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Indigenous Rights | Activist Communique: Idle on Earth Day? | Apr 19 2013 | Krystalline Kraus | A friend quipped on Facebook, has Idle No More become “Idle”?

Indigenous Rights | Activist Communique: Mother Earth Day – Ottawa | Apr 19 2013 | Krystalline Kraus | Join forces with Idle No More and Defenders of the Land to celebrate Earth Day

Indigenous Rights | Activist Communique: #IdleNoMore Global Day of Actions in British Columbia | Apr 19 2013 | Krystalline Kraus | A weekend of great actions in support of Mother Earth Day

Labour | Labour news this week: IMF behind decline of workers' rights, says ITUC; migrant workers shot in Greece; Porter suing union | Apr 19 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | A recap of the week's top labour stories: IMF behind decline of workers' rights worldwide, says report; migrant farm workers shot in Greece; Porter Airlines sues striking workers' union.

Occupy | 10 key points for becoming a more compassionate activist | Apr 19 2013 | Judy Rebick, Velcrow Ripper | Compassionate action is positive, kind, fierce and transformative. It comes from the heart, not just the head.

Politics in Canada | Redford Government can't seem to stop fumbling expenses frenzy | Apr 19 2013 | David Climenhaga | Alison Redford's Alberta PC government is responding to what should be easily manageable criticism about long-ago health executives' expense accounts without a clue in a cartload.

Politics in Canada | Why satire matters | Apr 19 2013 | Andreas Krebs | Last week's Spur Festival event brought together Andy Bichlbaum of the Yes Men, Todd Hanson of the Onion, and Robin Duke of both SNL and SCTV.

Politics in Canada | NDP abandon socialism just when it might start working for them | Apr 19 2013 | Rick Salutin | It's richly ironic that New Democrats, who laboured for years to shed the albatross of "socialism," finally succeeded last weekend just when the word may no longer be cursed.

Technology | Science: Citizens getting back to basics | Apr 19 2013 | Justin Zadorsky, Katiusha Cuntrera, Katrina Clarke, Kristina Virro, Spencer Davis | At a time when the Canadian government is being investigated for attempts to muzzle scientists, a form of science -- citizen science -- that can't be silenced may be all the more important.

Economy | Elections | Assessing B.C.'s fiscal health: Can B.C. afford more deficits? | Apr 18 2013 | Iglika Ivanova, Seth Klein | While arguments about deficits and "who is the better fiscal manager" may make for entertaining politics, there is no compelling economic reason why B.C. cannot run a few years of modest deficits.

Environment | Politics in Canada | Reality check on Transport Canada's claims for tanker safety | Apr 18 2013 | Elizabeth May | Harper's public relations and spin team hit Vancouver in March claiming to have substantially revamped environmental protections for pipelines and tankers.

Environment | rabble Vegan Challenge Diary: Eating vegan from Ottawa to Vancouver | Apr 18 2013 | Libby Davies | Got off to a bad start, I have to admit. Blew into Ottawa after the weekend convention and had no time to get groceries -- so was left with eating on the Hill.

Environment | Environmental movements and economies bring hope, inspiration this Earth Week | Apr 18 2013 | Alice Klein | The pro-environment side is reshaping the way the world turns. As a result, we have a path to look toward and green moss to cushion our trudge through this oily mess.

Environment | Class, stereotypes and the commercialization of veganism | Apr 18 2013 | Steffanie Pinch | The stereotypical vegan has been burned into our collective subconscious: the pretentious, obnoxious, white, upper class vegan. It didn't start out like this.