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Columnists
Rick Salutin
| It's not just about being "for the people," it's also about naming the people's enemies. |
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Columnists
Duncan Cameron
| In electing Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party, Albertans have given themselves a fake populist government, one that is working on behalf of powerful oil interests rather than the people. |
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Blog
Philip Lee
| As migration and displacement of people worldwide have increased, so has media coverage, not all positive. |
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Blog
Dennis Gruending
| Pollster Michael Adams' new book predicts that Trumpism and Brexit divisions are unlikely to sprout in Canada. |
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Blog
Deborah Mebude
| At its worst, populism exploits weaknesses in democracy, playing off tensions within society. At its best, it could produce increased democratic inclusion and provide a platform for everyday people. |
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Columnists
Rick Salutin
| Elsewhere in the world, right-wing populism is having a moment. But in Canada, you can't do outright denial or ridicule, à la Trump or Bolsonaro. |
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Columnists
Rick Salutin
| Populism is clearly the zeitgeist of our time. It's just a question of whose version. |
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News
Resh Budhu
| We need a true vision of social solidarity and economic justice that can sustain our shared humanity and planet. Keynote speaker Maude Barlow will speak at the seventh annual Tommy Douglas Institute. |
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Blog
Maya Bhullar
| The Activist Toolkit takes a look at changing fortunes of Progressive Conservatives across Canada in the slate of elections coming up. |
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Blog
Dennis Gruending
| Tommy Douglas and others were populists who privileged the needs of ordinary people while leaders like Trump are wannabe demagogues. |
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Blog
Maya Bhullar
| Veteran organizers south of the border share some lessons for working toward social change. |
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Blog
Brent Patterson
| A wealthy, privileged establishment defending liberal democracy risks being an accelerant, not an antidote, to right-wing populism. |
