Posted: February 25, 2003
Updated: February 28, 2003

Star witness on Iraq said weapons were destroyed - FAIR
  Bombshell revelation from a defector cited by White House and press.
 

"Smoking gun" undermines justifications for war - Bob Fertik, Democrats.com
  Suppressed documents from Hussein's son in law prove Iraq's WMD were destroyed.

Farewell to an admiral for peace - Gene Carroll
  Long-time deputy director of the Center for Defense Information in Washington had wit, passion and the military experience to critique wrong-headed notions of security.

Commentary
Biz boosters bash Budget over Chretien's modest "spending spree" - Linda McQuaig
  With the deficit long gone, the reason we're supposed to shun social investment has become more murky.

Real Chretien legacy is no cause for pride - Eric Miller
  Fiscal conservatism dresses as social conscience.

Front-line "mine canaries" warn of trouble for society, workplaces environment - Ish Theilheimer
  And front-line analysis of Iraq crisis direct from the Ottawa Valley.

Workplaces
Anti-unionism: the last legal hate fix - Humberto da Silva, CUPE
  A day on parking lot picket line shows potentially lethal class war very much alive in Canada.

Communities, rights and change

Quebec's progressive plan for fighting poverty - Reuel S. Amdur
  Popular movement led to imperfect but positive policy.
 
 

Stories from social work's front lines in our schools - Nanci Burns
  Stressed-out and dysfunctional families place enormous burden on educators and support workers.

Health Care
Are Canada's drug regulators working for you, or for the industry? - Dr. Gordon Guyatt
  Company lobbying can lead to availability of drugs that cause serious problems.

Public health requires action on many fronts - The Toronto Charter for a Healthy Canada
  Governments must commit to social determinants of health: decent incomes, affordable housing, quality childcare, human rights, education, social and health services, workplace improvements.

Your Earth

Tools for peacemaking - Suzanne Elston
  Beyond a single-day war protest.
 
 

Canaries in the cancer wards - Martin Mittelstaedt, The Globe and Mail
  Alarming increases in childhood cancers throughout industrialized world serve as grim warning.

Nuclear weapons and pollution linked to 65 million deaths - Paul Waugh, The Independent
  European Committee of Radiation Risk publishes study claiming previous figures massively underestimate the nuclear industry's impact on human life.

Media files
News media harden anti-US stance - The Guardian
  Media attitudes toward the US are at an all-time low.

Original journalism lacking on the Internet - Antonia Zerbisias, Toronto Star
  Just when we really need them, the Web's most outspoken sites are on the verge of shutting down.

Shift goes off-shift - The Globe and Mail
  And another ones bites the dust.

Reuters to cut 3,000 jobs after big loss - New York Times

Consumers
Thousands of credit card numbers at risk - CBC News
  Canada may be affected by a security breach in the US.

Reduce computer noise - The Silent PC
  Things you can do to reduce insidious white noise pollution.

SRI Reports - news about Socially Responsible Investment
Teachers pension fund a heavy hitter - The Globe and Mail
  The takeover kings of the next decade will be the people investing your pension money.

Take action
New art form - anti-war placards
  American friends send their best from the Washington peace march January 18.