press release
May 13 2013
| by rabble staff |
Veteran filmmaker and Occupy activist Velcrow Ripper has launched a new app designed to inspire a new breed of Occupy protests.
politics
May 13 2013
| by Andrew MacLeod |
While the BC Liberals have stepped away from envisioning a greener economy, the NDP is saying little to fill the void, according to observers.
Opinion
May 13 2013
| by Helesia Luke |
Christy Clark displays a betrays a narrow, middle-class, perspective that imagines child labour is about 'pocket money' and 'learning responsibility.'
rabble news
May 13 2013
| by Roger Annis |
"Given the current level of extraction of shale gas and the required power to export these fossil fuels, we're looking at carbon pollution levels that exceed Alberta's tar sands."
rabble news
May 12 2013
| by Charles Davis |, | by Jodie Evans |
Join us in calling on Michelle Obama to open her heart to the cries of Abdurahman's mother and ask Barack to send those cleared home and to expedite the closing of Guantanamo.
profile
May 11 2013
| by Harrison Samphir |
On May 2, 2011, the day of Canada's last federal election, close to 2 million young people avoided the polls. Remarkably, this number accounted for a meagre 37.4 per cent of Canadians aged 18-24.
Opinion
May 10 2013
| by Eric Doherty |
Framing things as a "jobs versus environment" issue does not hold much water anymore; the biggest threat to livelihoods in B.C. now is the carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels.
arts/media
May 10 2013
| by Samantha Sarra |
With unprecedented access inside Takhar Prison in Afghanistan, filmmaker Nima Sarvestani takes us on a compelling journey in his documentary No Burqas Behind Bars.
in his own words
May 10 2013
| by James Hansen |
The common presumption that President Obama is going to approve the Keystone XL pipeline is wrong, in my opinion.
politics
May 9 2013
| by Dave Coles |
In the latest example of their 'whatever business wants' attitude, the Conservatives are unwilling to lift a finger in support of 1000 workers recently locked out by U.S. Steel in Nanticoke.
politics
May 9 2013
| by Betsy Catlin |, | by Crysbel Tejada |
In January, Casey Camp-Horinek traveled the route of the proposed pipeline and her people's Trail of Tears to Pickstown, S.D., for an international treaty gathering called Protect the Sacred.
rabble series
May 8 2013
| by Ben Forrest |, | by Jessica Ellis |, | by Kaanayo Nwachukwu |, | by Mekhala Gunaratne |, | by Nick Boisvert |
A look at what citizen journalism can tell us about citizen science.
Opinion
May 8 2013
| by Rex Weyler |
If American billionaire Richard Kinder, gets his way, oil tanker traffic will increase to some 400 tankers per year through Vancouver's Burrard Inlet.
Opinion
May 8 2013
| by Peter Goffin |
Hipster Harper, with its photo of a young Stephen Harper in plaid shirt and shaggy hair, is both amusing and troubling.
Opinion
May 7 2013
| by Nik Beeson |
Joe Oliver, Canada's Natural Resource Minister, has decided that this is an opportune moment to launch a broadside against one of the world's foremost climate scientists, James Hansen.
Opinion
May 7 2013
| by Matt Moir |
It's important to look at how Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives have responded so far, and what further action they might take in the future.
rabble news
May 6 2013
| by Samantha Sarra |
This week in Vancouver a conference brings together delegates from five continents to explore the health and human rights of incarcerated women and their children.
politics
May 6 2013
| by Cameron Fenton |
For a climate organizer, the ongoing British Columbia election campaign has been a rare treat. For the first time in a very long time, climate change and fossil fuels are taking centre stage.
rabble news
May 3 2013
| by David P. Ball |
Despite garnering little attention in the B.C. election campaign, the sudden swell of B.C.'s role in the global coal trade has become a burning issue for environmental advocates.
politics
May 3 2013
| by Mark Janson |
An overwhelming majority of the Canadian public support CPP expansion, as does an ever-growing body of seniors' groups, pension experts and academics.
rabble series
May 3 2013
| by Brendan McConnell |, | by Brent Boles |, | by Lola Fakinlede |
Scientists have access to more information than ever before -- they need your help to sort it. The latest in our series on Citizen Science.
briefly
May 2 2013
| by Jacob Chamberlain |
Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, says that a growing push for war in Syria should remind U.S. citizens of the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
rabble news
May 2 2013
| by Tamara Pearson |
On Wednesday both pro-government and opposition supporters held large marches in Caracas, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day.
Opinion
May 2 2013
| by Maya Shlayen |
In reality, her story had a lot to do with being female in a patriarchal society. Rehtaeh was killed by misogyny.
politics
May 1 2013
| by Dave Coles |
The pressure applied by unions on employers and governments to make workplaces safe must include advocacy for adequate recognition of and support for mental health issues.
rabble news
May 1 2013
| by Lori Theresa Waller |
The recent mass walkouts by fast food and retail workers in New York and Chicago made international headlines and ignited a lively discussion of alternative organizing forms.
rabble news
Apr 30 2013
| by Greg Macdougall |
This past week in Montréal was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada's Québec National Event, the fifth of seven such gatherings across the country.
politics
Apr 30 2013
| by Jon Queally |
The U.S. military has confirmed that at least 40 medical personnel have arrived at Guantanamo Bay in order to expand a force feeding operation designed to counter an ongoing hunger strike.
rabble series
Apr 30 2013
| by Alyssa Ashton |, | by Amar Shah |, | by Rubab Abid |
While citizen science may not be equal to the work done in labs, professionals are working to design projects that still produce valuable scientific data, especially in the field of medical science.
Opinion
Apr 29 2013
| by Chriz Miller |
Without the voter fraud, the Conservatives may not have won a majority, meaning the legitimacy of their entire administration is in question.
