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analysis
October 8
Karl Nerenberg
| The purpose of a debate should be to force leaders to go beyond slogans, zingers and prepared lines. The voters want to hear party leaders explain in detail what they would do in government. |
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rabble news
October 8
Alex Cosh
| The former MP and the first openly gay MP in Canadian history is running again as the NDP candidate for Burnaby North-Seymour. |
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rabble news
October 8
Zaid Noorsumar
| The only Tim Hortons in the small northern Ontario town of Fort Frances unionized this year. |
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analysis
October 5
Karl Nerenberg
| As they prepare for the next round of debates, all of the federal party leaders are fighting their own demons. |
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arts/media
October 3
Christina Turner
| Campaign soundbites don't always capture the bigger issues at play in an election. We've rounded up six books that dive deeper into major issues in the 2019 federal campaign. |
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analysis
October 2
Karl Nerenberg
| For the Conservatives, overseas development assistance, like immigration or Canada's stance on the Middle East, is a political punching bag, designed to attract votes by spreading fear and resentment. |
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rabble news
October 1
Alex Cosh
| The NDP's Madeleine Sauvé is one of several candidates carrying a left-leaning platform deep into B.C.'s right-wing heartlands. |
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analysis
September 27
Karl Nerenberg
| When it comes to per capita emissions, only three countries exceed Canada's: Australia, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. |
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arts/media
September 26
Humberto da Silva
| "Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger" reminds us of the battles that continue to be fought by Indigenous communities to assure a future for their children. |
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rabble interview
September 26
Alexandra Valahu
| The writer and performer speaks with Alexandra Valahu about her new book, "I Hope We Choose Love." |
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rabble interview
September 25
Sophia Reuss
| We spoke with Naomi Klein about her new book, the Global Climate Strike, what's at stake in the upcoming Canadian federal election, and how the movement for a Green New Deal can counter eco-fascism. |
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rabble news
September 24
Alex Cosh
| Sky-high rents, low vacancy rates and shortages of affordable non-market housing units are all concerns in one of the least affordable residential areas in Canada. |
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analysis
September 24
Karl Nerenberg
| Good news both for the traditional party of the left and for the progressive side of the political spectrum: the dark and dour media narrative about the NDP has changed dramatically for the better. |
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rabble news
September 23
Zaid Noorsumar
| Read what happened last week in the Canadian labour movement in rabble's roundup for September 23, 2019. |
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opinion
September 20
Philip S. S. Howard
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for wearing blackface when he was a teacher and a student. Individualizing blackface incidents overlooks the larger problem of anti-Black racism. |
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analysis
September 19
Karl Nerenberg
| Long before 2001, most of us knew that imitating other cultures or ethnicities was not acceptable. Why didn't the young Justin Trudeau not know as much many years later? |
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analysis
September 19
Diane Pinch
| Activist and advocacy groups have been sounding the alarm on fossil fuels for generations, so what can be learned from the campaigns of the past? |
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rabble series
September 17
Olivia Robinson
| Amid an opioid crisis that claimed 4,460 lives last year in Canada, some libraries are arming themselves with naloxone in an effort to save their patrons' lives. |
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analysis
September 16
Karl Nerenberg
| Scheer wants to present a reassuring and non-threatening face to voters; Singh stays on message; and May speaks her mind. |
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analysis
September 16
Alex Cosh
| Although there is no single reason as to why the Greens are gaining traction on Vancouver Island specifically, some have suggested that most of the support is coming from former NDP voters. |
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book review
September 12
Jessica Rose
| "Three Women" and "Just Pervs" each imagine a world in which women claim their sexuality. |
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analysis
September 11
Karl Nerenberg
| Now that we're in a new election campaign, it might be instructive to look back and see which promises the Liberal government kept. |
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rabble series
September 10
Olivia Robinson
| To move forward with reconciliation in the library, more Indigenous librarians are needed at higher levels to create spaces for the revitalization and renaissance of Indigenous cultures. |
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rabble news
September 10
Zaid Noorsumar
| Injured workers' groups and advocates say that women workers are often most marginalized by the system as they tend to be over-represented in the uncovered service sector. |
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rabble news
September 4
Zaid Noorsumar
| Toronto workers discuss the importance of #UniteAgainstRacism and what it means to them. |
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analysis
September 4
Karl Nerenberg
| History teaches that parties can survive all kinds of internal strife and turbulence to do quite well when the voting actually starts. |
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rabble series
September 3
Olivia Robinson
| Canadian libraries are trying to reconcile the institution's colonial history and how to address the needs of patrons previously neglected by the library -- including Indigenous peoples. |
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rabble news
September 3
Zaid Noorsumar
| While the jobs of most Canadians are governed by provincial law, some advocates believe the federal standards could set a new precedent for the provinces to emulate. |
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arts/media
August 29
Christina Turner
| We've compiled a list of 10 new books about work to peruse over the long weekend. |
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rabble series
August 27
Olivia Robinson
| The Toronto Public Library is continually looking to extend its reach beyond its four walls to connect with people, including those who may never have stepped inside the library before. |
