Posted: September 10, 2002

School trustees' deficit-running stand echoes wishes of Canadians - Linda McQuaig
  What's scandalous, the actions of trustees or cuts to public education?
 

Environment
News tells tale of environmental crisis over fossil fuels - Suzanne Elston
  If flooding, drought and smog won't open our eyes to global warming and climate change, what will?

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Sellout of environment expected at Rio Earth Summit - Maude Barlowe
  Globalization overshadows environmental agenda.
 
 

Partnerships at World Summit - Viviane Weitzner, The North-South Institute
  Reflections on a 'new' buzzword.

Workplaces
Employers squeezing workers for five unpaid days a month - NUPGE
  Major new study finds non-for-profit sector among the worst offenders.

Commentary

The Straight Goods Cyber Survey and Speakers Corner The 4 R's of summer - Larry Solway   Rumination, reflection, resolve and sometimes even remorse. What do you make of the sunny and bizarre summer past? Join Larry and SG readers at the Straight Goods Cyber Survey and Speakers' Corner and qualify for a prize in the weekly draw.

Consumer forum: Print Cartridges
Think outside the big box to beat the ink-jet blues
  Some thoughts on saving money on printer cartridges.

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Politics
NDP Leadership race question of the week:
  Jean Chrétien was a master at baiting voters with strategic voting. How can the NDP avoid this trap? - Straight Goods e-interviews the candidates... and some reply

What's your view?
  Join the NDP leadership forum and tell the world.

Health Care

Vagabonds, buccaneers and carpetbaggers of private diagnostics - Dr.Gordon Guyatt
  Yuppie MRI scans would allow queue-jumping.
 

Gender and health care - Karen R. Grant
  Most health care policy studies ignore the impact gender may have on the results.

News from the Web
Iraq: The Doubters Grow - The Nation
  Nine critical questions the US should ask before any possible military invasion is even considered.

Iraq weapons inspections were 'manipulated' by US, says head UN inspector
  This story appeared in the Financial Times on July 29. We link to it because it so clearly disproves the central argument George W. Bush is using to attack Iraq.

Researchers paid to put names over articles written by drug company hacks - Sarah Boseley, The Guardian
  Scientists are accepting large sums of money from drug companies to put their names to articles endorsing new medicines that they have not written.

Privatized British Energy is running out of steam - Jason Nissé, Independent On Sunday
  Despite Thatcher's sweetheart sell-off, energy giant's nearness to bankruptcy prompts calls for re-nationalization.

Florida Faces 2000 Election Fraud, Will Settle With NAACP - Truthout

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