Rick Salutin, Author at rabble.ca

The Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower.

CA

Canada cheated to win the Summit Series in ‘72, but the drone scandal is different

by Rick Salutin August 2, 2024August 6, 2024

Former U.S. president Donald Trump speaking at a "Chase the Vote" rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona.

Trump embraces the America that Democrats abandoned

by Rick Salutin June 21, 2024

A person walks through a building in Chernihiv, Ukraine that was destroyed by an aerial bomb in the Russian war on Ukraine.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine teaches lesson about war

by Rick Salutin April 26, 2024

Where do you draw the line of disruption? People stand on a vehicle at a Gaza protest.

How much disruption and interruption over Gaza would be acceptable?

by Rick Salutin April 12, 2024

The Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto.

Canadian Politics

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Despite its problems, the CBC may turn out to be the hero we need

by Rick Salutin March 31, 2024

U.S. President George Bush, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas participate in the initialling ceremony of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1992.

Canadian Politics

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We are all living in Brian Mulroney’s Canada

by Rick Salutin March 16, 2024

The Temple Mount and Al-Aqsa mosque in the old city of Jerusalem, a major focal point in the history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Is there any escape from the prison of history?

by Rick Salutin February 16, 2024

The Oscars are voted on by people working in Hollywood.

Arts

It’s not life, it’s the Oscars

by Rick Salutin February 2, 2024

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "Stop Genocide: Free Palestine."

CA

The short history of the term ‘genocide’

by Rick Salutin January 19, 2024January 25, 2024

A group of people hold a banner reading "ceasefire" in Washington, D.C.

Speculating on the ceasefire moment in Gaza

by Rick Salutin November 26, 2023November 30, 2023

A person protests genocide in Gaza.

There is no point in ranking genocides and acts of political violence

by Rick Salutin November 17, 2023

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe holds a news conference following the passage of the "parents' bill of rights," accompanied by Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill (L) and Minister of Justice Bronwyn Eyre (R).

CA

Whose rights matter in the fight over pronouns in school?

by Rick Salutin October 27, 2023