Posted: January 21, 2003
Updated: January 22, 2003

War to start January 26? - William Thomas, lifeboatnews.com
  Iraq bombing date leaked, claims independent BC journalist.

The joy of freezing for peace - David McReynolds and a cast of hundreds of thousands
  Renewed peace movement marches and rallies around the world.
 

For-profit hospitals a government giveaway - Dr. Gordon Guyatt
  British study lays bare the accounting hocus-pocus used to justify P3 hospitals. The results there: fewer beds, doctors, and nurses, more hospital waits, poorer care.

Politics


He fought the law and... the law won
  Fun at Gordon Campbell's expense.
 
 
 

PCs run against Ottawa, Liberals run against McGuinty in run up to Ontario vote - Inside Queen's Park
  Tory fundraiser in April could precede election call.

Commentary
It takes two to make a war - Linda McQuaig
  What the US is about to do in Iraq is more like shooting fish in a barrel.
 

Sweetheart coverage for Campbell and Lastman leaves sour taste - Ish Theilheimer
  Shed no tears for venal climbers like Gordon and Mel.
 
 

 

Straight Goods Cyber Survey and Forum Should Campbell resign?   How do those politicians get away with it? Voice your verdict and become eligible to win the weekly draw for a Straight Goods bumper sticker.

NDP leadership What's at stake in the upcoming NDP leadership vote? - Jim Harding   All front-runners carry risks and liabilities, says a former party activist and candidate from 'Sask'. No hitches anticipated in NDP vote, but bring a lunch   Vote could go to midnight - or past - if snags develop with debut of internet voting in a leadership election. Some national media coverage of the NDP leadership race during the week of January 13 There's still time to enter the pre-Convention survey on NDP leadership   Check out last week's interesting results.

A sane majority on both sides controlled by extremists on both sides - Michael McAteer, Catholic New Times
  Veteran religion reporter unprepared for on-the-ground experience in Israel.

Workplaces

Breathe easy at work - Mike Martin
  Work may suck, but the air quality doesn't have to.
 
 

Your Earth

Weedless Wednesday... Weedless Thursday? - Suzanne Elston
  Nicotine is more addictive than heroin.
 
 

Communities, rights and change

Gordon Campbell on the Rocks - Reuel S. Amdur
  Here Today, Gone to Maui.
 
 

Seniors and health care - sponsored by OCSCO
Merry Christmas, single mom! - Maggie Hughes
  An elderly couple and a single-mom home care worker struggle to cope with Tory spending cuts.

Media files
Hitchens crosses the road - Washington Post via supportingfacts.com
  Frustrated by the US left, Christopher Hitchens has turned his attention to persuading the right. Good luck.

NY Times photog fired for staged photo of boy with 'gun' at Arab food store

Who controls Canada's media?
  McGill to host major media conference.

Hot headlines
Reports of Iraqi warheads misleading - William Rivers Pitt
  Did CNN exaggerate threat of found missiles?

Venezuelan standoff - Mark Weisbrot, Washington Post
  There is little evidence for the standard portrayal in the Western media of a mass general strike aimed at an undemocratic and unpopular regime.

Chavez: The great survivor - The Guardian
  Conservative attempts to engineer the overthrow of Venezuela's president have only radicalized his supporters.

US eyes Canadian energy - Murray Dobbin, Toronto Star
  Washington wants trade pacts to entrench right of companies to have access to deregulated electricity markets.

Take action
Beware of fake "UN" e-petition against war - Barrie Zwicker

Protesting is good for you
  Taking part in campaigns, demonstrations, strikes, or protests helps improve psychological and physical health.