December 23, 2022
Best of rabble radio 2022
Let’s take a trip down memory lane… We’re reviewing some of our most memorable rabble radio interviews from 2022. Did your favourite episode of this year make our list?
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December 16, 2022
What does 2023 have in store for Canadian politics?
Our final live politics panel of the year reflected on 2022 – a year with no shortage of newsworthy moments – and looked ahead to 2023. Our panel featured MP Leah Gazan, El Jones, Chuka Ejeckam and Karl Nerenberg.
December 9, 2022
A tale of two campaigns: door-to-door organizing can make a difference!
Libby Davies interviews Harley Augustino, organizer and trainer, to talk about his experience organizing in the most recent U.S. midterm elections and why good, old fashioned door-to-door organizing shouldn’t be underestimated.
December 2, 2022
The time to execute a national strategy for addressing environmental racism is now
National politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Dr. Jane McArthur, the Toxics Program director the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). The two discuss environmental racism and environmental justice.
November 25, 2022
Canadian workers are not to blame for inflation
Economist Jim Stanford joins Nick Seebruch to discuss the state of Canada’s economy – the good, the bad, and the ugly – and how progressive movements must join together as we move forward into the difficult year ahead.
November 18, 2022
Cannabis in Canada – who’s running the show?
Our November Off the Hill panel included MP Don Davies, Chuka Ejeckam, and Jodie Giesz-Ramsay. Co-hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies.
November 11, 2022
Is the Canadian government failing its veterans?
Virginia Vaillancourt, the national president of the UVAE, argues Veterans Affairs must stop using private sector companies to do public sector work.
November 3, 2022
Has the Ford government declared a class war? Why Ontario education workers are taking to the streets
CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn spoke to rabble editor Nick Seebruch to explain what’s at stake in the labour dispute in Ontario, where Premier Doug Ford has implemented legislation that makes strike action by education workers illegal.
October 28, 2022
Fighting for health and housing in a pandemic
National politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Cathy Crowe and Greg Cook about their book: Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic.
October 20, 2022
Confronting Islamophobia in Canada
This month’s panel dove into what political actions are needed to confront the rise of Islamophobia in Canada. Our panel also explored what role the media has in all of this.
October 14, 2022
Destigmatizing poverty and addiction to reduce health inequity
Poverty can create barriers to health care and drug addiction treatment. Health Providers Against Poverty works to raise awareness of these issues to help to bring down these barriers.
October 7, 2022
Keep calm and carry on: Reviewing the Royals in Canada
Indigenous peoples of Canada never got an apology with regard to residential schools from Queen Elizabeth II before her passing. Might the new King Charles III make that apology? And how might a new sovereign leader might affect public opinion of the monarchy in Canada?