July 12, 2024
Avi Lewis: An enduring activist of our times
This week on rabble radio, Libby Davies sits down with Avi Lewis to talk about a lifetime of activism and his plans to run in the next federal election.
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July 5, 2024
How solidarity with Palestine is a labour issue
This week, labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Ala’ Qadi to discuss how student unions and labour issues intersect with the crisis in Palestine.
June 28, 2024
Staff at SickKids deserve a liveable pension
Today, Leonora Foster, patient service aid and president of the CUPE local at the hospital joins rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga to talk about the need for a new pension plan for SickKids employees.
June 21, 2024
Pride in Canada: The fight continues…
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel, Pride in Canada: The fight continues.
June 21, 2024
Pride in Canada: The fight continues…
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was ‘Off the Hill: Pride in Canada – The fight continues.’ Our panel featured NDP MP Blake Desjarlais; rabble columnist Charlotte Dalwood; podcaster Shawn Dearn; professor Fritz Pino; and activist Martine Roy. About…
June 14, 2024
The Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation: Progress of then and now
rabble editor Nick Seebruch joins Josh Bizjak, executive director of the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation, to talk about the history of the organization and current research projects and initiatives.
June 7, 2024
Re-release: Lyla Miklos talks about hate in Hamilton and politicians who just don't get it
It’s June, listeners! And in Canada and the US, June marks the start of Pride Season. Pride is when 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and allies gather in solidarity to celebrate queer identity and visibility, to commemorate the history of resistance to discrimination and violence, and to come together to fight current issues facing queer people. This week…
June 7, 2024
Re-release: Lyla Miklos talks about hate in Hamilton and politicians who just don't get it
It’s June, listeners! And in Canada and the US, June marks the start of Pride Season. Pride is when 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and allies gather in solidarity to celebrate queer identity and visibility, to commemorate the history of resistance to discrimination and violence, and to come together to fight current issues facing queer people. This week…
June 7, 2024
Re-release: Lyla Miklos talks about hate in Hamilton and politicians who just don’t get it
In honour of Pride Month, we’re re-releasing an episode of rabble radio from August 2019 in which we sit down with Lyla Miklos, a queer activist from Hamilton, Ontario.
May 31, 2024
Are sunshine lists shining the light on the wrong people?
Jason Foster sits down with rabble labour reporter Kiah Lucero to discuss the design flaws and shortcomings of the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act and “sunshine lists” in Alberta.
May 24, 2024
Solidarity with Palestine: What is scholasticide?
This week on rabble radio, we’re sharing a clip from our most recent Courage My Friends podcast series episode, hosted on Needs No Introduction. In this episode, host Resh Budhu sits down with professor and researcher Dr. Chandni Desai and professor, author and policy analyst Dr. Muhannad Ayyash. The three discuss the destruction of Gaza’s…
May 17, 2024
The myths and realities of Canada’s labour shortage
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel, featuring MP Matthew Green, economist Jim Stanford, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour Laura Walton and researcher and policy analyst at the CCPA, Véronique Sioufi.