| Previous Issue • March 30 to April 12, 2006 • No 135 |
Drugs
By Alex Tegart
The safe injection site in the downtown eastside must turn away those who, by physical disability, cannot safely inject themselves. |
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Oil
By Dan Adleman
US sabre-rattling at Iran has less to do with global security and everything to do with keeping the US dollar the medium of exchange in oil markets |
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Conservatism
By Michael Nenonen
The influx of so much preconcious information through electric media may be at the root of popular conservatism and it’s urge to turn away |
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This City
By Kevin Potvin
The market dictates that we destroy what remains of socially responsible housing in the downtown eastside. But that’s not what our consciences dictate
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Urban planning
By Kevin Potvin
Rather than show us new ideas, the developer community only pushes for the City to give up the one power it has |
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Nukes
By kevin Potvin
It is only the spread of nuclear arms that has stopped US aggression, and Canada ought to welcome proliferation |
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Shipping news
By Kevin Potvin
Naturally there will be much speculation swirling around the sinking of the Queen of the North. So let’s begin . . . |
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Our diplomatic strategy had to be arranged around the military planning. . . . The start date for the military campaign was now penciled in for 10 March.
David Manning, British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s foreign policy advisor, in a secret memo in early January 2003 more... |
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Film
by Scott Turner
Ask the Dust
V for Vendetta
by Junius |
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Letters
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