Posted: September 21, 2004

Frontier injustice by Linda McQuaig
  Lawlessness hurting America's 'war on terror'.
 
 

Crude dudes
  Linda McQuaig's new book explains how US oil companies "invest" in undeveloped, undefended foreign oil reserves.

Major omissions by the Ontario Health Coalition
  First Ministers' healthcare deal overlooked some central issues.
 

Communities, rights and change
Wrong model by Reuel S. Amdur
  Statistics on US health care scary reading.
 

Workplaces

National crisis by Mike Martin
  The thought of a whole winter without hockey is enough to make a grown man scream.
 
 

Consumers
Play fair, Roots from the Maquila Solidarity Network
  European anti-sweatshop groups call on Roots to come clean on Olympic wear.

Media files
Return to sender by Jim Hu, CNET News.com
  AOL and everyone else spurns Microsoft anti-spam measure.

Shooting the messenger by Greg Palast, gregpalast.com
  CBS story valid, regardless of where documents originated.
 

World beat
Ends and means by Naomi Klein, the Guardian
  Now Putin, like Bush, joins Israel in pathologizing the "Muslim mind".

Gender justice by Robert McMahon, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  UN conference addresses abuse of women in conflict zones.

Growing Hope on the Miskito Coast by Nicola Ross
  Unlikely partnership between Native communities in Saskatchewan, Nicaragua grows hope through sustainable logging of indigenous forests.

US election watch
Polling follies by Jimmy Breslin, NY Newsday
  Top pundit says US pollsters ignore 169 million cell phone users.

Hot headlines
Neighbour envy by Randi F. Marshall, Newsday
  Poll finds two-thirds of US respondents want a regulated health care system like Canada's.

Butter, from guns from Prensa Latina
  Brazil's Lula urges world leaders to tax weapon sales in order to feed the hungry.

Licensed to Kill, Inc. from The Sun Magazine
  Former corporate lawyer says 28 words can force corporations to be more socially responsible.

Iraq a "disaster" by Sidney Blumenthal, the Guardian
  Senior US army officers see Iraq situation as "far graver than Vietnam".

In living colour by Tim Appenzeller and Dennis R. Dimick, National Geographic Magazine
  National Geographic special issue depicts consequences of global warming.

The dangerous half by Shaoni Bhattacharya, NewScientist.com
  Globally, suicide accounts for half of all violent deaths - more than war and murder.

Titide's downfall by Maurice Lemoine, Le Monde diplomatique
  Profile of Aristide reveals how power changed the parish priest's philosophy.

Down 20% and falling from AlJazeera.net
  UN trade agency predicts further devaluation of US dollar.

Take action!
Take Back the Night
  Vancouver women march Sept 25 to take back the night, after brutal year of attacks on women.

40 days for democracy
  Fair Vote Canada seeks to organize in Ontario.

Feedback from our readers
Let's all pull together submitted by Mike Patterson
  How to help NHL players remain economically viable during their time of need.