The prospect of saving billions in the future by spending more to alleviate child poverty today doesn’t appeal to conservative corporate CEOs or their political minions.

Canada is better off working with other countries to build a reasonable multilateral trading world rather than depending on the goodwill of a Donald Trump to re-negotiate NAFTA.

A light meal is always welcome before exercising... one's freedom of expression at the G7 conference

There wasn't much for the police to worry about at this weekend's G7 Conference in Charlevoix, but they did their best.

In Ontario, first-past-the-post again did its work and rewarded all of the power to a leader with 40 per cent of the vote. In the case of Doug Ford, close to 60 per cent of voters cannot abide him.

The Ontario Liberals who prefer a PC to an NDP win have prevailed. Progressives tempted by Kathleen Wynne’s party might want to re-consider before rewarding Liberal cynicism with their votes.

A new book by Joyce Nelson provides practical challenges to corporate rule.

Among other things, scrutineers, appointed by parties to watch for cheating, will no longer be able to observe the count for 90 per cent of the ballots.

The gap between Trudeau's rhetoric and the reality for refugees in Canada continues to widen. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen recently said: "We do not appreciate or welcome irregular migration."

The Trudeau government confirmed that it would pay $4.5 billion to buy the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Yet the water in First Nations is underfunded and the number of advisories increased this month.

The Fight to Get Karen Spring into Honduran Prison

Exploring Toronto's potential as a smart and inclusive city at U of T conference.

The Ontario election is a bit more than a week away. In the last leaders’ debate of the campaign, PC leader Ford still refused to give any details about his plans.

A PC candidate said she does not believe humans caused climate, and her leader has not disavowed that view. One of Doug Ford’s big pledges is to scrap key measures to reduce carbon emissions.

rabble.ca's correspondent to the Venezuelan presidential elections on May 20 reflects on what he saw in Caracas.

Trudeau’s plan to make elections fairer is salutary. But it is hard to forget that he flagrantly broke his promise to change the electoral system.

I'm feeling good about my prediction that the next Premier of Ontario will be Andrea Horwath of the NDP.

Venezuelans merit attention and solidarity as they try to find a way forward. Democracy is supposed to be about the people ruling.

rabble.ca's correspondent Humberto Da Silva reports as citizens cast their ballots on Sunday, May 20.

Andrea Horwath’s party is moving up in all the Ontario election polls. The NDP appears to have momentum now, but there is lots of the campaign left to fight.

Humberto Da Silva will be in Venezuela to cover its election on May 20. Here he describes a very personal connection to a country he is visiting for the first time.

International observers will be in Venezuela to monitor the presidential election. Raul Burbano of Common Frontiers speaks about the electoral process in the country.

We discuss current events in Gaza and the Freedom Flotilla 2018 with Ann Wright and Libby Davies, then introduce the five 2018 Freedom Flotilla participants from Canada.

Canadian media are covering Ford the way U. S. media covered Trump. Even when they believe they are being critical, by disproportionately focusing on the PC leader they are helping his campaign.

Elections Ontario is telling voters the party that wins the most seats always gets to form a government. That is utterly false.

The work of economic thinker and political activist Karl Marx, born 200 years ago on May 5, 1818, continues to inspire contemporary seekers of justice for working people.

The work of economic thinker and political activist Karl Marx, born 200 years ago on May 5, 1818, continues to inspire contemporary seekers of justice for working people.

In the first debate of the Ontario election campaign, the NDP’s Andrea Horwath was cogent and kept smiling, Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne was defensive, and Tory Doug Ford was absent for long periods