January 31, 2025
A new progressive alternative in Canada
From the Courage My Friends series: Taylor C. Noakes, Ricardo Tranjan and John Clarke reflect on the current state of progressive politics in Canada.
Podcasts
January 24, 2025
Abortion access in Canada ahead of a federal election
Donald Trump has been re-elected as president of the United States, further threatening progress made on gender equality, health care and reproductive rights. Leading up to a federal election on our own soil, what’s at stake for reproductive rights and sexual health in Canada?
January 24, 2025
25% tariffs, eh? So was NAFTA a mistake?
Jim Stanford, the director of the Centre for Future Work, says Trump’s claims that Canada is subsidizing the US are complete nonsense but democracy is in peril.
January 22, 2025
Do we need a new progressive alternative in Canada?
In the season launch of the Courage My Friends podcast series, Taylor Noakes, John Clarke and Ricardo Tranjan discuss the need for a progressive political alternative in Canada.
January 17, 2025
The United States of Fascism
How fascism is at the core of the US national project.
January 17, 2025
Election year in Canada
Guests discussed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement, his accomplishments and failings during his time as leader and what’s next for Canada.
January 10, 2025
Nelofer Pazira-Fisk on: Night of Power, The Betrayal of the Middle East
Journalist and filmmaker Nelofer Pazira-Fisk sits down with Libby Davies to discuss her experience completing her late husband’s book on Middle Eastern politics.
December 20, 2024
How rail companies are breaking collective bargaining
Teamsters Canada is fighting corporations such as CN that are trying to destroy the constitutional right of workers to bargain collectively.
December 20, 2024
Best of rabble radio 2024
Another year, come and gone. Let’s review some of our favourite rabble radio interviews from 2024.
December 13, 2024
55,000 postal workers fight for millions of Canadian workers
An interview with the president of the Canadian Labour Congress, Bea Bruske on the Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike.
December 13, 2024
Will closing down supervised consumption sites in Ontario really make communities safer?
Dr. Alexander Caudarella, the CEO from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, talks about the benefits and misconceptions of supervised consumption sites and how whole communities must work together to discover what feels safe for all.
December 10, 2024
BRICS, de-dollarization and Canada in a multipolar world
In episode seven, Dr. Radhika Desai and Dr. Shaun Narine discuss the rise of the Global South, challenges to the rules-based international order of the Global North and Canada’s place within a multipolar world.