AltWeeklies Wire
How Many Cops are Enough?new

Bottom line on Summer Safety Initiative: budget cuts mean more dead bodies
NOW Magazine |
ENZO DI MATTEO |
09-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Police, public safety
The Occupation of Torontonew

A new movement for a fair economy in the midst of a global financial crisis showcases a fresh paradigm where leaders, demands and hierarchies no longer exist – and that’s a good thing.
NOW Magazine |
Ellie Kirzner |
10-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Attack on Gay-Positive Education in Torontonew

A flyer suggests that the Toronto District School Board's anti-homophobia curriculum encourages "cross dressing for six year-olds."
NOW Magazine |
Enzo Di Matteo |
10-03-2011 |
LGBT
No Such Thing as Free Roadsnew

There are countless ways to price roads, and tolls are far from the most useful.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-20-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: Highway Funding, Toll Roads
In Seismic Shocknew

It's hard to know how to process the apocalyptic images coming from Japan.
NOW Magazine |
Eli K. Priest |
03-22-2011 |
Disasters
New Chip Technologynew

Seeing forest for the wood chips in the brave new bio-economy.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
12-10-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Biomass
Bring on Nature’s Design Firmnew

Nature has been in the design business for 3.8 billion years -- there might be a few things we could learn.
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
08-24-2010 |
Science
Tags: Jane Jacobs, Biomimicry
Sasha Frere-Jones Seems to Sacrifice Deep Thinking for Rapid Fire Answersnew
Speaking in front of an audience packed with local rock literati, New Yorker pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones mostly resisted the urge to make any grand proclamations about the future of music journalism, instead using the opportunity to add some verbal nuance to his written works and share a few behind-the-scenes glimpses into one of the world’s most famous general interest magazines.
NOW Magazine |
Richard Trapunski |
05-03-2010 |
Media
Tags: Sasha Frere-Jones
Get Ready, Get Set: Ten Great Ideas That Could Save the Planetnew

No. 1: Shut down coal-fired power plants. We’re already producing 23 percent more electricity than peak demand forecast for this summer. And 27 percent more power than peak demand forecast for the summer of 2014, according to a recent report by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.
NOW Magazine |
NOW Magazine Staff |
02-26-2010 |
Environment
Security Hysteria is Feeding the Fight for Food in Haitinew

Ostensibly, the primary problem at the epicenter of the earthquake area is the threat of confrontation between hungry crowds and aid givers. That’s why the U.S. military is now busy securing the country. But locals gathered in front of the mayor’s office on day nine have a different analysis.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Schwartz |
01-29-2010 |
International
Samsung will Brand Ontario as North America’s Wind and Solar Leadernew
Holy Samsung. The green energy dream is not just waking up, it’s moving in. Who knew it would have a brand name and be an immigrant from Korea? Has the provincial government sold our renewable soul to some foreign demon?
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
01-29-2010 |
Environment
Is Your Best Furry Friend a Major Culprit in Global Warming?new

Pet lovers shouldn't look down on SUV owners. Feeding your four-legged companion requires as much land and energy as running a car.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-23-2009 |
Environment
How Canada Got Caught in an Afghan Election That Doesn't Add Upnew
The news on the Afghan election, backed so earnestly by Canada and its $35 million contribution, has gone from terrible to tragic.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Weinberg |
10-16-2009 |
International
Is Toronto's 'Bike War' Really a Class War?new
In the wake of Darcy Allan Sheppard's death, the debate has raged about whether the bike and the car can get along on the road. But what's really at stake are competing visions of the future of cities and democracy itself.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
09-14-2009 |
Transportation
Recession and Climate Politics Combine to Shake Up the Pro-Nuclear Narrativenew
This is despite the high-profile support of old-school techno-fix enviros and shocking pro-nukers, and despite industry hopefuls who thought the atomic option was poised to become the winner of the low-carbon sweepstakes, an idea dissed by most climate campaigners.
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
07-13-2009 |
Environment