AltWeeklies Wire
Norman Borlaug, the Bad Seednew
Why give father of 60s agro reform a congressional medal when his Green Revolution devastated farming?
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
08-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Democratic Roulette in Pakistannew
Amid civil war fears, odds are good that the country will shake off both military rule and messy insurgency.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-10-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Hundred Bucks a Barrel? How 'Bout $200?new
Nine of the last 10 serious downturns in the world economy followed a spike in the price of oil -- and we are heading for another spike.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-06-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Islamic Democracy Unveiled in Turkeynew
Muslim win is no cause for fear.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Spacesuits the Perfect Getup for Fouled Planetnew
Why does everyone keep spewing all that desperate doom-think about air quality and global warming into the atmosphere when an already existing technology that could alleviate the problem is staring us in the face?
NOW Magazine |
Robert Priest |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Rethinking Air Travelnew
Newer and better jet fuels aren't going to save our skies, but we can buy carbon credits.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Top Five Green Carsnew
Take a peek inside these (relatively) lean machines the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy parks in its top five.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Toronto's Dirty Dozennew
Big biz is mucking up our air -- here are the 12 worst offenders.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'Sicko' Needs a New Prescriptionnew
Michael Moore's new flick only mimics the backwardness of U.S. medical culture -- someone pull him into the 21st century.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Making Waves ... and Powernew
Is it the Americans or powerful oil and gas interests standing in the way of wind farms on the Great Lakes?
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Air of Terrornew
Ontario's new air quality alert system lies -- just like U.S. terror attack index.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Paris Hilton Effectnew
We should consider jailing more celebs if we want to develop sound justice policies.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
07-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The U.S. of Africa?new
Most are quick to ridicule the idea of a unified African state, but it's the struggling continent's only hope.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-13-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Dream Catchingnew
Native activists bring their drums and resolve to waterfront protest.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
07-05-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Feast of Foesnew
My weird kosher dinner with right-wing Christian zealots hungry to topple liberal media.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Weinberg |
07-05-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
