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Faux News, Russian drought, Pakistan's floods, missing workers, immigration follies, sex trade as abuse, what went wrong in Iraq, and much more...

 

Posted: August 25, 2010

Linda McQuaig
HARPER'S MEETING WITH RUPERT MURDOCH
by Linda McQuaig
  Media-hating PM seems eager to see Faux News in Canada.
 
 

David Frank
THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING WORKERS
by David Frank
  Canada's new citizenship guide omits mention of workers or unions.
 
 

Stephen Leahy
RUSSIA'S AGONY A "WAKE-UP" CALL TO THE WORLD
by Stephen Leahy
  Extraordinary heat wave has killed at least 15,000 people.
 
 

DISASTER: MORE DEBT FOR PAKISTAN from Jubilee USA Network
  Social justice groups call for grants, donations, not loans.

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Ish TheilheimerEditorial

PAKISTAN'S MISERY YET ANOTHER DANGER SIGN by Ish Theilheimer
  World needs a new generation of leaders with new ideas.
 

Penney Kome

NAPA VALLEY NORTH
by Penney Kome
  BC's Okanagan Valley desert blooms with wineries.
 
 

David Suzuki and Faisal MoolaScience matters
CAVEMEN AND OTHER FOSSILS by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  Anti-environmentalists are the ones who are stuck in the past.
 

MeanToons
MUZZLED!
  Time for a new category of hazard pay.

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Geoffrey StevensCanadian Politics

UNFOLDING HARPER'S HIDDEN AGENDA by Geoffrey Stevens
  PM met with Rupert Murdoch six months before his media advisor joined Quebecor.
 

Elsie Hambrook

LEGAL LIMBO FOR SEX WORKERS
by Elsie Hambrook
  Swedish model a step forward in protecting those in the trade.
 
 

Bill Tieleman
"I WAS AFRAID HE WAS GOING TO KILL ME."
by Bill Tieleman
  Survivor says life was saved by domestic violence counselling now being eliminated at Vancouver General.
 
 

Gillian Steward
THE REAL IMMIGRATION SCANDAL
by Gillian Steward
  Harperites jail Tamil refugees but help employers exploit temporary foreign workers.
 
 

Inside Queen's ParkSTILL BLAMING THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION by Inside Queen's Park
  Ontario Liberals need to step up, choose election day, and more.
 

Mehdi Rizvi
NO STATUS, NO RIGHTS
by Mehdi Rizvi
  Immigrant women without legal status face hardship and exploitation.
 
 

Richard WagameseHumanity works

LEMON PIE AND FINDING ALI by Richard Wagamese
  A great champion helps a lost kid take the sour with the sweet.
 
 

Workplaces
Harry Kelber
NEWS ON LABOUR UNIONS AROUND THE WORLD
by Harry Kelber
  Egyptian workers form first union there in 50 years.
 
 

Consumers
HELP PUT A LID ON INTERNATIONAL SCAMS from the USA Federal Trade Commission
  Here are ten tips for being a canny consumer.

PICK OF THE WEEK
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Hot headlines
WHAT WENT WRONG IN IRAQ? MOST THINGS by Patrick Graham
  Nobody won this war.

Take action!
HELP HAITI HOLD ON from Partners in Health and the Solar Electric Light Fund
  Donate, download catchy reggae song, and help fund solar power for 12 Haitian hospitals and medical clinics.

Feedback from our readers
RE: "THE OLD SHOES" BY RICHARD WAGAMESE by Gilles Marchildon
  It's a great reminder.

Humour
THE MAJESTIC PLASTIC BAG from YouTube
  A mockumentary about a mysterious migration.
 

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