Posted: June 08, 2004

War hawk Harper tones down tough talk - Linda McQuaig
  Canada is sixth biggest military spender in NATO, but to hang out with the big guns fighting terror means we'd need more.
 

Analyze this!
De-listing dilemma - Richard Shillington
  For less affluent Ontarians, de-listed health services mean either paying cash or doing without.
 

Communities, rights and change

The strange world of Justice McLachlin - Reuel S. Amdur
  Starve the poor, but don't limit media access for the rich.
 

Canadian politics

Slammed doors - Roger Currie
  Stair-climbing in Winnipeg Centre a hard way to recruit voters.
 
 

Hissing cousins - Inside Queen's Park
  Ontario and federal Liberals at cross purposes.

Gut feelings - Mel Watkins
  If Harper doesn't win, the NDP might stand a chance.
 
 

Gay bashing - Canadians for Equal Marriage
  Harper jokes about violence against equal marriage advocates at his rally.

Canada in top ten percent - Ernie Regehr, Project Ploughshares
  Canada's military spending higher than in WWII, but humanitarian aid has dropped.

World beat
On its knees at Abu Ghraib - Linda Burnham, Women of Color Resource Center
  Sexual domination in uniform is an American value.

Draft warning - Jacob Levich
  Democrats as well as Republicans want to re-start Selective Service.
 

Workplaces

Union reps - Mike Martin
  Labour fields a number of strong candidates.
 

Watershed ways


Growing fuelish - Ole Hendrickson
  Can we substitute biofuels for fossil fuels?
 
 

Consumers
The big letdown - Rita Daly, Toronto Star
  Health Canada warns that anti-depressants increase risk of suicide, especially in teens.

Bittersweet bonus - nutraingredients.com
  Dark chocolate opens blood vessels.

Media files
Burman endures - Megan Griffith-Greene, Ryerson Review of Journalism
  Head of CBC's News and Current Affairs presides over risky editorial integration.

Pushy Canadians - michaelmoore.com
  Lion's Gate pledges aggressive US distribution of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.

Foraging for news - Jay Currie, TheTyee.ca
  Desired demographic shuns bland media, seeks truth and thrills on Web.

Hot headlines

How the "West" was undone - Gwynne Dyer, The Witness
  Post-war Western alliance is breaking apart.
 

Doing well by doing good - Kris Herbst, Changemakers.net
  New book describes "social entrepreneurs" who bring social change through business ventures.

Take action!
Vote for the CBC - Our Public Airwaves
  Tell party leaders you want a stronger CBC.

Wake up call - CCOMD
  June 12 Day of Action on Star Wars Missile Defence.

Abu Ghraib in Mexico - Starhawk, RANT
  Marchers' demand for public participation ends in brutal repression.