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Kerry assures all that his presidency will be no different

by Kevin Potvin

It is the country, and not the president or the party, that finds itself in a tight fix and solutions are not even being sought. Canadian leaders need now to take note and ponder our future.

Other interests besides economic, and besides those of the West, can find expression in national oil production policies of regimes not controlled by the West. This is where America has found itself dangerously vulnerable.

Bedouins under siege in the Negev

by Chris LaVigne

Normally happy to be hidden from world view, the Bedouin now decry lack of world attention to their fate in southern Israel

Many Israelis are completely oblivious to the Bedouin except when traveling to the Negev, which has become a valuable source of tourism revenue for Israel. Ironically, the major attraction for these vacationers is the chance to experience the remnants of Bedouin culture.

A look back at the election and some startling numbers

by Santo Barbieri

The recent national election produced the lowest turnout since confederation. The previous one produced the second lowest turnout. The reason may lie in how many votes our electoral system simply throws away

The Corporation leads to ruin

by Kevin Potvin

Ethical businesses notwithstanding, it remains true that all corporations exist to generate profits. Is there an alternative way of generating a prosperous economy?

Gnosticism is back

by Michael Nenonen

An attack on some of Christianity's core tenets by an author with stellar Christian credentials opens up new terrain in the terrific battles raging around us

If we want to challenge fundamentalism, it's not enough to point out its many hypocrisies and flaws; we have to take the battle straight to the heart of the spiritual imagination.

Keep your eye on sleeper Condi Rice

by William Kay

The National Security Advisor office that Rice occupies for military adventurist president Bush has a long pedigree for being quietly at the centre of the action. Part II of III in a series examining the origins and traditions of this most unknown yet most powerful of American cabinet positions

Were Canadians involved in a Haitian massacre?

by Anthony Fenton

Investigations into what happened the night of March 12 in Belair, Haiti reveal a potential massacre as US forces invaded and overthrew the elected government of Aristride. Canada's special forces may have participated in the spree

Price for new ferries rises to $1 billion

by Kevin Potvin

Jealousy leads Liberal regime in Victoria to compound the already miserable story of how BC Ferries replaces run-down ships

If the third fast ferry was properly tested, its success may well have lead to international orders, since there is a market for fast ferries, but few locations where the expertise to build them can be found.

War on Homelessness

a cartoon by Sarah Moser

With approval ratings slipping and knowing American voters have a soft spot for presidents at war, the brainiacs at the Bush re-election think-tank launch a guaranteed P.R. hit--another war!

Turner's Movies

reviewed by Scott Turner

Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Butterfly Effect

Books we're reading this month

reviewed by Kevin Potvin

Bad News from Israel

Letters to the Republic

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