Sep 22, 2006
Gaza under siege
During the last 3 months, while world attention has been focused on Lebanon, Israel has killed more than 250 Palestinians and injured nearly 1000 civilians. We speak with writer and activist Ali Abuni
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Sep 21, 2006 Environmental groups pull their punches over Alberta tar sandsPetr Cizec argues that funding from a major American foundation has neutralized the opposition of prominent Canadian environmental groups to the tar sands development. |
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Sep 20, 2006 Justice for GirlsWe often think of prisons as places for dangerous criminals. Yet more and more women and girls end up staying behind bars because there is no other place to protect them. |
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Sep 17, 2006 The power of the Zionist lobby in the United StatesA new book argues that moral blackmail has shut down open debate and free enquiry on the subject of Israel and that this benefits no-one. |
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Sep 16, 2006 Live-in caregiver program contributes to family breakdownWhile a nanny is looking after your kids, her kids are back in the Philippines being brought up by someone else. When the family is finally reunited, they are often strangers to each other. |
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Sep 15, 2006 Diet, energy and global warmingA study by two Chicago biophysicists looks at the connections between diet and greenhouse gas emissions. They say that eating meat is like driving an SUV and eating plants is like riding a bicycle. |
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Sep 13, 2006 Wheat Board under threatBill C-300 seeks to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act to allow producers to sell directly to processors, bypassing the Wheat Board. The National Farmers Union says it will be a disaster for small far |
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Sep 12, 2006 Resort development in BC provincial parksThe BC government is determined to make the province's parks pay their way. They recently announced plans to build luxury lodges and other accomodation in 12 parks. |
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Sep 11, 2006 North of 9-11A new novel looks at the impact of September 11 on student politics and activism in Canada. The story is set in Montreal, in and around Concordia University, in the immediate aftermath of the bombings |
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Sep 9, 2006 Update on worker-controlled enterprises in ArgentinaWhen 30 unemployed auto-parts workers walked into an idle factory in Buenos Aires, rolled out sleeping mats and refused to leave, it was the beginning of the recuperation movement in Argentina. Marie |
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Sep 8, 2006 Vancouver City Council keeps the door open for WalmartWalmart's application to open a "green" store in Vancouver was turned down a year ago. Then there was an election and the new city council is much friendlier to the American retail giant. |
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Sep 6, 2006 Remembering Murray BookchinMurray Bookchin, the visionary social theorist and activist, died on July 30th at his home in Burlington, Vermont. Chaia Heller has been involved for over 20 years with the Institute for Social Ecolog |
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Sep 2, 2006 The anti-war movement in IsraelIsrael's violent attacks on Lebanon are seen by the majority of Israelis as self-defence, rather than as aggression. Michel Warshawsky argues that this highlights the weakness of the Israeli peace mov |
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Aug 30, 2006 Canada's response to Israel's attacks on LebanonCanada's position on Lebanon has closely mirrored that of the United States. Daniel Freeman-Maloy looks at the specifics behind the Harper government's support for Israel. |
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Aug 28, 2006 Hezbollah and the attack on IsraelSheik Hassan Nasrallah now says that attacking Israel was a mistake. Gilbert Achcar is a Lebanese author and intellectual. He discusses why Hezbollah launched the attack and what the effects have been |
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Aug 22, 2006 Radical punk rock from SwedenDennis Lyxzen is the with International Noise Conspiracy. Chris Spannos caught up with him during the sound check for the band's Vancouver show. |
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Aug 15, 2006 Psychiatric survivors and the policeLaura Sky's movie "Crisis Call" begins with the story of a young man shot and killed by police after an altercation on a city bus in Toronto. |
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Aug 8, 2006 Guaranteed liveable incomeCindy L'Hirondelle says we need a radical idea to tackle the problem of women and poverty. She thinks that a guaranteed liveable income for all is the answer. |
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Jul 25, 2006 The Road to GuatanamoThis docu-drama tells the story of 3 British Muslims captured in Afghanistan and held without charge for 2 years in Guatanamo. |
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Jul 17, 2006 Vancouver City Council fires its permit appeal boardThe Board of Variance hears permit appeals from homeowners and against local developers. On June 29, city council fired the entire board. |
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Jul 14, 2006 Building a radio station in a weekendThe Prometheus Radio Project works with community groups in small towns across the United States to construct low power FM stations - and it all happens in 3 days. |
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Jul 11, 2006 Attack on striking teachers in OaxacaTeachers are in the forefront of union activism in Mexico, especially in the southern state of Oaxaca. Larry Kuehn of the BCTF talks about what happened when police attempted to crush a recent strike |
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Jul 7, 2006 Sex workers and the lawProstitution is illegal but Revenue Canada says sex workers still need to declare their income. When they do, they're told that condoms are not a tax-deductible expense. A new report looks at how Cana |
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Jul 4, 2006 Raven Travelling: 200 years of Haida artRaven Travelling opened in June at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The show presents nearly 300 of the finest artworks from the past two centuries. Vince Collison, curatorial intern and member of the Haid |