Grassroots Taliban fundraising in Pakistan - A Straight Goods exclusive by Ken Hechtman
  Even the poorest Pakistanis in the Peshawar region are digging deep for war relief in Afghanistan - and in support of the Taliban.

Straight Goods conference report
Beyond welfare as we know it?
  E-interviews with key players in Ottawa Social Inclusion confab, from which Straight Goods will be reporting: Peter Clutterbuck, Catherine Frazee, Andrew Jackson, Marvyn Novick, and Ratna Omidvar.

The Straight Goods Cyber Forum with Larry Solway Can't the left find better things to talk about than forming new parties?   Larry says that while the NPI panders and the NDP cogitates, the Right wing gets on with serious thuggery. Join Larry's cyber-forum and share your views. What are your political priorities? Take the Straight Goods Cyber Forum survey and qualify for the Straight Goods draw.

Book excerpts from Straight Goods

Living with Diabetes
  Patients need to take an active role, writes Michael Twist in Highs & Lows. An excerpt from Insomniac Press.
 
 

Doctor Error:
  New book looks at the fatal mistakes made by health care workers in Canada. An excerpt from Medical Nightmares: The Human Face of Errors by Susan McIver. Published by Chestnut Publishing Group.
 

More on The War

US invasion imminent - Gwynne Dyer
  CBC correspondent says Al Quaeda attacked US to sucker US into disproportionate response.
 

Amazing photo show: The People of Afghanistan - and a Declaration of Peace from residents of Ithaca, New York.
 
 

Canadian Bar challenges Anti-Terrorism bill
  The Canadian Bar Association has called for removal of section 87 of the Anti-Terrorism bill, which would allow the Minister of Justice to suspend the Access to Information Act.

Purely military solution is a sure recipe for continued terrorism - Jonathan Schell, The Nation

US planned attack on Taliban - BBC News
  A former Pakistani diplomat has revealed that the US was planning military action against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban even before the September 11 attack.

Marx led to my arrest as a terrorist - Tariq Ali, The Independent
  'After September 11, you can't travel with books like this,' said the arresting officer.

'Brutality smeared in peanut butter' - Arundhati Roy, Guardian Unlimited
  Why America must stop the war now.
 
 

Environment
Bill C-27 irresponsible and unsafe - Suzanne Elston
  The federal government is planning to dump its nuclear fuel waste in the Canadian Shield despite the safety concerns of Canadian scientists and citizens.

Consumers
VCRs that zap commercials
  New technology could allow you to tape your favourite programs and skip the commercials.

Study raised alarm over treated wood a decade ago - CBC News
  A report done by one of Health Canada's own scientists a decade ago sounded the alarm.

Canadians craving candy and comfort foods - The Globe and Mail
  Economic slump and fear drive us to the candy counter.

Workplace

Remembering Dick Martin: trade union and justice activist
  Manitoba activist and union leader, (1944-2001) won many friends in a long career of unstinting dedication to social and economic justice.
 

Is the HBM&S corporation above the law? - Doug Smith, CCPA
  Manitoba mining company thinks health and safety rules shouldn't apply to it.

Future of the Left
Merran Proctor's primer on NDP politics in 2001
  "Courage will be needed to adopt far- reaching change" - veteran Saskatchewan activist and political analyst.

Media

Lords of the Global Multi Media - Barrie Zwicker
  Tracing the rise of Silvio Berlusconi, from media baron to virtual dictator.
 

The P.U.-Litzer Prizes for 2000 - Normon Solomon
  Find out who gets what when the media competes for lowest journalist integrity.

Media must share the blame - The Buffalo News
  Molly Ivinsargues that the American media deserves a good chunk of all the blame going around for September 11 and its aftermath.

CNN chief orders 'balance' in war news - Washington Post
  The chairman of CNN has ordered his staff to balance images of civilian devastation in Afghan cities with reminders that the Taliban harbors murderous terrorists.

Take Action
MP Pressure Day
  Call your MP on November 5 and register your vote for fair trade.

Whistle blowers
Olivieri right to voice concerns over new drug - National Post
  Medical researcher Dr. Nancy Olivieri was doing her duty when she disclosed, against the wishes of manufacturer Apotex, her concerns about a drug she was testing.

Humour (if your taste is as bad as ours)
Anthrax treatment

Spot the difference
  Confused? Use this handy guide to tell the difference between terrorists and the US government.

The four stages of life.

Letter of the week
US health care - don't follow us - Ila Swan
 

Posted: November 05, 2001