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The Nuke Crisis That Isn'tnew

We look inside Iran's supposed evil ambitions to attack Israel.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  09-08-2006  |  Politics

Hugo's China Syndromenew

The Venezuelan prez should know better than to praise China's Communists for the economic boom.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  09-01-2006  |  Politics

Wanted: One Heronew

Does Venezuela's Hugo Chavez have the clout and charisma to be Castro's successor?
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  08-11-2006  |  Politics

Gloves Are Offnew

Tory ads pumping personal responsibility for health are just a tactical maneuver to soften the public for privatization.
NOW Magazine  |  Wayne Roberts  |  05-18-2006  |  Politics

Harper's Sweet 16new

The real oddity in Harper's agenda for criminal justice reform is his proposal to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16.
NOW Magazine  |  Alan Young  |  05-04-2006  |  Politics

Thumbs Downnew

Prime Minister Harper may have titillated front-page editors by wandering Kandahar in combat gear, but can he dodge pressure for a parliamentary debate?
NOW Magazine  |  Paul Weinberg  |  03-16-2006  |  Politics

Politics of Fearnew

A pact between the Liberal and New Democratic parties could save Canada from a decade of Stephen Harper -- so why don't people want it?
NOW Magazine  |  Alice Klein  |  03-02-2006  |  Politics

Spoiled Ballotsnew

In the Canadian election, more than 6 million people cast ballots that elected no one -- what a waste.
NOW Magazine  |  Larry Gordon  |  02-07-2006  |  Politics

The Lunatic Withinnew

Try as he might to contain it, Stephen Harper is a creature of the new economy.
NOW Magazine  |  Wayne Roberts  |  02-07-2006  |  Politics

The Gods Must Be Crazynew

Bush won because desert farming always creates wrathful religions.
NOW Magazine  |  Wayne Roberts  |  11-11-2004  |  Politics

John Sayles on the Electionnew

John Sayles writes that politicians are only as good as we force them to be. If the religious right can capture the Republicans, than progressives can surely take over the Democratic Party.
NOW Magazine  |  John Sayles  |  11-11-2004  |  Politics

Four More Yearsnew

Bill Maher, TV's loose cannon blasts the evangelicals but still values U.S. freedoms
NOW Magazine  |  Robert Priest  |  11-11-2004  |  Politics

The Flipside of Bushnew

George Bush got a lot of mileage labelling John Kerry a flip-flopper. But the prez has a long history of taking on big tasks, flopping utterly and then somehow flipping those flops to his greatest advantage. So let it be said: Bush is a flop-flipper, one of the best of all time.
NOW Magazine  |  Robert Priest  |  10-08-2004  |  Politics

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