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Kilgour and Matas Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
David Kilgour and David Matas, two Canadian human rights crusaders, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their work related to the investigation of organ harvesting crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Infinithéâtre takes home the MECCA for best production
For the 2008-2009 Production of Blessed Are […]

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking
(Truthdig) The structural change that leads to the small school needs to be accompanied by a robust philosophy of education, a set of beliefs about ability, learning, knowledge and the purpose of education. As well, you’ll need a decent teaching force with opportunity built in for ongoing development. And what […]

See Canada and the world in 2020; Canada after 2008 election; Canada in 2010 Rights and Democracy ; Canada’s World

Our Democracy is Broken: How do we fix it?
CPAC’s Peter Van Dusen moderates a head-to-head debate between Maclean’s Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells on the state of Canada’s democracy. Guest panelists … including former NDP […]

(BBC) Afghanistan country profile
NYT Topics Afghanistan
Al Jazeera Afghanistan elections 2009
(RCI)The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, is describing Afghanistan as the world’s hardest place for children. UNICEF’s South Asia regional director, Daniel Toole, cites high child mortality rates, poor nutrition and rampant sexual abuse. More than one Afghan child in four dies before their […]

Global voices Iranian elections 2009 ; NYT Topics Iran; The Economist Iran archives & country briefing
(Chatham House) Preliminary Analysis of the Voting Figures in Iran’s 2009 Presidential Election
Tehran’s Take: Understanding Iran’s US Policy (Foreign Affairs July/August 2009)

Timeline: Aftermath of the Iranian Elections -The fallout from the Iranian elections has been the most sustained challenge […]

NYT Topics Health Care Reform ; A History of Overhauling Health Care - Nearly 100 years of legislative milestones and defeats ; HealthReform.gov ; A must read -  Making Health Care Better ; Multiple Sclerosis Info on the Web, on Twitter, on Facebook
We have arrived, I think, at a difficult point in human history. […]

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! MAY THE LEPRECHAUNS AND OTHER WEE FOLK BRING YOU CHEER AND GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW - BECAUSE THE MEDIA CERTAINLY WON’T
We are doomed apparently to be mired in economic gloom attributable to everything from the failure of President Obama to govern as though […]

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Myanmar takes steps toward economic liberalization
Analysts believe that Myanmar’s junta authority appears to be taking steps to decentralize authority, including introducing a new constitution and relieving market restrictions. Though the upcoming elections are unlikely to be fair, junta officials have issued permits for private hospitals and schools, […]

Chatham House Briefing Paper - Cleo Paskal: How climate change is pushing the boundaries of security and foreign policy ; More of Cleo’s publications ; Global Warring website;  International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Climate Change and Security ; The Regional Impacts of Climate Change ; Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Warming increases the risk […]

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press ; Reporters without borders ; Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) ; Media Research Center (the conservative media watchdog) ; Society of Professional Journalists ; The Media Consortium (network of leading, progressive, independent media outlets in U.S.) ; Media Matters for America
CBC At Issue panel
Is Jon Stewart […]