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Current Issue • June 22 to July 5, 2006  •  No 141

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Terrorim

History of police investigations of terrorism spotty at best

By Michael Nenonen

The story of the 17 in Toronto begins poorly and gets more shaky from them on

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Media

In defence of conspiracy theories

By Kevin Potvin

Every corporate newspaper columnist eventually takes a shot at their favorite whipping boy, the conspiracy theorist. And they use that term like it’s a bad thing

Oil

Neo-conservative’s roots were planted first by Rockefeller

By Dan Adleman

A strange marriage a century ago between Christian missionaries and cut-throat capitalists created the world’s first billionaire, and it’s a marriage still working for men like Harper and Bush

Peak Oil

Portland blazes new trails for the Peak Oil world bureaucracy

By Dan Crawford

A trip to the progressive city reveals why its citizens are leading the world in awareness of Peak Oil issues

Music

The Republic’s Guide to Podcasts

By Matt Goody

Dorktones Podcast, Aquarium Drunkard Podcast, KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic / Music Exchange  

BC Politics

Oops, they did it again

By kevin Potvin

Kevin Falcon made a mistake choosing the overland route through Eagleridge Bluffs, and Gordon Campbell can correct it by inviting Falcon to spend more time with his family

Energy

Capitalism is the answer to Global Warming

By Kevin Potvin

A Cap and Trade gasoline permit system allows market mechanisms to guide the nation to less oil depdendency

 

The Free Press

They said What?

50 Years ago today in The Vancouver Heald

Books we're reading

America’s Uncivil Wars: The sixties era from Elvis to the fall of Richard Nixon

 

Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the rise of Texas, America’s superstate

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Letters

 

Turner's movies

Junius

Souvenir of Canada

 
 

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The Republic of East Vancouver supports no party, advocates for no cause, represents no group, serves no master, and considers problems with no preconceived notions. We hope to afflict the comfortable, both materially and intellectually, and comfort the afflicted—of both kinds as well, and we are trying to do both things at the same time.

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Contributors in this and recent issues

Bruce Alexander, Dan Adleman, Toby Alford, Kevin Annett, Santo Barbieri, Bob Broughton, Mike Bryan, Stephen Buckley, Matthew Burrows, Maria Calleja, Ron Carton, Chad Christie, Joshua Corber, Dan Crawford, Gail Davidson, Eric Doherty, Joe Donaldson, Lorena Jara Patty Ducharme, Shadia Drury, Taivo Evard, Reed Eurchuk, Farnaz Fassihi, Thomas Feakins, Anthony Fenton, Reza Fiyouyzat, Andrew Gordon Fleming, Ryan Fugger, Sasha Gagic, Matt Goody, Guy Hawkins, Spencer Herbert, John Irwin, Nick Istvaniffy, Junius, William Kay, Mike Keep, Kate Kennedy, Donald Kropp, Chris LaVigne, James Lindfield, Brian Lindgreen, Karen Litzke, Keith MacKenzie, Michael McLaughlin, Sonya McRae, Rafe Mair, Sonia Marino, Jennifer Matsui, Michael Millard, Isaebel Minty, Michael Nenonen, Wendy Nylund, Derrick O’Keefe, Stephen Osborne, Sean Orr, Evan Augustine Pederson III, Stephen Peplow, Kim Peterson, Kevin Potvin, Mary Rawson, Andrea Reimer, Erin Riley, Phil Rockstroh, Becky Scott, Jason Scott, Chris Shaw, Jeff Steudel, Alex Tegart, Scott Turner, Elbio Grosso Trentini, Patrick Vert, Chris Walker, Sean Wilkinson, Brad Zembic

 

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