Day March 5, 2006

What is a radical…

From Lefti A liberal is someone who thinks the problem is the people controlling the system. A radical is someone who thinks the problem is the system controlling the people. My corollary: Liberals say the problem is a rogue president,…

Democratic non-opposition

From the Rock and Rap Confidential newsletter, one more reason to get in the streets on March 18 for the nationwide antiwar protests. Be there. On Thursday, the Senate voted 89-10 to make 14 of the 16 provisions of the…

Global warming and Africa’s rivers,

Many climate scientists already predict that less rain will fall annually in parts of Africa within 50 years due to global warming. Now new research suggests that even a small decrease in rainfall on the continent could cause a drastic…

Water war threatens B.C.

Sure it’s clean, cheap and plentiful now, but Dorothy Clippindale worries the Capital Region’s water supply will one day be controlled by a profit-hungry multinational corporation. Clippindale, an Oak Bay resident and member of the recently formed Greater Victoria Water…