Posted: October 26, 2004

WHO FUNDS THE FRASER? by Donald Gutstein
  The Fraser Institute's 30th anniversary a good time to review its financing, influence.
 

RUNNING FOR EMPEROR by Linda McQuaig
  The fact that the Iraq invasion is an international war crime is not up for debate in US election campaign.

SUBVERTING KYOTO by Eric Squire
  Canada "sequesters" a scam.
 
 

Workplaces

HIGH STAKES FOR US WORKERS by Mike Martin
  Will worker-hostile administration survive the upcoming election?
 

STEELWORKERS WANT MINE SAFETY, BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
  Union reps evoke Westray, public opinion polls, in asking for enforcement, new laws.

Communities, rights and change
PROTECTING REFUGEES by Reuel S Amdur
  National Sanctuary Week speakers reveal urgency, dangers, of refugees' plights.
 

Watershed ways
STRAWBERRIES AND SUNSCREEN by Ole Hendrickson
  Montreal Protocol revisions may allow some uses for methyl bromide despite the damage it causes to the ozone layer.

Canadian politics
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF ONTARIO HYDRO by Jamie Swift & Keith Stewart
  As Ontario residents pay down Hydro's $1 billion debt, a new book traces what went wrong.

Consumers
FIREFOX! by Ingrid Marson, CNET News
  Five million downloads and new Mozilla browser not even officially launched yet.

Media files
THE TAKE from the NFB
  New documentary by Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis opens with benefit premieres across Canada.
 

FUTURE OF JOURNALISM? by Peter Tupper, The Tyee
  Collaborative Wikipedia builds news by consensus on facts.

BACKLIST BUCKS by Chris Anderson, Wired
  Cybermarketing analysis finds big bucks going to the backlist, niche markets.
 

World beat
FOOL ME TWICE? by Carolyn Bassett and Marlea Clarke, Canadian Dimension
  Is the Congress of South African Trade Unions disillusioned with African National Congress?

US election watch
ELECTION DAY IN COURT? by David Usborne, The Independent
  Kerry prepares to send 10,000 lawyers to fight for battleground states.

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE ENDORSES KERRY by Scott McConnell
  "Bush's continuation in office will discredit any sort of conservatism for generations."

Hot web rumour
US TO ATTACK IRAN? by Wayne Madsen, San Francisco Independent Media Center
  Investigative journalist conveys White House insider report that "October Surprise" imminent.

Hot headlines
ECHOES OF BLACK MONDAY by Steve Maich, Macleans
  Even at Halloween, the spectre of a market crash is the scariest thought of all.

RETHINKING PINK by Gwynne Basen, Canadian Women's Health Network
  Concern about breast cancer is trendy for corporations, but do their products actually contribute to the disease?

RE-THINKING FLU SHOTS by John Keller ChetDay.Com via LewRockwell.com
  Is the flu really as dangerous and the flu shots really as safe as the major media say?

LOOK IT UP by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, [corp-focus]
  New Encyclopedia of White Collar and Corporate Crime an education in two volumes.

TRUE GIVING by Jacqueline Keeler, Shunpiking
  First Nations woman's view of Thanksgiving emphasizes native generosity, vulnerability.

STEALING A NATION by John Pilger, New Statesman
  Booted from their homeland 30 years ago, Chagos Islanders bring lawsuit against UK for leasing their land to US for a military base.

BUILDING A CONSTITUENCY by Esther Kaplan, The Nation
  Bush revived Christian right with US government funds.

Feedback from our readers
WE DIDN'T ASK THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE by Am Johal
  Democratic societies vulnerable to centralized power, uncritical media.