AltWeeklies Wire
The Dalai Lama's Superpower Dharmanew
A hate-on for George Bush is bad for the brain, says the globe's most devotional navigator of diplomacy politics.
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
11-09-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Call to Palestinenew
Mustafa Barghouti says activist visits are the key to stopping extremism.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
11-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
World Bank Prophetsnew
After years of starving poor nations, the World Bank now wants to pay farmers to protect ecosystem.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-05-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The One-Baby Boonnew
One-child policy may be tyrannical, but there are worse things -- like famine, climate change and civil war.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-26-2007 |
International
Tags: international
'We Massacred Them'new
Armenian genocide bill in U.S. has Turks threatening to block military supply line to Iraq.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-19-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Burma Callingnew
Should we boycott China for propping up brutal regime? Activists can't decide.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
10-12-2007 |
International
Tags: Burma, international
Tyranny for Now in Burmanew
The Burmese are now pinning their hopes on foreign intervention, but that is never going to happen -- sooner or later, though, the extreme corruption of the army's senior officers will destroy its discipline.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Green Divide That Isn'tnew
From terrific Greenbelt to terrible ethanol subsidies, there's an odd consensus among Canadian political parties heading into elections.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Greening Our I.T. Industriesnew
The new Green Grid aims to make data centers more energy-efficient.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
09-21-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Calm & Collected in Germanynew
Terrorist plot in cool-headed Germany shows that hysteria at borders does not pave road to security.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-14-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Greece's Flames of Changenew
The country's political shakeup may be world's first sign that climate change can total whole governments.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-07-2007 |
International
Tags: greece, international
Glossy Mags Distort Image of Food as Much as Womennew
Everyone knows how fashion photographers and their set designers and airbrushers cause bodily harm by distorting the image of women, but few think about how the same people cause similar problems with their framing of food.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
08-31-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Are Organics Worth the Price?new
The question itself is part of our anti-planet narcissism.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
08-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Is Toronto Running Away from Drinking Water Problem?new
The city's testing methods may be hiding the real number of homes with high lead levels.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
08-20-2007 |
Environment
Military Posturing a Pretext for Arctic Resource Explorationnew
There is a scramble for the Arctic, but it is not military -- it's about laying claim to potentially valuable resources on the basis of geographical and geological data, within the framework laid down by the UN Convention On The Law Of The Sea.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-20-2007 |
International
Tags: international
