May 23, 2018
Climate change by the numbers
Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace Canada, says the only way to meet our climate change targets is to leave oil in the ground.
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May 17, 2018
Humberto DaSilva talks about why he’s doing video coverage of the Venezuela elections
rabble video contributor Humberto DaSilva (a.k.a. Not Rex) has a personal connection to Venezuela, which is one reason he’s going there to monitor the May 20 federal election.
May 17, 2018
Humberto DaSilva talks about why he's doing video coverage of the Venezuela elections
Today, May 17, a Canadian delegation of people from labour, community and media will be going to Venezuela to observe the May 20 national federal elections and to meet with local community and labour leaders. The mainstream media coverage of events in Venezuela has been historically misleading. Many believe that’s because Venezuela has a socialist government…
May 17, 2018
Humberto DaSilva talks about why he's doing video coverage of the Venezuela elections
Today, May 17, a Canadian delegation of people from labour, community and media will be going to Venezuela to observe the May 20 national federal elections and to meet with local community and labour leaders. The mainstream media coverage of events in Venezuela has been historically misleading. Many believe that’s because Venezuela has a socialist government…
May 14, 2018
Canadians help launch this year’s Freedom Flotilla to Gaza with a special livestream on rabble.ca
Canadian Boat to Gaza organizer David Heap tells us about this year’s flotilla on a rabble.ca livestream event on Tuesday May 15, 7 p.m. on rabble.ca.
May 14, 2018
Canadians help launch this year's Freedom Flotilla to Gaza with a special livestream on rabble.ca
Regular rabble readers and listeners know that the Canadian Boat to Gaza and the international Freedom Flotilla is something we think it’s important to cover each year. We’ve done some outstanding coverage over the past 8 years that the Flotilla has sailed. In 2011, the Canadian boat the Tahrir was seized by the Israeli military…
May 14, 2018
Canadians help launch this year's Freedom Flotilla to Gaza with a special livestream on rabble.ca
Regular rabble readers and listeners know that the Canadian Boat to Gaza and the international Freedom Flotilla is something we think it’s important to cover each year. We’ve done some outstanding coverage over the past 8 years that the Flotilla has sailed. In 2011, the Canadian boat the Tahrir was seized by the Israeli military…
May 10, 2018
Free Trade Fantasies
NAFTA talks are back on this week in Washington. David Orchard, a longtime opponent of Canada-U.S. free trade, explains why he won’t be disappointed if the talks fail.
May 3, 2018
‘On the Line’ provides a long-line perspective on B.C.’s labour movement
“You can’t just put people in white hats and black hats. There’s always a dimension to them that, as you get to know them, is good to know.” – Rod Mickleburgh
May 3, 2018
'On the Line' provides a long-line perspective on B.C.'s labour movement
Anyone who has lived in B.C. or follows political trends in Canada knows that our most westerly province is reputed to be one of the most politically polarized provinces in the nation. A lot of that has to do with the province’s unions, which are known for being formidable opponents at the bargaining table, and if…
May 3, 2018
'On the Line' provides a long-line perspective on B.C.'s labour movement
Anyone who has lived in B.C. or follows political trends in Canada knows that our most westerly province is reputed to be one of the most politically polarized provinces in the nation. A lot of that has to do with the province’s unions, which are known for being formidable opponents at the bargaining table, and if…
April 26, 2018
Making private moments public — the 'Homemade Visible' Project
Homemade movies are something we tend to take for granted in this era of selfie culture. Flashback to the 1950s and super 8 film. And then, in the 80s and 90s, all of the home movies shot on videotape. It was a very different technology and a different way of documenting and archiving than we…