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Stephen Harper is reaching deep into his bag of spin and dirty tricks in an attempt to cling to power against an unprecedented opposition coalition. Events are moving fast, so rabble.ca has created this one stop shop where you can stay informed about developments and participate in the discussions and debates amongst progressives.

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Bullet points for electoral coalition. If you support cooperation, do these speak for you? | kropotkin1951 said... Well if the Liberal Party was progressive this might make some sense. Of course when a political...
SGX Nifty | Caissa said... Can one trade Mubarak futures? in
Why To Occupy? In Favour of the 99% | Gabriel Sinduda said... NEW WEBSITE ONLINE NOW! http://whytooccupy.org/ in
Hello from The Redneck Party USA | redneckparty said... https://www.facebook.com/RedneckPartyInternational in
Harper: "Electoral reform might well revive the left" | vermonster said... Thanks rfugger for pulling up this actually quite insightful and intelligent analysis by Harper...
Strategic Voting = Harper | Life, the universe, everything said... That article should be retitled to reflect reality.  Strategic voting will get you Harper...
Desperate Liberals trot out abortion bogey-man | simonvallee said... I think the threat is real. That's the way the Conservatives are approaching the social issues...
This pesky coalition business | al-Qa'bong said... The 800 lb elephant standing on Stevie-boy's tongue when he knocks the supposed coalition of other...
Just in: All 3 opposition parties to vote against Conservative budget | thorin_bane said... And kathlinne petty, chris hall and janice stein (not to mention all the other talking heads up to...
African Liberation Month: History as a Weapon of Struggle | Maysie said... Hi Ajamu. Thanks so much for this, it's an amazing post. I'm going to move this to "news by the...

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Big Charity: Who gets turned away at United Way? | Nov 26 2011 | Aalya Ahmad | 'Tis the season for United Way workplace fundraising campaigns. But in Ottawa, a coalition of concerned people is asking: Is Big Charity getting too big for our communities?
People are asking for protection from corporate greed and wrongdoing -- will Canada's politicians finally give it? | Oct 13 2011 | Duff Conacher | Two coalitions have been pushing for corporate responsibility changes for more than a decade. As Occupy Canada demonstrators join this movement, will politicians finally take action?
'The most important election of my lifetime' | May 2 2011 | Elizabeth Littlejohn | Imagine: Yoko Ono pulled the plug on Stephen Harper -- today, at last, voters have a chance to do this themselves at the ballot box.
Elections Canada warns of false poll location information | May 2 2011 | rabble staff | Voters are receiving automated calls at home that tell them to go to polling stations that have nothing to do with their ridings. The scale of the scheme is national. Innocent mistake? Incompetence?
Harper plays the phony percentages of first-past-the-post | Apr 29 2011 | Radha Jhappan | In 2008, Conservatives got twice as many votes as the NDP -- 5,204,468 to 2,516,935 -- but almost four times as many seats. They did not 'win' the last two elections: they just lost them less badly.
A number is never just a number -- Election jawdroppers | Apr 29 2011 | Hennessy's Index | The Hennessy Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA's Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. This month -- the federal election.
Prime minister versus Parliament: Democracy demands Conservative defeat | Apr 26 2011 | Duncan Cameron | In the event the Harper government fails to achieve a majority but wins the most seats, the opposition members of parliament must join together, and vote to bring down his government.
It's strategic voting -- or Harper! | Apr 22 2011 | Kathleen O'Hara | If we want to defeat Harper and create a more progressive Canada, we have to go beyond partisan interests -- and vote strategically.
A letter to progressive friends | Apr 12 2011 | Duncan Cameron | What is needed now is engagement and support for the most progressive option available, which is most likely your NDP candidate.
A coalition is good for Canada, good for parliamentary democracy | Apr 9 2011 | Cheryl McNamara | A group of citizens have formed Canadians for Coalition to educate the public on the validity of coalition governments, and encourage the Liberals and NDP to consider this option.
A coalition: Still the only way out | Oct 25 2010 | Murray Dobbin | The NDP should create a new politics rooted in a moral imperative, not in tactical maneuvering on home heating, and call for a coalition that could advance those values.
In-depth conversation with Israel's Gideon Levy. Venezuela's upcoming election. | Sep 23 2010 | Ashley Titterton, Michael Welch, Mitch Podolak | Alert! Radio #157 - Interviews with Gideon Levy, James Petras and Joshua Key. Around the Left in 7 Days and Music is the Weapon.
Stiffed with the bill: A private banquet at civil society's expense | Sep 22 2010 | Elizabeth Littlejohn | Nowhere is the civil society being served or protected -- by our police, by our elected representatives, by our city councilors, our mayor, or by our media.
Stephen Harper at the World Economic Forum. Photo: World Economic Forum/Flickr
Harper's lousy, pre-election summer: A review | Aug 12 2010 | Kathleen O'Hara | It took many poorly constructed policy bricks to build the power tower the Conservative Party lives in as they rule Canada. But many of the bricks are cracked, and the edifice looks set to tumble.
The next election and after | Jun 8 2010 | Duncan Cameron | The PM and MPs are already posturing for the future of the Conservative Party, while Ignatieff ponders the eternal question 'To coalition or not to coalition?'

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