November 8, 2018
The larger story of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
Author Bruce Campbell weaves a skillful narrative about how policy failure devastated lives in a tragic story of big oil, deregulation and free market ideology.
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November 8, 2018
The larger story of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
The sound of a train in the night… it’s a comforting sound that tells us somebody’s out there in the darkness. But to the people of Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, the sound of a train has very different associations. It’s a reminder of that night — July 6, 2013 just after 1 am,…
November 1, 2018
‘Why are the guns still firing?’ Two Americans talk about taking their country back
David Mivasair is a dual citizen campaigning in the U.S. ahead of Tuesday’s midterms. Joe Jencks is a singer-songwriter from the Chicago area. They talk and sing about taking their country back.
November 1, 2018
'Why are the guns still firing?' Two Americans talk about taking their country back
Even though we’re in Canada, many of us are watching the U.S. midterms next Tuesday with hope, and also fear and trepidation. Not just because the U.S. and Canada have important economic links, but also because what’s happening in the U.S. also affects our social and political life up here. In particular, we’ve seen that…
November 1, 2018
'Why are the guns still firing?' Two Americans talk about taking their country back
Even though we’re in Canada, many of us are watching the U.S. midterms next Tuesday with hope, and also fear and trepidation. Not just because the U.S. and Canada have important economic links, but also because what’s happening in the U.S. also affects our social and political life up here. In particular, we’ve seen that…
October 25, 2018
The Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua: rabble columnist draws parallels between the 1980s and now
Lois Ross was one of many young Canadians who went down to Nicaragua after the election of the Sandinistas in the ’80s. Thirty years later, she says there are some similarities to those times.
October 18, 2018
The Other Toronto: Phillip Dwight Morgan shares thoughts on the Toronto municipal election
A campaign like no other — Phillip Dwight Morgan talks about the surprises, successes and disappointments in the weeks leading up to the Toronto municipal election.
October 11, 2018
Making the link between militarism and the global refugee crisis
Cesar Jaramillo, executive director of Project Ploughshares talks to David Kattenburg of the Green Planet Monitor about a harsh truth the warrior nations don’t ever address.
September 27, 2018
Support from surprising places – a small town rural community bands together to free Honduran political prisoner
Janet Spring lives the small rural community of Elmvale, Ontario. When her son-in-law was imprisoned in Honduras for political activism, her community rallied to help.
September 27, 2018
Support from surprising places – a small town rural community bands together to free Honduran political prisoner
When rabble.ca podcast producer Victoria Fenner was driving out in the farmlands outside Barrie, Ontario where she lives, she noticed a billboard that wasn’t the usual ad to buy real estate, furniture or other consumer commodities. On the side of the road, next to a stand of forest, the billboard said ‘Free Political Prisoners in Honduras. Free…
September 20, 2018
The domino effect and climate change
Catastrophic climate change is a domino effect, according to scientist Will Steffen. Good news .. the dominoes haven’t started falling yet. But they will if we stay on the current path.
September 6, 2018
Changing the place where you live — some ideas for smaller cities
It’s hard to be a progressive activist in small communities which have a history of electing conservatives. Keenan Aylwin and Victoria Fenner talk about social change in their home of Barrie, Ontario.