Posted: July 13, 2004

Truth or dare? - Linda McQuaig
  Moore's can o' worms has mainstream US media frothing at the mouth.
 

Choosing Canada - Ross Crockford
  Americans opposed to Bush administration are flooding into Victoria.
 
 

Thirst - From PBS and Grist Mag
  PBS airs series on water privatization - viewers can research and watch the Council of Canadians' Maude Barlow and Sara Ehrhardt debate with a water privatization czar online.

Workplaces
Long hot summer for Alberta teachers - Mike Martin
  Union turns down "pensions for peace" deal; government turns up heat.
 

World beat
Fuelling suspicion - Christian Aid
  UK charity calls on US-controlled coalition to account for $20 billion in Iraqi oil revenue.

Consumers
Pretty Dumb Format - Jakob Nielsen
  Users hate PDF files - but many organizations publish all their online documents that way.

Media files
Point of view
  APTN to air special coverage of Ipperwash Inquiry.
 

Hot headlines
Did Iran gas Kurds at Halabja? - Sanjay Suri, IPS
  Evidence from CIA boss suggests Saddam got bad rap.

WTO goes to school - Carol Goar, The Toronto Star
  Academic says that education is on the trade-treaty table as a commodity.

Nothing left to lose - Naomi Klein, The Guardian
  Grieving parents fearlessly oppose violent regimes - including Bush's.

Take action!
Wobbly wheels - CanWest Watch
  Adbusters launches campaign to fix Canadian news media.

Feedback from our readers
Camp Critical Thinking - Mary Mattos
  How about a summer camp to develop free-thinking skills?

Humour
Fahrenheit rising
  But if it makes money, then how can it be bad?