rabble news
May 23 2013
| by Grahame Russell |
Notwithstanding the intervention of the Constitutional Court, the genocide trial against former dictator Rios Montt is worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize.
Opinion
May 22 2013
| by Faisal Kutty |
Some self-proclaimed experts continue to pin collective blame on Muslims, citing the "radicalization" of the community.
Opinion
May 22 2013
| by Chris Brisbane |
Throughout his first mandate, Premier Dexter has embraced the Tony Blair inspired 'Third Way', by serving the interests of the corporate elite and the 1%.
in her own words
May 22 2013
| by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson |
Building a strong, connected Indigenous Nationhood Movement rests on reclaiming the lands and sacred sites we have been removed from.
briefly
May 22 2013
| by rabble staff |
NDP leader Tom Mulcair said today that an NDP government would work to abolish the Senate.
Opinion
May 22 2013
| by Heather Morgan |
The culture of collusion around addicts who refuse to even admit they have a problem is a serious concern with anyone in a position of power.
press release
May 21 2013
| by rabble staff |
The Indigenous Nationhood Movement "aims to begin the process of decolonization through reoccupying, renaming and reclaiming traditional indigenous territories."
Opinion
May 21 2013
| by Clay Nikiforuk |
It seems we self-medicate with alcohol to dull the shame, confusion and gender-norms surrounding sex, desires, and sexuality that are so present in ourselves and our culture.
rabble news
May 21 2013
| by Erin Seatter |
Ottawa is one of the leading cities in Canada when it comes to HIV and hepatitis C infections among drug users, and last year there were at least 36 overdose deaths.
briefly
May 21 2013
| by rabble staff |
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath held a press conference Tuesday to announce her support for the budget put forward by Ontario's Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne.
press release
May 21 2013
| by Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid |
The Toronto gala celebration has become the subject of powerful international criticism, with Desmond Tutu and anti-apartheid icon Ahmed 'Kathy' Kathrada adding their voices to those opposed.
briefly
May 20 2013
| by rabble staff |
Charlie Angus told a press conference Monday afternoon in Ottawa that Nigel Wright has "yet to come clean on the details of what was negotiated to cover up for Senator Duffy's expense claims."
press release
May 17 2013
| by rabble staff |
The Big Apple proved to be an unfriendly landing spot today for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose sales job for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline was interrupted climate activists.
briefly
May 17 2013
| by rabble staff |
Elijah Harper has died at the age of 64. Elijah Harper served as both an MP and MLA for Manitoba, and was an honorary chief for life of the Red Sucker Lake First Nation.
Opinion
May 17 2013
| by Nydia Dauphin |
Quebec comedians have a strange affliction. It sporadically resurfaces time and again and it's proven almost impossible to cure.
Opinion
May 17 2013
| by Ben West |
I think both the NDP and the Greens owe it to the public to make a peace treaty and find a way to show everyone that we can work together for solutions that are good for people and the planet.
Opinion
May 16 2013
| by Cameron Fenton |
Remember that there is no silver bullet solution, the NDP weren't one before this election and there certainly isn't one afterwards.
arts/media
May 16 2013
| by Muna Mire |
Min Sook Lee describes the multimedia installation she helped to curate, Milagros for Migrants, as "an organic meeting of two artistic practices."
politics
May 15 2013
| by Melanie Fitzpatrick |
Reaching 400 parts per million for the first time in human history is a wake up call for all of us. The science is clear.
rabble interview
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip: 'Gold rush mentality' trumps human rights and social needs in B.C. vote
May 15 2013
| by Jane Bouey |
Today, many people in British Columbia -- and indeed across Canada -- are trying to determine just how the BC Liberals won the provincial election and what implications this surprise result will have.
rabble interview
May 15 2013
| by Jane Bouey |
Describing much of the Left as 'speechless' after a stunning election defeat, the Vancouver & District Labour Council president reflects on what went wrong -- and what's next.
briefly
May 15 2013
| by rabble staff |
The BC Liberals pulled off a stunning upset Tuesday, defeating the BC NDP to win a majority in the provincial election.
Opinion
May 14 2013
| by RJ Aquino |
It's been exasperating to see the BC Liberals try to court the Filipino vote through superficial events designed to be nothing but photo-ops.
Opinion
May 14 2013
| by Ben West |
We need people like George Heyman, the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club of BC, to get elected.
Opinion
May 14 2013
| by Brent Hawkes |, | by Buzz Hargrove |
We are asking the NDP and the Liberals to co-operate and pass the budget (possibility with some tweaking). However we are frankly asking for much more.
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 13 2013
| by Andrea Germanos |
Bill McKibben: "The only question now is whether the relentless rise in carbon can be matched by a relentless rise in the activism necessary to stop it."
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.'
