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in their own words
July 17
Carmela Hutchison
| Her father, believing he acted out of "mercy" when he killed her, was judge, jury and executioner. Now he says he is being victimized because his second-degree murder conviction is public record. |
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in their own words
July 16
Jessica Parish
| For my final two years of my PhD I decided I’d rather bartend than teach in the post-secondary sector. Why? Because I needed time and money to continue writing and bartending made better sense. |
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analysis
July 11
Cheryl Whiting
| Eye-opening studies show that the operation emissions of a building after 60 years are only half of the embodied emissions that are present as of day one, thanks to its construction methods. |
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analysis
July 6
Ed Finn
| Canada’s social spending has declined to just 17.2 per cent of GDP. There is no excuse for government refusal to improve our inferior social programs and help millions in poverty-stricken families. |
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in their own words
June 29
Barâa Arar
| That intimate relationship between legislation, extreme political rhetoric, and the rise in hate crimes as shown by Donald Trump’s America, is exactly why I am afraid of a Ford majority government. |
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analysis
June 28
Nino Pagliccia
| The elections are over but the electoral process in Venezuela has not ended. |
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arts/media
June 27
Michelle Guo
| The Canadian International Labour Film Festival recognizes and celebrates the working class. |
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analysis
June 25
Jonathan Cook
| Kites, a symbol for Palestinian children of normality and joy, are now being used to outwit military oppression. |
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analysis
June 23
Karl Nerenberg
| In 2002, Canada and the U.S. signed an agreement that says asylum seekers can be sent back to the U.S. when they try to enter Canada. Trump’s recent actions make that agreement look ridiculous. |
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in their own words
June 22
Gordon Laxer
| NAFTA is a corporate rights agreement, not a free-trade agreement in the original sense. |
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in their own words
June 22
Jerry Dias
| Labour leaders warned that getting rid of mandatory retirement would create a block to young workers entering the workforce. |
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book review
June 20
Cathryn Atkinson
| A new book on the B.C. project on the Peace River breaks down its history, impacts and problems in 15 fascinating chapters. |
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analysis
June 19
Karl Nerenberg
| Mayor Valérie Plante of Montreal has initiated a pilot project banning cars from driving over Mount Royal. The vehement opposition, even from some of her erstwhile supporters, is worrisome. |
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analysis
June 16
Karl Nerenberg
| Populist-right election victories signal a revolt of drivers. Conservative politicians exploit suburban commuters’ fears of carbon taxes and higher costs at the pump. |
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analysis
June 13
Ed Finn
| The prospect of saving billions in the future by spending more to alleviate child poverty today doesn’t appeal to conservative corporate CEOs or their political minions. |
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arts/media
June 9
Tania Ehret
| The Dril Art Collective wants the installation to offer “a way to process the things that stimulate us through the senses.” |
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analysis
June 8
Karl Nerenberg
| In Ontario, first-past-the-post again did its work and rewarded all of the power to a leader with 41 per cent of the vote. In the case of Doug Ford, close to 60 per cent of voters cannot abide him. |
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analysis
June 6
Karl Nerenberg
| The Ontario Liberals who prefer a PC to an NDP win have prevailed. Progressives tempted by Kathleen Wynne’s party might want to re-consider before rewarding Liberal cynicism with their votes. |
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arts/media
June 5
Ed Finn
| A new book by Joyce Nelson provides practical challenges to corporate rule. |
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analysis
June 4
Howard Pasternack, Rosemary Frei
| Among other things, scrutineers, appointed by parties to watch for cheating, will no longer be able to observe the count for 90 per cent of the ballots. |
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satire
May 31
Hadani Ditmars
| How a very Vancouver accident led to a concussion and reflections on the changes overtaking Lotusland. |
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rabble news
May 30
Mark Zeitoun, Ghassan Abu Sitta
| While an attitude persists that "today, no one in Israel experiences water scarcity," Gazans are suffering deplorable conditions of poisoned water. |
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rabble news
May 29
Rosemary Frei
| Exploring Toronto's potential as a smart and inclusive city at U of T conference. |
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analysis
May 28
Karl Nerenberg
| The Ontario election is a bit more than a week away. In the last leaders’ debate of the campaign, PC leader Ford still refused to give any details about his plans. |
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analysis
May 25
Karl Nerenberg
| A PC candidate said she does not believe humans caused climate, and her leader has not disavowed that view. One of Doug Ford’s big pledges is to scrap key measures to reduce carbon emissions. |
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analysis
May 24
Humberto DaSilva
| rabble.ca's correspondent to the Venezuelan presidential elections on May 20 reflects on what he saw in Caracas. |
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analysis
May 23
Karl Nerenberg
| Trudeau's plan to make elections fairer is salutary. But it is hard to forget that he flagrantly broke his promise to change the electoral system. |
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analysis
May 19
Karl Nerenberg
| Andrea Horwath’s party is moving up in all the Ontario election polls. The NDP appears to have momentum now, but there is lots of the campaign left to fight. |
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politics
May 16
Tyler Pennock
| The chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, speaks at the 6th annual Tommy Douglas Institute event on Monday, May 28. |
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analysis
May 15
Sarah Mann
| The closure of Backpage and passage of laws like FOSTA may not be a win for sex workers, but a feminist critique of how governments enforce anti-trafficking and anti-prostitution legislation could be. |
