May 2006: Threads of resistance

The Case Against an Elected Senate
by Jordan Bishop
Why an elected Senate would destroy parliamentary government as we know it

Alternatives in the Apparel Industry
by Daniel Martinez and Claudia Quintanilla
Grassroots initiatives in El Salvador fight for jobs with dignity

The Roots of the Medicare Crisis
by Ken Collier
Medicare’s history shows us prescriptions for improving it

Palestine and Israel: Reclaiming our Hijacked Words
by Mordecai Briemberg
To understand the conflict we need to clarify the terms used to describe it

Indigenous Sovereignty and the MacKenzie Gas Project
by Macdonald Stainsby
Resistance to the project is building in the North

Canada and the South Asian Nuclear Arms Race
by Ingmar Lee
With Bush’s blank cheque, India “CANDU” what they want with their nukes

The Rise of the Fertility Industry
by Jesse Invik
Making babies, it turns out, is big business

poem:
“If Shylock were Queer” by Alvin M. Schrader

reviews:
Holt on Jeffrey St. Clair’s Grand Theft Pentagon
Wolfwood on Paul and Steinbrecher’s Hungry Corporations

quotes from the underground:
…on wealth, dreams, comfort, inner strength, nationalism, imperialism, and lifestyle politics

the last word
by Denise Henning
how can we make the academy more inclusive?

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