Thursday afternoon, Meg Borthwick caught up with the president of CAW Local 27, Tim Carrie, in the lobby of the London Hilton during a break from closure negotiations with Caterpillar.

This week, I felt it was finally time to take the wraps off of a journal I kept during a two-week trip in 2004 to investigate the conditions of undocumented Chinese migrant farm workers.

On Sunday, February 12, NDP leadership candidates will gather in Quebec to debate matters of foreign policy. Why has there been a reluctance to join in Palestine solidarity campaigns?

The accident that claimed 11 Peruvian workers' lives was not a tragedy but a crime, linked to the systematic exploitation of foreign and migrant workers in Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada's Chief Justice, Beverly McLachlan, raised many virtual eyebrows on January 31 when she expressed concern about the impacts of social media on Canada's justice system.

Among the many things we'll never know in the aftermath of the Toronto G20 is how a political defence would have affected the trial of those charged in "the main conspiracy" case.

Without consent or consultation, God's Lake Resources, a junior gold exploration company, trespassed by exploring on Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) lands and is now threatening to drill.

Clear evidence contradicts the commentators who insist that the problems of remote First Nations can never be solved, that no amount of money will make things better.

"Program Our Way to Fight," the record of an evening with author Michael Reardon recently hosted by the Victoria Chapter of Independent Jewish Voices Canada, is being censored by Shaw Cable.

African Liberation Month would clearly communicate that the mission of this celebration is the cultivation of a culture of resistance and liberation.

Heidi Boghosian and I just returned from a very moving visit with Mumia Abu-Jamal. This was Mumia's second contact visit in over 30 years, since his transfer to General Population last Friday, Jan 27.

Why are we still having the "feminists vs. sex workers" debate? Ideally, the real location of the debate would be between feminists and an external patriarchal force. Instead, it's within feminism.

Hassan Diab, a Canadian citizen and former University of Ottawa professor, is fighting deportation to France under Canada's Extradition Act for allegations that would not stand up in Canadian courts.

In building a broader context for the Northern Gateway battle, stepping beyond recent headlines is important. In that vein, what are the relations between Enbridge and funding for the arts?

For those who hope to see Canada play a peaceful role in the world, the next four years may look bleak. Nevertheless, now is the time to consider new ideas for peace.

In a report released today on sustaining Canada's marine biodiversity, an expert panel convened by the Royal Society of Canada concluded that we are failing our oceans.

Has US Homeland Security achieved its Manifest Destiny? The implications of the new border agreement between the U.S. and Canada go far beyond just trade efficiency.

What happened to Canada? It used to be the country we would flee to if life in the U.S. became unpalatable. Universal health care. A good record on the environment. But that was the old Canada.

The trial of a Montreal man who was arrested after taking photos of undercover police will be heard in court later this week. Scott Weinstein was arrested on July 1, 2010, during a Montreal march.

Want to be part of the NDP leadership decision and aren't quite sure how to go about it? Well, rabble.ca's got answers for you!

I'm writing this letter to share with you a list that I'll be reviewing, about who I want my candidate to be, as I consider who I'll be voting for in March for the NDP leadership.

As Montreal is being celebrated as a centre for cutting edge art in North America, a heightened critical reflection on artistic production and its representation is necessary.

Both as a movie buff and a veteran leftie, I've been waiting to see The Iron Lady so I could write about it. Having now seen the movie, I have to admit that I'm perplexed as to what to say and advise.

It was a boisterous scene outside the massive Electro-Motive Diesel factory on Jan. 21 as more than a thousand trade unionists joined the picket line in solidarity with 465 locked-out workers.

In January 2010, Goldman Sachs, General Electric, and the World Resources Institute, a Washington-based think-tank, together launched a water "initiative."