THE STRAIGHT GOODS INTERVIEWS:
Not the stock standard grieving air tragedy widow
  Straight Goods interviews Lyn Romano, founder and chair of the consumer advocacy group IASA, the International Aviation Safety Association.

Cutbacks threaten air safety - Shawn Coyle, test pilot instructor and Transport Canada vet
  Would you operate a police or fire department on 80% staffing?
 

Canadian air travel is safe but...
  Former Transport Canada official has concerns about Air Canada staff attitudes and inspector shortages.

OPINION:
The Straight Goods Cyber Forum with Larry Solway


Recession coming? Click on Insider Trading Dot Com
  Some top execs have engineered a soft landing for themselves, says Larry.
 

"Who will be winners and losers in a coming recession?"
  Take the Straight Goods Cyber Forum survey and ENTER THE DRAW FOR STRAIGHT GOODS GEAR.

Join the forum: What does today's shaky economy mean to us all?

ANALYZE THIS
The government isn't telling 350,000 seniors about money they are eligible to receive...

... and neither is the media. What's going on? - Richard Shillington

RACISM IN THE NEWS
Immigration and Globalization
  NGOs want the UN racism conference to acknowledge a direct relationship between globalization, the growth of poverty and discrimination, and the suppression of rights. A link to CorpWatch.

Canada racist? - Parkers Barss Donham says Matthew Coon Come may have a point.
 
 

West Bank Dreamin' - Eric Alterman
  What if the pundits preaching Palestinian restraint lived in refugee camps? A link to The Nation.

MORE CONSUMER NEWS
 
Babies at risk - E. Marla Felcher
  Don't assume the products you buy your baby are safe.
 
 

You Want Fries With That?
  What you may not want to know about your last hamburger. Another link to The Nation.
 

UNTANGLING SPIN
NATO's Macedonia spin
  The latest Balkan crisis has produced a new onslaught of official PR and media complicity in getting it out.

DIGITAL SURVIVAL:
When it comes to the Internet, the media need to grow up - Jim Carroll
  The summer's alarm over Code Red virus and the dire warning the Internet would end shows the level of hype still going on. A link to Jim Carroll.

WORKPLACE NEWS
Youth, Unions and You
  A comprehensive new labour studies resource guide for B.C. secondary schools. Why didn't we all grow up getting taught about one of the 20th century's most important movements in our high school courses History, Social Studies and Civics?

The Six-Year Itch
  John Sweeney sees the AFL-CIO through some growing pains. A link to The Nation.

FUTURE OF THE LEFT

A shortlist of ideas for a new NDP - Gene Long
  St. John's, Newfoundland's first-ever elected NDP provincial member, brainstorms for a new Left.
 

TAKE ACTION

Pop stars and activists launch legal benefit CD for Summit protestors
  Chris Brown, Sarah Harmer and Naomi Klein lead all-star array.
 
 

Website of the week: Stumped by an acronym?
NBFD... Find it PDQ with the - Acronym Finder - IMHO and FWIW, it's A-OK.

Posted: September 10, 2001