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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
analysis June 28 Nino Pagliccia | The elections are over but the electoral process in Venezuela has not ended. |
arts/media June 27 Michelle Guo | The Canadian International Labour Film Festival recognizes and celebrates the working class. |
analysis June 25 Jonathan Cook | Kites, a symbol for Palestinian children of normality and joy, are now being used to outwit military oppression. |
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. |
in their own words June 22 Gordon Laxer | NAFTA is a corporate rights agreement, not a free-trade agreement in the original sense. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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.” |
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. |
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. |
arts/media June 5 Ed Finn | A new book by Joyce Nelson provides practical challenges to corporate rule. |
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. |
satire May 31 Hadani Ditmars | How a very Vancouver accident led to a concussion and reflections on the changes overtaking Lotusland. |
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. |
rabble news May 29 Rosemary Frei | Exploring Toronto's potential as a smart and inclusive city at U of T conference. |
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. |
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. |
analysis May 24 Humberto DaSilva | rabble.ca's correspondent to the Venezuelan presidential elections on May 20 reflects on what he saw in Caracas. |
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. |
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. |
politics
May 16
Senator Murray Sinclair: Community, education, change: Indigenous ways of knowing KIHKINOOHAMAAKEWIN
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. |
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. |