May 24 2013
| by Mary Galvin |
Another true horror story for water and the environment: open cast mineral sand mining. This form of mining uses huge water cannons to send highly pressurized water to convert the soil to a slurry.
May 24 2013
| by David Bush |
How should the left understand the NDP in Nova Scotia? David Bush offers five possible approaches.
May 24 2013
| by rabble staff |
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May 24 2013
| by Council of Canadians |
The Federal Court has found in no uncertain terms that widespread election fraud took place during the 2011 federal election.
May 24 2013
| by David J. Climenhaga |
The way they dealt with these superficially similar cases, you'd almost think the Harper Conservatives in Ottawa were the farm team, and the Wildrose Party in Alberta were the pros!
May 24 2013
| by Roger Annis |
The May 14 general election in British Columbia was a setback to progressive political forces in the province and throughout Canada. Roger Annis examines the damage and what to do next.
May 24 2013
| by Christin Hoene |
Drew Denny's semi-autobiographical road movie, showing at Inside Out this month, is a thoroughly enjoyable look at grief, friendship and loss.
May 23 2013
| by David J. Climenhaga |
So irascible has become Lord Black's incessant columnizing that one keeps expecting him to heap vitriol on restaurants too dimly lit to read the menu.
May 23 2013
| by Adrienne Silnicki |
The Fraser Institute claims to examine the Swedish health-care system and in the end concludes that Canada should scrap the Canada Health Act and privatize, privatize, privatize.
May 23 2013
| by Stuart Trew |
On May 17, the Council of Canadians hosted a live broadcast from Lima where trade justice activists were attending a 17th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations that continue in the Peru.
May 23 2013
| by Karl Nerenberg |
What did Harper know and when did he know it? Our parliamentary reporter looks at this and five other key points in the growing Senate expense scandal.
May 23 2013
| by Seth Klein |
Here are a few of the initial lessons I draw from the election, and what it means for a progressive research institute like the CCPA -- because I do think our work matters, more than ever.
May 23 2013
| by Brent Patterson |
The Council of Canadians and the Blue Planet Project stands with the more than 200 communities and civil society organizations in Peru who are demanding an end to destructive mining practices.
May 23 2013
| by Michael Stewart |
The Vancouver Rent Assembly, "A gathering of renters in a time of siege," examines and analyzes the concept and legitimacy of rent.
May 22 2013
| by David J. Climenhaga |
Unfortunately for the PM's "reform" talk, the only way to fix the Senate that will actually work is to abolish it.
May 22 2013
| by Democracy Watch |
Biased, lapdog investigations mean cover-up of Senate scandal most likely outcome and public inquiry will be needed – Wright, Duffy should be found guilty of violating ethics rules
May 22 2013
| by Karl Nerenberg |
There is lots of talk about what Prime Minister Harper may or may not have known about the $90,000 his chief of staff gave Mike Duffy.
May 22 2013
| by Dave Coles |
While Hudak claims to be promoting "worker choice,” attacking unions' financial security is designed to weaken a civil society critic and empower big business.
May 22 2013
| by Krystalline Kraus |
On May 22 at 5 p.m., a powerful renaming ceremony will take place in British Columbia. Name and Blood both hold important power of identity for First Nations communities.
May 22 2013
| by Stuart Trew |
A broad-based coalition of Peruvian civil society launched a campaign and petition against the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a 17th round of TPP negotiations began in the capital city of Lima.
May 22 2013
| by Maria Wallstam |, | by Tristan Markle |
This week the city approved a subsidy exceeding 1 million dollars to a real estate corporation for a market housing development.
May 22 2013
| by Arielle dela Cruz Yip |
Here is Arielle with the Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca, introducing Our Fair Deal Coalition.
May 21 2013
| by rabble staff |
The resignation of Stephen Harper's Chief-of-Staff Nigel Wright, and the growing Senate expense scandal, has made worldwide headlines this long weekend.
May 21 2013
| by Meghan Murphy |
Emily Witt's reflections on watching a BDSM porn shoot for Kink.com inspire questions about the complexities of 'consent' as a measure of ethics.
May 21 2013
| by Krystalline Kraus |
Aamjiwnaang And Sarnia Against Pipelines (ASAP) is a group of concerned local residents focused on bringing awareness to the city of Sarnia and taking action for the health of the community.
May 21 2013
| by Krystalline Kraus |
Through the process of colonization, we have misplaced or forgotten the Seven Grandfather Teachings. We are beginning the process of our "Return" by re-installing our sacred teachings.
May 21 2013
| by Kaitlin McNabb |
The Babble Book Club's new selection is 'Godless but Loyal to Heaven' by Richard Van Camp a novel of short stories about the realities of Native life.
May 21 2013
| by George Lessard |
NWT MLA Bob Bromley speaks of the the lack of consensus building in message to his constituents
May 21 2013
| by George Lessard |
Politics and activisim are heating up North of 60
May 21 2013
| by Karl Nerenberg |
might stand in the way of the network’s getting compulsory carriage on cable systems throughout Canada, it saw the light it, and made a tepid apology.
