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analysis
November 5
Karl Nerenberg
| Given the built-in biases of our electoral system, it is a minor miracle that the Greens managed to win any seats at all in the House of Commons. |
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rabble series
October 31
Zaid Noorsumar
| Unions have improved job conditions for many janitors, but spiralling costs of living require people in the low-wage sector to work themselves to exhaustion and forgo time with their families. |
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analysis
October 28
Alex Cosh
| The Greens' pan-ideological approach might partly explain why the party struggled to make new gains in an NDP-dominated area like Vancouver Island. |
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analysis
October 22
Karl Nerenberg
| To give his weakened party a greater measure of legitimacy, Trudeau might want to govern in such a way that takes into account all progressive voters, not just those who voted Liberal. |
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analysis
October 21
Alex Cosh
| A recent surge in support for leader Jagmeet Singh has improved the NDP's chances of winning seats in some key Liberal-held ridings. |
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opinion
October 20
Paula E. Kirman
| Greta Thunberg helps amplify, but is not the true centre of protest. |
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analysis
October 19
Alex Cosh
| If there is any riding in this year's federal election that warrants strategic voting by left-leaning electors, surely it's the Conservative leader's district of Regina-Qu'Appelle. |
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rabble news
October 18
Zaid Noorsumar
| The NDP is the only federal party promising to establish national standards -- although it will face an uphill task in that endeavour. |
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analysis
October 18
Karl Nerenberg
| Although the NDP and the Greens tried to put wealth and income inequality on the election campaign agenda, most mainstream media coverage has focused elsewhere. |
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analysis
October 17
Karl Nerenberg
| Governing from second-place position is not common in Canadian history, but there is nothing untoward or abnormal about it. |
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rabble interview
October 17
Hans Rollman
| Author Martin Lukacs speaks about his new book, "The Trudeau Formula," which argues that progressive branding has played a huge role in Liberal party operations. |
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rabble news
October 15
Zaid Noorsumar
| Deteriorating working conditions in long-term care combined with poor wages have led to a severe personal support worker shortage -- making the situation even worse. |
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analysis
October 12
Karl Nerenberg
| Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau came into his own, gamely defending himself on one of the most dubious parts of his time as prime minister: the SNC-Lavalin affair. |
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analysis
October 12
Alex Cosh
| The campaign period has been marked by a dwindling of civility and pitting communities against one another through vilification and marginalization, says hate crime expert Barbara Perry. |
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analysis
October 10
Graeme Truelove
| Police put far more resources into targeting Muslim extremism than they do white supremacy, even though far-right groups have been responsible for more attacks than every other group combined. |
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analysis
October 8
Karl Nerenberg
| The purpose of a debate should be to force leaders to go beyond slogans, zingers and prepared lines. The voters want to hear party leaders explain in detail what they would do in government. |
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rabble news
October 8
Alex Cosh
| The former MP and the first openly gay MP in Canadian history is running again as the NDP candidate for Burnaby North-Seymour. |
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rabble news
October 8
Zaid Noorsumar
| The only Tim Hortons in the small northern Ontario town of Fort Frances unionized this year. |
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analysis
October 5
Karl Nerenberg
| As they prepare for the next round of debates, all of the federal party leaders are fighting their own demons. |
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arts/media
October 3
Christina Turner
| Campaign soundbites don't always capture the bigger issues at play in an election. We've rounded up six books that dive deeper into major issues in the 2019 federal campaign. |
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analysis
October 2
Karl Nerenberg
| For the Conservatives, overseas development assistance, like immigration or Canada's stance on the Middle East, is a political punching bag, designed to attract votes by spreading fear and resentment. |
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rabble news
October 1
Alex Cosh
| The NDP's Madeleine Sauvé is one of several candidates carrying a left-leaning platform deep into B.C.'s right-wing heartlands. |
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analysis
September 27
Karl Nerenberg
| When it comes to per capita emissions, only three countries exceed Canada's: Australia, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. |
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arts/media
September 26
Humberto da Silva
| "Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger" reminds us of the battles that continue to be fought by Indigenous communities to assure a future for their children. |
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rabble interview
September 26
Alexandra Valahu
| The writer and performer speaks with Alexandra Valahu about her new book, "I Hope We Choose Love." |
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rabble interview
September 25
Sophia Reuss
| We spoke with Naomi Klein about her new book, the Global Climate Strike, what's at stake in the upcoming Canadian federal election, and how the movement for a Green New Deal can counter eco-fascism. |
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rabble news
September 24
Alex Cosh
| Sky-high rents, low vacancy rates and shortages of affordable non-market housing units are all concerns in one of the least affordable residential areas in Canada. |
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analysis
September 24
Karl Nerenberg
| Good news both for the traditional party of the left and for the progressive side of the political spectrum: the dark and dour media narrative about the NDP has changed dramatically for the better. |
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rabble news
September 23
Zaid Noorsumar
| Read what happened last week in the Canadian labour movement in rabble's roundup for September 23, 2019. |
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opinion
September 20
Philip S. S. Howard
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for wearing blackface when he was a teacher and a student. Individualizing blackface incidents overlooks the larger problem of anti-Black racism. |
