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U.S. crisis shows need to speak truth to power
David Suzuki | During the pandemic alone, the world's 500 richest people grew their wealth by almost US$2 trillion, while so many others suffered. The world’s wealthiest one per cent now owns half the global wealth.
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Rediscovering our place in nature
David Suzuki | An economy was once created to serve people and their communities. Today economic rationalists contend that people must sacrifice and give up social services for the economy.
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Canada must step up and implement a universal basic income
Alexandra Zannis | Canada wasn't going to get UBI in the throne speech, but activists and supporters can continue to push for the basic income policies we want and need.
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Throne speech recovery plan must be just, green and intersectional
Karri Munn-Venn, Brad Wassink | "Normal" has fallen apart, and one way or another, Canada will come out on the other side of this crisis a different country.
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Hope and the greed economy in sequel to film 'The Corporation'
David Peck | Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan talk about "The New Corporation," a film about the devastating power of corporations and their role in spiralling inequality.
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The capitalist god's 10 commandments
Ed Finn, Brian Arden | A satirical look at the doctrines and dogmas of capitalism and neoliberalism.
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Trudeau needs to keep the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit in place
Doreen Nicoll | Four million people will transition to an EI system that is not up to the task. The feds need to keep $500 per week flowing to workers impacted by COVID until a universal livable income is in place.
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Rebuilding child care in Canada must include a national strategy
Martha Friendly, Morna Ballantyne, Lynell Anderson | The shuttering of child care in Canada has put parents and providers in an untenable position, but has also given policy-makers critical insights.
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Image: Chris Schwarz/Alberta Newsroom/Flickr
How Alberta capitulated to Big Oil and left Albertans poorer
Linda McQuaig | Alberta's management of its economy is nothing short of a disaster -- something to keep in mind as Kenney and his followers push for maintaining the pro-corporate model in the post-pandemic order.
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Food policy action required in the face of COVID-19
Lois Ross | The pandemic has exposed and intensified severe hardships, but it is also showing us a path towards healthier ways to produce food.
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We need a guaranteed livable income
Doreen Nicoll | Compared with the $71 billion that CERB will cost for just 24 weeks of payments, GLI could be a more fiscally responsible means of providing Canadians with financial security.
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Encouraging job numbers, but a long way to recovery
Jim Stanford | After four months of terrible economic data, last week's employment report from Statistics Canada contained some welcome news. But it confirms we are still locked in a historic crisis.
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