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Blog - A Blog for Media Justice January 8
A Shocking Loss of Media Nerve: Locked Out of Gaza
Paul D. Boin | A Blog for Media Justice, By Paul D. Boin, is jointly sponsored by Rabble.ca and the Media Justice Project.
Blog - rabble.ca's staff blog January 8
A Shocking Loss of Media Nerve
rabble staff | Regardless of where you stand on the current Mideast crisis between Israel and Gaza, what I find most shocking about the media coverage is the lack of outrage over the blocking of journalists.
Blog - James Laxer's Blog December 28
Stephen Harper: Stock Market Tipster Par Excellence
James Laxer | A few days before the October 14 federal election, in an interview with the CBC's Peter Mansbridge, Stephen Harper gave Canadians advice on how to play the stock market.
Blog - James Laxer's Blog December 26
The strange case of Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff
James Laxer | One month from now, the fate of Stephen Harper's government will be determined by a one person electorate consisting of Michael Ignatieff.
Blog - Word of the Rings December 24
Is Air Canada ready for the 2010 Olympics?
Pina Belperio | Examining Air Canada's lack of preparedness for the 2010 Olympics, in light of the airport fiascos over the holidays.
Blog - The Regina Mom December 24
An anti-woman rampage
Bernadette Wagner | Harper apparently hates anything to do with equal rights for women. As a result, women don’t vote for him. Maybe that’s why instead of wooing us, he takes extreme measures to further punish us.
Blog - James Laxer's Blog December 22
Bailouts, bonuses and fat-cat economic advisors
James Laxer | In the media, the target of choice these days is the unionized auto worker, whose annual salary wouldn't pay for one fat-cat dinner in New York to celebrate bonus day.
Blog - Word of the Rings December 22
A week of ups and downs for Whistler
Word of the Rings | This new Rabble.ca blog aims to serve as a one-stop examination at what’s happening behind the scenes in the lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler.
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! December 21
German secret service goes after whistleblower site wikileaks
Matthew Adams | The German secret service has threatened wikileaks with "immediate criminal prossecution" if it does not remove references to the secret service
Blog - James Laxer's Blog December 20
Harper's economic plan: Attack workers' wages
James Laxer | George W. Bush and Stephen Harper are once again (perhaps for the last time) partners in making economic policy. Priority one for Bush and Harper: make the workers take a hefty pay cut.
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! December 20
The Thin Veneer of Civilization
Keith Gottschalk | A modern lynch mob in the wake of Hurricane Katrina went hunting . . . people.
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! December 19
Disillusioned with Obama's appointments: Time for a third party?
Keith Gottschalk | If the various progressive constituencies who helped put Obama in the White House become dangerously disillusioned, maybe it's time we finally take the bull by the horns and form a viable third party.
Blog - James Laxer's Blog December 17
Why doesn't Harper fire Flaherty?
James Laxer | Today, Flaherty is meeting with provincial ministers of finance in Saskatoon. Why is this man still at the helm?
Blog - James Laxer's Blog December 16
Stephen Harper’s job creation plan: Appoint 18 Senators
James Laxer | Between now and Christmas Day, Stephen Harper will be appointing 18 Senators, an entire cavalry squadron of Caligula's horses.
Blog - The Regina Mom December 16
It's an anger-making day!
Bernadette Wagner | I'm angry today. It's -28 degrees Celsius here right now. And with a 40+ km/h wind coming in from the north, it makes for a wind chill factor of about -45. It's the first day of real winter
Blog - Graeme Stewart's Blog December 15
World Economic Forum Goes Gonzo with Social Media
Graeme Stewart | The World Economic Forum says I <heart> web 2.0 with a blogs, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube discussion tools.
Blog - Corvin Russell's Blog December 10
How stupid can the Liberals be? Let us count the ways
Corvin Russell | Iggy could be another disaster in the making for the Liberals
Blog - Pierre Beaudet's Blog December 9
New perspectives for Québec solidaire
Pierre Beaudet | The election of Amir Khadir in the Mercier downtown district of Montreal did not come about as a surprise nor as a gift. Mercier is a ‘natural' place for the left.
Blog - Sharon Fraser's Blog December 9
Stephen Harper's march to majority
Sharon Fraser | The pro-coalition demonstrations last week took me back to February of 2003 and the big world-wide demos against the invasion of Iraq.
Blog - The Regina Mom December 5
Prorogue Precedents
Bernadette Wagner | Steven Harper wanted to shut down Parliament just because he does not agree with it. Some say this is unprecedented.
Blog - The Regina Mom December 4
Coalition: Keep Meeting!
Bernadette Wagner | Parliament has been prorogued. So you're not meeting in an official capacity. But nonetheless meet as if you were not prorogued.
Blog - The Regina Mom December 4
The Maple Syrup Revolution!
Bernadette Wagner | Whoever said Canadian politics was boring wasn't paying attention!
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! December 4
Silence on Canadian coalition crisis in U.S. media
Keith Gottschalk | The silence on the leadership crisis in Canada in the U.S. media is deafening. What should we expect?
Blog - The Regina Mom December 4
Attacks on Parliamentary Democracy
Bernadette Wagner | The mainstream media does not like the idea of a coalition government, that much is clear.
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! December 3
Logic Group coalition survey - sloppy writing or push-poll?
Matt Adams | Logic Group phone survey aks opinion on "Liberal-NDP-Bloc" proposed coalition - something that doesn't exist.
Blog - rabble.ca's staff blog December 3
Harper: Canada's Dick Cheney
rabble staff | We live, as the Chinese saying goes, in interesting times. The debasement of political language is symptomatic of a debasement of political life.
Blog - Mai Nguyen December 2
The slow coming of a negotiation – York Strike Update
Mai Nguyen | On Dec. 1, the Ontario Ministry of Labour announced that an agreement between CUPE 3903 and York University is far from being reached.
Blog - Pierre Beaudet's Blog November 30
Throw the bums out
Pierre Beaudet | The current crisis is an ‘opportunity' for Stephen, so he can further demolish what remains of the welfare state
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! November 28
Wente wrong on wind
Matt Adams | A foul wind blows - Margaret Wente's slamming of wind turbines would be funny if it weren't so sad.
Blog - I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! November 24
Obama's army of small donors smaller than thought
Matt Adams | New report: Obama's percentage of small donors to his campaign almost the same as Bush's.

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