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China, Beijing Olympics
April 8, 2008, 3 Comments

 See also Tibet and The Olympic Protest Primer April 24 China to clear out students, refugees before Olympics Beijing & ...

Bush's border fence destroys wilderness
April 3, 2008, Comments Off on Bush's border fence destroys wilderness

GETTY IMAGES Completion of the 670-mile fence on the US-Mexican border would harm endangered species and ‘pristine ...

Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?
March 31, 2008, Comments Off on Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?

31 March 2008 With thanks to Teresa Chin (Terry) Jones Research published by SAGE in Political Research Quarterly The re ...

Afghanistan
March 28, 2008, 1 Comment

See also wednesday-night.com Analysis:Why Afghanistan matters Rasul Bakhsh Rais Read complete Editorial of Pakistan Dail ...

Iraq war illegal – Linda McQuaig
March 25, 2008, Comments Off on Iraq war illegal – Linda McQuaig

March 25, 2008 Iraq War Botched and Illegal by Linda McQuaig (Toronto Star/Common Dreams) Apart from a few enthusiasts o ...

Bush administration and dissent
March 24, 2008, Comments Off on Bush administration and dissent

This piece published in December 2003 was forwarded to us recently with the comment: This is one of the most chilling ar ...

Predatory states & democratic recession
March 24, 2008, Comments Off on Predatory states & democratic recession

The Democratic Rollback Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution Foreign Affairs, March/April 2008 Summary ...

Wednesday Night #1359
March 19, 2008, 1 Comment

We had promised that Beryl would be with us last week to talk about the new publication, The MetropolitaIn, that he will ...

Canada: government & governance
February 23, 2008, Comments Off on Canada: government & governance

February 24, 2008 These findings bear out what we have been hearing, particularly about the demoralization in Environmen ...

Climate Change Threatens Human Rights Of Millions – UN
February 19, 2008, Comments Off on Climate Change Threatens Human Rights Of Millions – UN

February 20, 2008 (Planet Ark) GENEVA – Climate change threatens the human rights of millions of people who are at ...