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Current Issue •July 6 to July 19 , 2006  •  No 142

This city

I love Commercial Drive

By Kevin Potvin

The quadrennial World Cup mania that’s so fascinating for TV news cameras is nothing compared to what goes on here the other 1,430 days in between

Put Here

Civic politics

Waterfront development and market democracy

By Reed Eurchuk

A good battle between elites is a spectator sport

World Affairs

A new message from the other side of the world

ByChristian J Knopf

A new international organization promises to restate the future of national behaviors and norms

Illusions

A remarkable passing

By Michael Nenonen

A passing is marked by reflection on the role of ideals and goals in our lives, and their pursuit

Music

Grandaddy: Just Like the Fambly Cat (V2)

Sham 69 & the Special Assembly: Hurry Up England (The People’s Anthem World Cup ’06) (Virgin UK)

Gram Parsons: The Complete Reprise Sessions (Reprise/Rhino)

By Matt Goody

Development

Secrecy enshrouds Whitecaps Stadium

By kevin Potvin

In the worst roll-out of any cockamamie scheme this city has ever seen, The Whitecaps and their media sponsors fuel fears of waterfront destruction and chaos in the streets

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

 

They said What?

Distribution notes

 

Put Here

Letters

 

Turner's movies

Junius

Waist Deep

 
 

The Republic of East Vancouver masthead

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.

Publisher, Editor

Kevin Potvin

Copy Editor

Janis Harper

Website

Chris Lavigne

Advertising

Kevin Potvin

Support

Dan Crawford, John Daigle, Jack Etkin, Janis Harper, Carl Johnson, Hilary Jones, Chris King, James Mecham, Albrecht Meyers, Peter Miller, James Pope

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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