Oct 25, 2018
How to bring the ultrarich back down to earth
Mary Rowles
Two new books, Sam Pizzigati's "The Case for a Maximum Wage" and Sarah Smarsh's "Heartland," portray both extremes of the class divide in America.
U.S. politics
Aug 24, 2018
204 years after the White House burned down, D.C. is in flames yet again
David J. Climenhaga
On August 24, 1814, British soldiers set flame to Washington, an anniversary that went unnoticed in the U.S. capital yesterday as more recent events loomed large.
Aug 22, 2018
Conservatives defend racist heckler who tried to sandbag the PM … so how's that working out?
David J. Climenhaga
Most Canadians, whether they speak English or French at home, aren't going to get their pantaloons in a twist if the PM is a little sharp in either official language with a racist heckler.
Aug 20, 2018
Right-wing politicians march in lockstep, dismissing facts as conspiracy
David J. Climenhaga
The tendency on the right to try to criminalize dissent and dismiss fact as conspiracy, like forest fires in B.C. and California, is growing in intensity.
Aug 2, 2018
Rethinking the possible -- Going home to the U.S.
Victoria Fenner
To stay in Canada or go back home to the US is a question that Americans living in Canada sometimes ask themselves these politically volatile days. Here are one woman's reasons why she went back home.
Jun 29, 2018
A UCP candidate's abortion-restricting strategy for Canada is revealed
David J. Climenhaga
A foot in the door. This is how the fight to destroy women's reproductive rights began in the United States, and this is how the social conservative right intends to see it start in Canada too.
Jun 23, 2018
Canadian Taxpayers Federation a 'partner' of right-wing U.S.-based Atlas Network
David J. Climenhaga
The Atlas Network is said to have distributed about US$5 million to groups it supports worldwide in 2016. Among the group's partners are 12 Canadian entities.
Jun 12, 2018
The day we burned ole D.C. down -- or why I blame Stephen Harper for Canada's latest trade troubles!
David J. Climenhaga
You could probably credit Canada with putting White House the fire out. The destruction of Washington was a dud because of heavy rain, and our American cousins always blame bad weather on Canada.
Jun 7, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles have an important civics lesson for Donald Trump
President Donald Trump abruptly disinvited this year's Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles from the White House this week, irked that most of the players were declining to attend.
Jun 5, 2018
FBI continues to harass activists of colour, internal documents show
Racism is unacceptable, anywhere, anytime. We must be especially intolerant of racism when it appears as official government policy, enshrined in secret documents in black and white.
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