Podcast
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Economist Jim Stanford talks about the future of work -- during COVID-19 times and beyond
Victoria Fenner | Jim Stanford's talk at the rabble members' council meeting was so good, we wanted you all to hear it. He talks about the problems with work even before the pandemic, and looks to the future.
Podcast
'The Good Girls' - Mexico, Wealth, Oppression and Power
'The Good Girls' - film about Mexico, Wealth, Oppression and Power
Face2Face | Alejandra Marquez Arbella, Ilse Salas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Mexico, wealth, oppression and power, social inequalities and how the economic and the political affect the everyday.
Podcast
Oil Tanker at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Terminal
'Oil and Politics' - an economist specializing in oil takes a look at the bigger picture
Victoria Fenner | Author and economist John Foster takes a broader look beyond the economics of oil and explores the petroleum-related reasons for government actions in Canada and the rest of the world.
Podcast
What is Democracy?
'What Is Democracy': New film raises provocative questions about our politico-economic system
Face2Face | Film director Astra Taylor explores the myths and truths about democracy, and the roots of the word itself. What does democracy really mean?
Blog
Economists' Nobel puts spotlight on climate solutions
David Suzuki | It's refreshing to see a major economics prize recognizing work on climate change and policies that will enable the transition to an economy powered by zero-carbon energy sources.
Blog
Aerial photo of natural gas extraction in La Plata, New Mexico. Photo: Anita Gould/Flickr
The new language of resource exploitation
Mel Watkins | A new 800-page book, titled "Extraction Empire" and edited by Pierre Belanger, triggers ruminations on staples and extraction.
Blog
Woman protests for a higher minimum wage. Photo: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr
Doomsayers, Chicken Littles and Conservatives get it wrong on the impact of minimum wage increases
David J. Climenhaga | It's never a good idea to get your economic news from politicians with an axe to grind. Even so, some politicians are more likely to tell you the truth than others.
Blog
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The power of concentrated wealth vs. working people
Nima Maleki | There's a particular logic of authorized power at play within most societies the world over. Wage, work and union activity are impacted by it, as shown in recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Blog
University of Alberta economist and professor Andrew Leach. (Photo: David Climenhaga)
New Year's Twitter attacks on fact-checking economists suggest UCP will make 2018 Year of the Big Chill
David J. Climenhaga | United Conservative Party MLA launches social media bizarre attack on PhD economist who pointed out false claim in Jason Kenney tweet.
Blog
European Space Scientists View the NASA Data Visualizations. Photo: U.S. Department of State
U.S. climate report leaves little room for doubt
David Suzuki | It's hard to imagine anyone could read this report, or read about it, and not be convinced we have an urgent problem and failing to put everything we can into resolving it puts our survival at risk!
Blog
8 hours labour, 8 hours recreation, 8 hours rest
Long work hours don't work for people or the planet
David Suzuki | We work the same hours as 20th century labourers, depleting Earth's resources to produce more goods that we keep working to buy, use and replace in a seemingly endless consumer cycle.
Columnists
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Democratic socialism can build an economy that works for everyone
Duncan Cameron | Democratic socialist economist Kenneth Arrow passed away recently. His ideas could set the path for a popular alternative that doesn't include Donald Trump.