us are trying to cut back on energy consumption these days, for reasons ranging from cost to concern about global warming. This website offers some visions of an agreeable future without oil, as well as tools for achieving that way of life, such as supporting local farms, deconstructing globalization, and revamping cities. See
www.postcarbon.org
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Hot headlines
QUESTIONS ABOUT NANOTECH by Carole Bass
Tissue-penetrating particles might present health dangers.
MCCAIN ANNOUNCES HIS RUNNING MATE: THE CHEVY VOLT by Keith Barry
Faltering General Motors promises plug-in hybrid by 2010.
Take action!
PITCH YOUR IDEA FOR FINANCING SOCIAL CHANGE from Citi India and Ashoka
Changemaker online challenge searches for cutting-edge financing methods.
Humour
AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE from the Internet
Sometimes the Rx is a shock.
