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Blog - James Laxer's Blog March 28
Australia: Canada’s Antipodean Twin
James Laxer | The conundrum of Canadians and Australians is that of prosperous peoples with plenty of capital of their own in a world that is entering a new age.
Blog - rabble.ca's staff blog March 27
Save the date: rabble.ca 8th anniversary event What's wrong with newspapers?
Kim Elliott | On the occasion of our 8th birthday, rabble.ca presents the first in a series of cross-Canada event
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! March 27
An unhealthy budget in Ontario
Matthew Adams | McGuinty's policies and budget hurts public hospitals. Dalton, listen to the sage advice of Joni Mitchell!
Blog - Nima Maleki's blog March 27
Emerging US war policy, Israeli drones, and Iran on NATO, Iraq, and elections
Nima Maleki | US plans in the so called Afpak war taking shape, a look at Israel's use of drones in attacks on Gaza, and Iran's role in Afghanistan and Iraq in the face of presidential elections.
Blog - rabble.ca's staff blog March 26
A sad little episode in B.C. politics
Derrick O'Keefe | NDP candidate Mable Elmore was forced to denounce herself over a five-year old interview we did together in which she used the word "Zionist" in its correct context to describe a reality she faced.
Blog - The Media Consortium Blog March 26
Weekly Immigration Wire: Obama’s hard line on immigration
The Media Consortium | "In the modern world, borders do not separate families, nor commerce, nor soldiers, nor bank accounts and their owners."
Blog - Nima Maleki's blog March 25
The new Great Game or the Long War across Europe and Asia
Nima Maleki | A growing network of energy pipelines are criss-crossing Eurasia, giving form to the political instability, military tension, and wars erupting in the large expanse of territory from Europe to Asia.
Blog - The Media Consortium Blog March 25
Weekly Pulse: Flipping the Byrd on healthcare reform
The Media Consortium | Can the Democrats pass a healthcare reform in the Senate without a filibuster-proof majority? There is a way to pass health care with a simple majority in the Senate...
Blog - 2010 Homelessness Hunger Strike Relay March 24
Hunger striker loses 19 lbs in seven days
Robert O'Dea | My week in the 2010 Hunger Strike Relay is over. What have I learned? What has the Prime Minister learned?
Blog - The Media Consortium Blog March 24
Weekly Audit: Stop subsidizing Wall Street
The Media Consortium | This week there were a lot of reactions to Tim Geithner's new bailout plan. The Weekly Audit also highlights a couple of pieces on much-needed structural reforms to the U.S. corporate landscape.
Blog - Mai Nguyen March 23
Drop Fees, Not Bombs Campaign
Students and allies fight for world peace
Mai Nguyen | The Student Assembly Against War and Racism took place this past weekend and boy, did it ever come at the right time.
Blog - Uzma Shakir's blog March 23
Canadian Arab Federation loses federal funding
Uzma Shakir | The Canadian Arab Federation's settlement programs are at risk because the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, has decided that CAF is not a suitable organization to receive government funding.
Blog - Word of the Rings March 22
Demystifying the IOC and IPC
Pina Belperio | As Whistler finishes hosting nine World Cup events in the lead-up to the 2010 Games, a local Whistler resident compares and contrasts the Olympics and the Paralympics.
Blog - 2010 Homelessness Hunger Strike Relay March 21
Hunger Srike Day 6
Robert O'Dea | Day six draws to a close. The need for Federal Government action is clear. The research is conclusive. It's time for the Prime Minister to act!
Blog - rabble.ca's staff blog March 21
Congratulations to our winter fundraiser winners!
Kim Elliott | Thanks to all our supporters who made this winter fundraiser a smashing success!
Blog - rabble.ca's staff blog March 20
Flip old growth media the bird: become a rabble correspondent, win a Flip!
Kim Elliott | A rabble.ca contest! Win a flip video camera, become a rabble.ca video correspondent!
Blog - 2010 Homelessness Hunger Strike Relay March 20
2010 Homeless Hunger Strike Relay - Day 5 is under my belt!
Robert O'Dea | Day five of my hunger strike draws to a close and the solutions to Homelessness seem clearer. Now only if I could keep my pants up.
Blog - rabble.ca's staff blog March 20
Jason Kenney bans British MP George Galloway from Canada
Kim Elliott | Jason Kenney's latest attack on freedom of speech and human rights: minister refuses to permit British MP George Galloway in to Canada.
Blog - Trish Hennessy's Blog March 20
Storming the Bastilles
Trish Hennessy | The people of France did something unheard of in Canada: They went on strike. Not one isolated sector but three million citizens strong. They are backed by three-quarters of the French population.
Blog - The Media Consortium Blog March 19
Weekly Pulse: Drugs, sex and the single payer
The Media Consortium | This week, the Pulse brings you news of drugs, sex and single payer health care, ripped from the headlines of the Media Consortium.
Blog - The Media Consortium Blog March 19
Weekly Immigration Wire: 'Systematic failures' in U.S. detention healthcare
The Media Consortium | This week, two comprehensive reports on the health of immigrant detainees were released by Human Rights Watch and the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center.
Blog - The Media Consortium Blog March 19
Weekly Audit: Progressive pressure is repairing the economy
The Media Consortium | In this week's Audit, we highlight the effects of progressive media's demands for economic justice on policymakers and social awareness, with a particular focus on the AIG bonus scandal.
Blog - 2010 Homelessness Hunger Strike Relay March 19
2010 Hunger Strike Relay - Day 4
Robert O'Dea | Day four is drawing to a close and I thought that I would use this installment to put a face on homelessness.
Blog - Trish Hennessy's Blog March 19
National pride
Trish Hennessy | Am I the only Canadian who doesn't measure the worth of my nation by the wealth of its banks?
Blog - 2010 Homelessness Hunger Strike Relay March 18
2010 Hunger Strike Relay for Homelessness - Days 2 and 3
Robert O'Dea | My musings on days two and three of my hunger strike include information on local and national incidents of homelessness and the need to do something now.
Blog - Nima Maleki's blog March 18
Russia using Iran as a bargaining chip, Iran's fight against Kurdish militants and looming elections
Nima Maleki | Iran's air defence may be boosted by Russia, it's conflict with Kurdish seperatists continue, and the Iranian parliament opposes yet another of president Ahmadinejad's bills.
Blog - Nima Maleki's blog March 17
Iran's coming presidential election may help redefine the country
Nima Maleki | President Ahmadinejad’s last electoral victory clearly delineated a rising conservative group and a political policy that has shaken Iran’s three decades old post-revolution state system.
Blog - Trish Hennessy's Blog March 17
Double standard
Trish Hennessy | CEOs, financial wizards and their ilk apparently need annual million dollar bonuses as their work incentive.
Blog - Andrew Brett March 17
Conservative MP Peter Braid at workshop.
Conservatives trying to take over student unions: audiotapes
Andrew Brett | Leaked audiotapes and documents prove that the Ontario PC Campus Association is training its members to form front groups and take over student unions surreptitiously.
Blog - Word of the Rings March 16
Blogging - keeping politicians on their toes
Pina Belperio | A introduction to blogs and how the independent citizen voice is important for ensuring that elected officials stay on their toes, especially with all the recent media cuts.

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