| One of Vancouver's major political parties got two-thirds of its money from corporations and developers. The other big civic party got almost a million from one single developer.

| News reports about a potential Israeli attack on Iran are no longer in the headlines. But that doesn't mean it's not on the agenda. Conn Hallinan is a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus.

| Earlier this month BP announced that a settlement had been proposed between the company and those affected by the oil spill. Antonia Juhasz says that BP jumped the gun to mollify investors.

| Canada's polar regions are at the frontline, where the impacts of global warming are felt most acutely. A recent study details some of the health impacts on the people who live in Canada's North.

| The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel started in 2005. Mordecai Briemberg explains why he thinks a boycott campaign is necessary and what the goals of the movement are.

| Jason Kenney says Israeli Apartheid Week promotes intolerance and hatred towards Jews. Event organizers say it's Israeli state policy that is racist.

| IWD is an important day for feminists around the world. We take a look at how it started in the early part of the last century and what it means today. Pat Davitt is a long-time feminist.

| The South Korean government is building a naval base designed for ships equipped with technology essential for the U.S. missile defence system.

| Stephen Harper and two key ministers, Peter Kent and Joe Oliver, have said the Environmental Assessment Act allows too much public input and threatens economic development.

| The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has been accused of intimidation and harassment. The People's Commission Network in Montreal is saying that it's time to stop co-operating with CSIS.