May 21, 2010
Toronto communities prepare for the G8 and G20 summits
Syed Hussan
An informal poll of local activists show they are preparing to make themselves heard in protests during the upcoming summit in late June.
Media Matters
May 19, 2010
Evangelicals 'are here for the long term, not just Stephen Harper's term'
Cathryn Atkinson
Marci McDonald, the author of The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada, speaks to rabble.ca about the impact of homegrown evangelical fundamentalism on Canadian politics.
May 17, 2010
Culture wars: The commoners versus the end-timers
A high percentage of right-wing Christians vote -- why? To ensure that democracy, the deification of man, is gradually diminished.
May 17, 2010
Conference pulls together public media support
Nick Fillmore
The failure of Canada's corporate media creates opportunities for independent, unaffiliated media to tackle deficits in democracy.
May 16, 2010
A new vision for community TV
Redeye
Catherine Edwards thinks it's time for cable companies to open up their airways to communities to create programming. Edwards is with CACTUS, an advocacy group for public access broadcasting.
Vancouver Coop Radio
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9:05 Ali Abunimah, of the website Electronic Intifida, reports back from South Africa on the efforts of popular and government forces to aid the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
9:20 Martha Roberta talks to us about deep cuts by the B.C. government to the most vulnerable people on welfare.
9:40 Costas Panayotakis, a professor of sociology at City University New York, analyzes the real cost of the Greek bailout package.
10:05 We broadcast a new documentary by two Victoria-based independent journalists on the proposed Prosperity Mine in the Nemiah Valley.
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May 14, 2010
CBC drifts further right, passing a conservative along the way
The CBC and Conservative David Frum are like two ships passing in the ideological night, one being criticized for being too left and the other for being too right.
May 13, 2010
Jack Layton: 'We've had three elections in seven years... and we're making progress'
Murray Dobbin
The NDP leader talks to rabble.ca about past strategies and future plans.
May 9, 2010
How alternative media builds social movements
Michelle Langlois
A Mother's Day reflection about the way alternative media, rabble in particular, not only reports on social movements but helps to build them as well.
May 7, 2010
Protesters' testimonies ignored from Greece to Arizona
It's worth listening to what the people say, and not just to those who insult, demean and dismiss them.
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