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CommonCauses | Labour | When crisis becomes opportunity: Progressive organizing after Bill C-377 | Feb 1 2013 | Joel Davison Harden | Bill C-377 may offer the context we need to rejuvenate progressive organizing against Harper and his well-heeled supporters -- flipping the script on the Conservatives.

Economy | A number is never just a number: The dominance of Canada's 1% | Feb 1 2013 | Hennessy's Index | Twenty-five families or individuals in Canada hold more than $1 billion in assets, according to Forbes Magazine.

Economy | Using the tax system to offset rising income inequality | Feb 1 2013 | Andrew Jackson | The personal income tax system is only one means to deal with rising income inequality, but it is a doubly effective tool.

Economy | Repeat after me: Ontario is not Greece | Feb 1 2013 | Trish Hennessy | The Fraser Institute has a new report warning Ontario could become the next Greece or California because of the size of its debt.

Economy | Canada's bloated 1% | Feb 1 2013 | Toby Sanger | Statistics Canada's release on the escalating incomes of the top 1 per cent gained a lot of media coverage -- and also provoked some very defensive reactions by major organs of the Canadian media.

Environment | Labour | Labour groups want action on climate change, but are they willing to forego fossil-fuelled jobs? | Feb 1 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | Can workers and their unions lead the struggle to slow global warming? That was the question pondered by environmental and labour advocates at a panel held last week at York University.

Environment | U of T students protest government inaction on climate change | Feb 1 2013 | John Bonnar | On Friday morning, more than 60 people marched from the University of Toronto to the steps of the Ontario legislature to send a clear message to the new leader of the Liberal party.

Environment | Activist Communique: Never Idle – Idle No More Day of Action Against G.E. Uranium Processing Plant | Feb 1 2013 | Krystalline Kraus | On February 3rd people will be gathering for a Day of Action Against G.E. Uranium Processing Plant located in a residential Toronto Area.

Indigenous Rights | Why should the labour movement support Idle No More? | Feb 1 2013 | Nora Loreto | Explaining Idle No More to non-Indigenous labour activists, in Q&A format.

Labour | Labour news this week: corporate tax cuts created few jobs; bad week for retail workers; unionization of inmate workers blocked | Feb 1 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | A recap of this week's top labour stories. Corporations hoard savings from tax cuts rather than creating jobs, a bad week for retail workers, unionization attempt by prison inmates blocked, and more.

LGBTI | Politics in Canada | Svend Robinson: Wynne's victory a sign of major progress over past 25 years | Feb 1 2013 | Svend Robinson | Canada's first openly gay MP reflects on the changes in the quarter century since his coming out resulted in death threats and vandalism of his constituency office.

Politics in Canada | Is Alberta Premier Alison Redford's bitter fight with the docs about money, or control? | Feb 1 2013 | David J. Climenhaga | Look at this from the government’s perspective. If you cede control of the system to physicians, chances you’ll ever get health care costs under control are slim.

Politics in Canada | US Politics | Outsiders form the majority in politics of inclusion | Feb 1 2013 | Rick Salutin | This isn't the politics of ideas and issues anymore, though it has those. It's the politics of inclusion. Obama's win in the U.S. is the prototype, but only in his second election.

Economy | Atlantic Canada's story of inequality | Jan 31 2013 | Christine Saulnier, Jason Edwards | Statistics Canada released new data on high income trends in Canada with nary a mention of the Atlantic Provinces. The inequality in Atlantic Canada also tells a story that demands illustration.

Economy | Progressive tax options for B.C., or how to make our tax system more fair | Jan 31 2013 | Iglika Ivanova | In a new report we released this week, Seth Klein and I show there's a clear need for tax reform in B.C., both to raise new revenues and to make our tax system more fair.