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Is the Trudeau government merely Harper-lite or is it a beacon of democratic, humanistic internationalism? Based on its record this past year, and at the mid point in its mandate, it is neither.

A year ago, the Trudeau Liberals were still new to power, and yet they seemed to be slipping into the arrogant habits for which they had fervently criticized their Conservative predecessors.

Tom Pitfield, a childhood friend of Trudeau's and a former IBM innovation expert, went through a top 10 Buzzfeed-like list of What He Learned from the Election Campaign.

On May 19, Canada's Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke joins educators and activists to speak to the theme of Canada: A Different Story at the fourth annual Tommy Douglas Institute.

The NDP and Liberals have both promised to repeal the Conservatives' 2012 EI changes. Can they actually do it? And where do the other parties stand?

Will 2015 be the last first-past-the-post election in Canada? It could be. Here's how.

If Trudeau wants to remain a strong player in the election, trying to out-progressive Mulcair is a losing strategy. The Liberals need to start making commitments and stop flip-flopping on others.

Since 1970, each generation has participated less in the democratic process. Has this got us where we are today? Something's gotta give.

The nine-month-long investigation into the problem of radicalization and violent extremism in Canada unsurprisingly exemplifies the problems with the Conservatives' approach to counterterrorism.

It is not clear what a new economy for Greece will look like. But it is clear that Greece has rejected the austerity policies of the old in favour of the new.

Greece voted overwhelmingly against the imposition of further austerity. Now it's time the 'No' be invested into a 'Yes' for proper resolution.

In the past week the IMF released a report admitting strong pro-capitalist policies don't work and a dutch judge sided with citizens to slash carbon emissions.

Has Canada become a global laughing stock to the ever-growing numbers of people around the world who understand climate change requires action? Yep!

With the conclusion of last week's UN Bonn conference on climate change, what will it take to reach a fair and ambitious agreement this winter at the COP21 Paris negotiations? 

Canada must take responsibility for its massive contribution to climate catastrophe in vulnerable countries. Its current commitment falls far, far short of what is needed.

We need to embrace an organizing approach to fight carding and end the general brutality of the cops against the Black community. Here are 11 elements that can be used.

Yemen is in the midst of a humanitarian disaster. Worse still, Canadian media coverage and public interest has been dismal. Here are four political truths the Saudi-Yemen war revealed.

Lots has been said about Rachel Notley's NDP victory in Alberta. What is important to note right away is that the central campaign staff were also made up of well over half women.

Dear Alberta, Congratulations on your NDP majority win. Now here's five things you can do to help out and support the progressives changes that are afoot.

The Alberta NDP has won a majority government, and with that the Premier's office and a large civil service that has been carrying out tasks for the PC government for over 40 years.