Posted: February 15, 2005

BANNING VITAMINS by Helke Ferrie
  New WTO treaty would reclassify vitamins and turn them over to big pharmaceutical companies to dispense for big profits.
 

EARTH'S DIMINISHING RESOURCES by Linda McQuaig
  A global problem requires a global solution.
 

KYOTO FAQs from the Gallon Environment Letter
  Canada's obligations kick in as the Kyoto Accord comes into effect on Feb 16.

AFTERSHOCK AID by Gerald Ohlsen and Mike Cassidy
  Tsunami disaster is changing how we think about aid.

TSUNAMI COFFEE CONNECTIONS by Andrea Markey
  Fair trade tea and coffee links Canadians to post-tsunami recovery.
 

MEDICAL DEBT by David Himmelstein
  Half of US bankruptcies caused by medical costs: Harvard study.

HOMELESSNESS AND HYDRO RATES by Maggie Hughes
  Do increased utility fees push people from poverty to homelessness?

VISITING MUMIA by Selma James
  Global Women's Strike visits Mumia Abu Jamal in prison.

FARMERS ON THE ROPES by Robbie Anderman
  Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture gets an earful on fact-finding tour.
 

LOVE AND THE BIBLE by the Reverend Allison Barrett
  Taking back the "religious" voice on equal marriage.
 

Canadian Politics

LIBS CLING TO BIG LIE THAT LABOUR FUNDS NDP by bill tieleman
  To win BC election, NDP must make its relationship with unions transparent.
 

UPGRADING UNIVERSITIES from Inside Queen's Park, Vol. 18, No. 03
  New Ontario report on post-secondary education offers a "Rae" of sunshine for stressed educators.

Communities, rights and change
CHOOSING BILINGUALISM by Reuel S Amdur
  Forcing immigrant children into English schools may jeopardize the continuation of French.
 

Workplaces
GLOBALIZATION AND NEW RULES by Mike Martin
  Retail, forestry, manufacturing undercutting workers because of globalization.
 

World beat

THE STUPID KING OF NEPAL by Gwynne Dyer
  The whole democratic system shut down – it's a "Godsend" for the Maoists.
 

Hot headlines
G7 DEBT RELIEF BBC News
  Rich countries to study 100 percent debt forgiveness for poorest African nations.

DOWNSIDE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS by Sarah Schmidt, for the National Post
  Provinces with high test scores have lower graduation rates.

PARANOIA GRIPS THE US CAPITAL by Eric Margolis, for the Toronto Sun
  New secret agency mandated to employ "extra-legal" powers.
 

CHRISTO AND JEANNE CLAUDE'S "GATES" by James Barron
  Artists dress Central Park in orange and pleats.

Take action!
SUPPORT TYSON MEATPACKERS from a report by Lance Compa and others at Human Rights Watch
  Human Rights Watch calls meatpacking "the most dangerous factory jobs in America".

Feedback from our readers

INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE from Gary Kohls
  Dick Cheney dresses casually for Auschwitz anniversary.