Posted: November 26, 2008

CANADA NEEDS ITS OWN ECONOMIC STRATEGIES by James Laxer
  The Harper government is out of touch with the scale of the crisis.
 

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND REPORTS by Cathy Crowe
  Street nurse offers images of gaps in public health policies.
 
 

WHERE THAT "RECYCLED" E-WASTE REALLY GOES by Stephen Leahy
  Much is exported to developing nations, where it lies in toxic landfills.
 

DUMP THE SOUND BITE by Ricardo Acuña
  Voters need to hear about values, not statistics and issues.
 
 

CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS by Henri M Sader
  Suggestions about where to find the light at the end of the tunnel.
 

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Editorial
BOLD AGENDA NEEDED TO PREVENT HUMAN DISASTERS by Ish Theilheimer
  Canadians must take action on a broad front to combat financial crisis.
 

PATRIARCHY DE-THRONED by Penney Kome
  George Lakoff explains why voters chose Barack Obama's "nurturant parent" over George Bush's "strict father".
 
 

Faith speaks
GODLESS BUS ADS GENERATE FUROR AND FRIENDS from American Humanist Association
  Ads urge, "Just be good for goodness' sake".

Science matters
THE BEHEMOTH THAT WOULDN'T STOP GROWING by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Economists and politicians believe that the economy can keep growing indefinitely.
 

MeanToons
CHANGING TACTICS by John Meaney
  Irresistible force meets not-so-immovable object.

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Canadian Politics

THE BIG THREE GO TO WASHINGTON by Geoffrey Stevens
  Heads of Ford, Chrysler and GM arrive with hands out and no plan.
 

BUST TAKES ALBERTA BY SURPRISE by Gillian Steward
  Plunging oil prices cause major project to be cancelled or capped.
 
 

NO MEDALS FOR GORDON CAMPBELL ON CHILD POVERTY by Bill Tieleman
  The government spends millions on feel-good ads, while thousands of homeless walk the streets.
 

TEN REASONS WE NEED MORE WOMEN IN POLITICS by Elsie Hambrook
  New Brunswick's 12 percent pulls down Canada's already-weak national average.
 

Workplaces
LABOUR'S SEVEN-POINT PLAN from NUPGE
  NUPGE leader's strategy includes strengthening labour rights through lobbying and picking court cases carefully.

LABOUR RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS from NUPGE
  Labour organizations call on Prime Minister Harper to ratify international human rights conventions.

Consumers
FRIDAY IS BUY NOTHING DAY from Adbusters
  Do the earth a favour: put your credit and debit cards in the freezer, if only for one day.

Media files
CANADA'S ONLY MAGAZINE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE CLOSING from North Island Publishing
  Masthead ceases publication after 21 years of operations.

PICK OF THE WEEK

TROMPE L'OEIL MURAL What you get is more than you see. Cochrane, a small city north of Calgary, unveiled a public mural this month that conveys one overall picture by conglomerating many small paintings by different artists. Each tile is one square foot large and contains a complete image. Hint: look at the horse's eye.   www.muralmosaic.com/Cochrane.html

Hot headlines

NEVER WASTE A CRISIS by Gwynne Dyer
  Obama could change a lot, if he can strike while the iron is hot.
 

TODAY'S UNSETTLING COMPARISON TO "THE GREAT DYING" by Moises Velasquez-Manoff
  250 million years ago, rising greenhouse-gas levels set off catastrophic changes.

Take action!
SIGN ONLINE PETITION TO BAN CLUSTER BOMBS from Mines Action Canada
  Urge Canada to become a signatory at the ceremony on December 3.

Feedback from our readers
DO NOT CALL LIST IN CANADA by Annette Le Faive
  Tips for cell phone savings used US reference.

Humour
BEST MATES ARE A LIFELINE from the Internet
  But sometimes it's best not to question their knowledge.