Posted: September 03, 2008

TWISTING THE CONCEPT OF "ELITE" by Linda McQuaig
  Republicans distort language to conceal their real allegiances.
 
 

BULLYING LEADS TO MASSACRES: PSYCHOLOGIST by Sherwood Ross
  Not the bullies, but their victims, are likely to go on killing sprees.
 
 

WAITING FOR THE BUS IN NEW ORLEANS by Bill Quigley
  An estimated 30,000 people without cars needed help evacuating ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
 
 

QUEBEC ANTI-NUKE ACTIVISTS RISE UP by Marita Moll
  Province, Hydro-Quebec, make plans to refurbish Gentilly-2.
 
 

MeanToons
MOUNTING CALAMITIES by John Meaney
  Autumn is upon us.

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Editorial

MAKE THIS ONE A PUBLIC VALUES ELECTION by Ish Theilheimer
  Opposition parties need to emphasize the difference between what they stand for and Stephen Harper's ideology.
 

THE ELECTION NO ONE WANTS by Mel Watkins
  Compared to the US election's offer of hope, the Canadian election seems dreary.
 
 

RELIGION IN THE 2008 ELECTION by Dennis Gruending
  Like Republicans, Harperites court conservative Evangelicals, Catholics and Jews.
 
 

US election watch

JUDGING JOHN MCCAIN'S CHARACTER by John Chuckman
  Candidate's boyish charm hides his dreary record of ethics and behaviour.
 
 

MeanToons
A DARN GOOD QUESTION by John Meaney
  Perhaps the PM should look for another excuse — er, reason.

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Canadian Politics
THE REAL REASONS HARPER WANTS AN ELECTION by Geoffrey Stevens
  Naked ambition combined with fear could be motives for a very ugly campaign.
 

CALGARY BECOMING ALBERTA OPPOSITION CENTRAL by Gillian Steward
  Local Liberal MLAs compete to lead defeated, debt-ridden party.
 
 

BC'S ECONOMY IS SLUMPING by Bill Tieleman
  Business groups sound alarm that BC economy is taking a big hit.
 
 

NEW BRUNSWICK RE-CONSIDERS LITERACY CHALLENGE by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  If you can read this, consider yourself lucky.
 
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

REFRESHER COURSE ON MID-EAST GEOGRAPHY Interactive game tests your knowledge of who lives where. We hear a lot about trouble in the Middle East, but how many of us can visualize the region? Play this game, and you'll understand the neighbourhood better.   www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html

Workplaces
LABOUR DAY 2008 from NUPGE
  A time to reflect as the struggle continues.

Science matters

WE SEE WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Our perceptual filters shape the world.
 

Consumers
FREE DEBT REDUCTION CALCULATOR from Vertex42™
  Download Excel spreadsheet to figure out fastest way to erase debts.

Media files
DEMOCRACY NOW! STAFF ARRESTED from Democracy Now!
  Amy Goodman, two producers, manhandled while covering protests at Republican National Convention.

Hot headlines
GOOGLE TO LAUNCH NEW "CHROME" BROWSER by Andrew Ramadge
  News leaks out earlier than planned.

Take action!
SUPPORT THE WAR RESISTERS from WarResisters.ca
  Tell Stephen Harper: Don't deport the Hinzman family.

Feedback from our readers
HAPPY THANKSGIVING by Claire
  Harper's defeat would be reason to be grateful.

Humour
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BLUES from the Internet
  Everyone is susceptible to them.