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I Have a Dream 1 Aug 2013 | 07:35 am
delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Aug. 28, 1963 Civil rights march in Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. Photo by Warren K. Leffler • I am happy to join with you today in what will go down i...
GMO Bites 1 Aug 2013 | 07:26 am
From Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) • Action appeals Farmers are working hard to make hay while the sun shines. Write your letter in solidarity now to stop GM alfalfa from contaminatin...
Behind the Dream & beyond words 1 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
The making of a speech by Bruce Mason March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963 ARC Identifier 542069 / Local Identifier 306-SSM-4D(107)16 • On August 28, 1963, 34-year-old Martin Lut...
Dr. Irving Kirsch – placebos same as antidepressants 1 Aug 2013 | 06:34 am
Rogers Prize keynote speaker shows antidepressants no better than placebos by Kate MacDonald The 2013 Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine will be celebrated wi...
Champix pros & cons 1 Aug 2013 | 06:31 am
DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels • The people’s briefing note on prescription drugs There’s no such thing as a bad drug. Drugs – in this case, I mean pharmaceuticals – are neutral. They are neither good no...
Farmland – protect it or lose it 1 Aug 2013 | 06:25 am
by Nathalie Chambers and Robin Alys Roberts Located 10 minutes from downtown Victoria, Madrona Farm provides food to over 3,500 homes in the Greater Victoria area. photo: Ian Baird / ianbairdphotogra...
Eco Mama’s Global Community Gardens 1 Aug 2013 | 06:21 am
A vision for eco-communities Jenny with pail, Africa. Photo by Kim Kitchen, www.kimkitcheninthestudio.com • Access to clean water in Africa is limited. About 60% of people have access to clean water...
Wild Salmon Warrior News 1 Aug 2013 | 06:14 am
by Alexandra Morton photo by Anissa Reed • On July 11, Virology Journal published a scientific paper co-authored by Dr. Fred Kibenge, myself and others reporting that a highly contagious European sa...
Natural flood prevention 1 Aug 2013 | 06:10 am
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • The severe floods in Alberta used to be referred to as “once in a generation” or “once in a century.” As recent floods in Europe and India are added to the list, tha...
Toeing the party line 1 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead Cate Blanchett as Jasmine. Photo by Jessica Miglio ©2013 Gravier Productions, Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. • Political reporter Sean Holman’s 43-minute doc...
