Blog December 13
Alex Neve, Amnesty International Canada. Dennis Gruending photo.
From Canada to Syria, Amnesty International persists after dark year for human rights
Dennis Gruending | Alex Neve of Amnesty International says 2018 has been a difficult year for human rights but courageous activists will never give up.
Blog December 13
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Photo: Wayne Polk/Flickr
With courage, there is a way forward for the federal NDP
Brent Patterson | With the NDP losing incumbents, down in fundraising, and its polling looking bleak, will it have the courage to turn to the example of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in the U.K.?
News December 13
Photo: flickr/ Dennis S. Hurd
Trudeau wins praise for rolling back Harper-era attacks on right to vote
Karl Nerenberg | As Bill C-76 was given Senate approval, progressive groups applauded. The law rolls back the most odious provisions of the Harper government’s Fair Elections Act that encouraged voter suppression.
Columnists December 13
Photo: Friends of the Earth International/Flickr
Running out of time, excuses: Activists sound alarm at climate change summit in Poland
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | Among those gathered at the annual UN climate change summit are two young women, who have decided to devote their lives to reversing humanity's destructive addiction to fossil fuels.
Podcast December 13
Oil Tanker at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Terminal
'Oil and Politics' - an economist specializing in oil takes a look at the bigger picture
Victoria Fenner | Author and economist John Foster takes a broader look beyond the economics of oil and explores the petroleum-related reasons for government actions in Canada and the rest of the world.
Blog December 13
Agitate, Educate, Organize by Josh McPhee https://creativecommons.org/2017/03/08/just-seeds/
Five quotes for the surging populist socialist movement
Maya Bhullar | Veteran organizers south of the border share some lessons for working toward social change.
News December 13
French novelist Erwan Larher on surviving the Paris Bataclan attack
Jasheil Athalia | In November 2015, several gunmen opened fire on the crowd at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris. French novelist Erwan Larher survived the attack and wrote a memoir about his experience.
Blog December 12
Hundreds protest TransCanada in Toronto in solidarity with Unist'ot'en
Rachel Small | At the same time as the Unist'ot'en people began a fight in BC courts against TransCanada's injunction, hundreds gathered in Toronto in solidarity to protest at TransCanada's office.
Blog December 12
We made it! We reached our $50,000 fundraising goal with your support!
Kim Elliott | Wow! We couldn't believe it when we crunched our numbers and saw that you had taken us well over the top, making just over our $50,000 fundraising goal!
Blog December 12
UCP MLA Wayne Anderson (Photo: Facebook).
Defeated in UCP nomination battle, Highwood MLA takes complaint to Elections Alberta
David J. Climenhaga | Wayne Anderson also helps ID the voices on that recording about Jeff "Kamikaze" Callaway's campaign role while former Wildrose boss Brian Jean calls for Quebec boycott.
News December 11
Photo: flickr/Ochinko
Despite back-to-work legislation, picket lines outside Canada Post facilities continue
Sophia Reuss | In an interview, Halifax-Dartmouth Labour Council president Suzanne MacNeil discusses right to bargaining and the ongoing negotiations with Canada Post.
Blog December 10
Photo: Coastal Elite
Violence, frequency of hate crimes on the rise: What are we going to do about it?
Barâa Arar | Statistics Canada’s recent report on hate crimes illustrates the increase in these racially motivated incidents. The challenge now is to develop an approach to combat this hatred.