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analysis
September 3
Sharon Fraser
| From the effects of advance polling to the issue of affordable housing -- here's how the Nova Scotia election and the ongoing federal election stack up. |
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politics
September 3
Karl Nerenberg
| The NDP's Jagmeet Singh relied too much on rehearsed rhetoric. |
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rabble news
September 2
Joyce Nelson
| By Autumn of 2021, Canada is expecting to receive bids for the $5 billion it is planning to spend on the purchase of armed drones. |
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politics
September 2
Stephen Wentzell
| The largest voting bloc in the country -- students and youth -- won't be able to vote on campus for this federal election. |
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analysis
September 2
Aidan Simardone
| "Fairness" is the Liberal's modus operandi towards Muslims. They oppose direct discrimination -- hate crimes and slurs -- rather than address systemic root causes. |
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opinion
September 1
Rachel Snow
| Parties campaign with slogans like the three musketeers' "all for one and one for all." When it comes time to deliver, they sound more like the three stooges: "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, we fooled you again." |
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profile
September 1
Libby Davies
| It's a tight race in Kamloops -- Thompson -- Cariboo between the NDP's Sundhu and the Conservatives. |
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rabble news
September 1
Kelly Tatham
| White-centred climate activism blows the whistle in fear of what the future might hold. Indigenous-centred activism maintains that the present is not safe and it is the present we must attend to. |
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opinion
August 31
Bruce Campbell
| The climate-inequality relationship is brought into stark relief when comparing Canada, one of the richest countries, and Mali, one of the poorest, that has already been devastated by climate change. |
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politics
August 31
Karl Nerenberg
| In this first side-by-side look at five party leaders, Singh was the most affable and relaxed of all the leaders as he dealt with most questions directly and with the appearance of candour. |
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profile
August 31
Stephen Wentzell
| Breen Ouellette's first experience with politics as a volunteer in 2004 involved a gasoline-doused and burnt election sign. Now, it's threats from anti-maskers. |
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opinion
August 27
Rita Wong
| The invasion of militarized forces in these peaceful forests is a power trip that is ultimately self-defeating, destroying the very basis we need for a livable climate. |
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politics
August 26
Stephen Wentzell
| Beisan Zubi is a candidate to watch. rabble.ca is profiling different progressive, local candidates across the country who have something to prove. |
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rabble news
August 20
Joyce Nelson
| As things stand, life on Earth is placing second in importance to future corporate profits. |
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politics
August 20
Scott Costen
| Canada's Atlantic provinces have voted overwhelmingly Liberal the last two federal elections. In 2015, all 32 seats in the region went red. Can the NDP and Green Party make headway in 2021? |
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analysis
August 19
Krystalline Kraus
| The visibility of homelessness forces us to reckon with the fact that in a nation as rich as ours, hundreds of thousands of people struggle to afford the rent needed to find and keep a place to live. |
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politics
August 17
Karl Nerenberg
| Consider what Liberals have done with majorities in the past. |
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rabble news
August 16
Yves Engler
| With the Taliban quickly taking control of all major Afghan cities -- including the capital, Kabul, and the presidential palace it houses -- we should be asking: what was the point of all that blood? |
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politics
August 16
Karl Nerenberg
| Trudeau pushes for majority while NDP's Singh touts benefits of minority. |
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opinion
August 13
Stefan Christoff
| The reality of the colonialist orientation of the governments in both Israel and Canada underwrites many of the reasons why a trade agreement with the Israeli state was prioritized by Canada. |
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analysis
August 12
Jozef Konyari
| On Tuesday, Ontario's chief forensic pathologist determined the causes of Faqiri's death after five years of pressure; the injuries he sustained while he was restrained and beaten by guards. |
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politics
August 11
Scott Costen
| All things considered, it would not be unfair to suggest Iain Rankin and his party are gaslighting Nova Scotians with their election platform. |
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rabble news
August 11
Joyce Nelson
| It is somewhat disconcerting that, while discussing the state of Canada's nuclear plants, three nuclear experts have made reference to the ongoing, 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima in Japan. |
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opinion
August 10
Nick Fillmore
| Mainstream media reports on climate change like it is just another story, failing to acknowledge the urgency and danger of the moment we are in. |
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rabble news
August 9
Yves Engler
| A key characteristic of imperial control is making clear who is running the show. |
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analysis
August 9
Kelsey Davis
| Studies have shown that doctors routinely opt to give female patients sedatives as opposed to painkillers, suggesting that their perception of their own pain is presumed to be clouded by anxiety. |
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in their own words
August 6
Libby Davies
| The Layton Legacy project is offering a unique opportunity to highlight and support grassroots activism with an Activism Award. Find out how to apply. |
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analysis
August 3
Rita Wong
| The West Moberly First Nations has launched an epic court case seeking to halt the dam which will be heard in 2022. A recent B.C. Supreme Court win by Blueberry River First Nations bodes well. |
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opinion
July 30
Lynn Oliphant
| "Sustainable growth" is the ultimate oxymoron of our times. |
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opinion
July 30
Yves Engler
| Today Palestinian-Canadian refugee Khaled Mouammar and Rabbi David Mivasair submitted a formal legal complaint to the CRA concerning the charitable status of the Canadian Zionist Cultural Association. |
