December 21, 2017
Looking for hope at the end of a troubling year
As 2017 draws to a close, some words of wisdom in difficult times from a trio of seasoned activists — Chris Hedges, Angela Davis and Gerry Caplan.
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December 14, 2017
Labour is about respect — rabble.ca’s 2017 labour beat intern shares some parting words
Meagan Gillmore’s labour beat internship is ending. She shares her thoughts about Canadian labour in 2017, and what she’s learned about people and their relationships to their work.
December 14, 2017
Labour is about respect — rabble.ca's 2017 labour beat intern shares some parting words
People just want to be treated with respect. That’s one of the strongest messages that Meagan Gillmore says she’s taking away with her as her internship as rabble.ca’s labour reporter ends. Work isn’t just a way to make money, she says. It’s about finding one’s place in the world and in our communities. In this…
December 14, 2017
Labour is about respect — rabble.ca's 2017 labour beat intern shares some parting words
People just want to be treated with respect. That’s one of the strongest messages that Meagan Gillmore says she’s taking away with her as her internship as rabble.ca’s labour reporter ends. Work isn’t just a way to make money, she says. It’s about finding one’s place in the world and in our communities. In this…
November 16, 2017
Precarious work — not just a problem for artists anymore
Kate Story, co-organizer of the Peterborough ArtsWORK Festival, talks to Victoria Fenner about what precarious workers can learn from artists
November 9, 2017
A thirst for justice – David Kattenburg talks about his lawsuit over two wines from the occupied West Bank
When David Kattenburg saw two wines labeled “Product of Israel” in the Ontario government liquor store, he knew that wasn’t true. They’re made in Israeli occupied West Bank.
October 26, 2017
The Ontario College Faculty strike – a student’s perspective
Former rabble radio intern and Fanshawe College student Braden Alexander explores questions about the Ontario College Faculty strike
October 26, 2017
The Ontario College Faculty strike – a student's perspective
Community college students in Ontario weren’t even halfway through their first semester when they got the news that they were going to be taking a break from their studies. Approximately 12,000 college faculty from 24 colleges across Ontario have been on strike since October 16, 2017. Braden Alexander is a former rabble podcast intern and…
October 26, 2017
The Ontario College Faculty strike – a student's perspective
Community college students in Ontario weren’t even halfway through their first semester when they got the news that they were going to be taking a break from their studies. Approximately 12,000 college faculty from 24 colleges across Ontario have been on strike since October 16, 2017. Braden Alexander is a former rabble podcast intern and…
October 16, 2017
Continuing the fight for the Dreamers
A conversation with Christopher Torres, former National Organizer for United We Dream, the campaign that pushed Barack Obama to introduce the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
October 12, 2017
What does it mean to belong?
Our communities aren’t doing a good enough job helping people feel like they belong, according to this year’s Vital Signs report by the Community Foundations of Canada.
September 28, 2017
Hope and despair in a mixed up world: A conversation with Gerry Caplan
Gerry Caplan, one of Canada’s eminent thinkers from the progressive left, shares some thoughts about politics and activism past, present and future.