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analysis
April 1
Meagan Gillmore
| Saskatchewan has become the latest province to guarantee leave to employees suffering domestic violence. Organized labour has been leading the battle. |
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rabble series
March 29
Alyse Kotyk
| University carbon divestment movements in B.C. are encouraging fellow students to remember recently approved massive fossil fuel projects like the Kinder Morgan pipeline during May's election. |
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rabble news
March 25
Meagan Gillmore
| PSAC's "conference of conferences" puts human rights are front and centre." Union president Robyn Benson told delegates: “you own the floor and you own the stage.” |
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politics
March 23
Miriam Katawazi
| The federal government, says David Macdonald, "took the 2016 budget out and put a new cover on it... Now you have the 2017 budget. They’ve gift wrapped last year’s budget." |
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politics
March 20
Dennis Howlett
| If Finance Minister Morneau is serious about tax fairness, Canadians for Tax Fairness say here are three changes he could include in the 2017-18 Budget. |
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opinion
March 18
Stephen Kimber
| What if our finance minister chose Canadian values over the interests of a privileged minority? |
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in their own words
March 16
various
| "We, the undersigned professors, call on the Canadian government to enact legislation to establish a credible and effective independent ombudsperson to investigate and hear complaints..." |
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rabble series
March 15
Alyse Kotyk
| The B.C. Liberals are under scrutiny for accepting significant donations from lobbyists, including those connected to the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline project, sparking an RCMP investigation. |
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arts/media
March 13
Tania Ehret
| "Beyond 150 Years" film festivals asks: what exactly is Canada 150 celebrating and who is invited to the party? |
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rabble news
March 7
Lenée Son
| In an area where over 13,000 people live in poverty having to survive on social assistance, gentrifying businesses are selling $138 mink eyelashes and $11 bottles of juice. |
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rabble news
March 1
Matthew Brett
| Though a number of cities across Canada are adopting "Sanctuary City" declarations, deportations persist and basic public services are still not being provided. |
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rabble news
March 1
Megan Devlin
| Tomorrow’s doctors want comprehensive pain management, supervised injectable heroin and continuity of care for their patients. |
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rabble series
February 28
Alyse Kotyk
| Across B.C.'s interior, First Nations communities are deciding whether or not they will support Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline project through mutual benefits agreements. |
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rabble series
February 20
Phillip Dwight Morgan
| Indigenous writer and activist Nickita Longman offers candid reflections on Canada's hopes for reconciliation, the colonial governments of Brad Wall and Justin Trudeau, and more uncomfortable truths. |
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rabble news
February 14
Alyse Kotyk
| Whales, corruption and contempt for Indigenous rights are just some of the court cases that activists hope will halt the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion project. |
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in their own words
January 27
Sofia Ali-Khan
| Here are some uncomfortable truths, and some thoughts on what we need to do about them to succeed in the fight against Trump. |
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in their own words
January 24
Sophia Reuss
| The "Anti-Inauguration" protest and Women's March on Washington provide hope that a global, inclusive left can finally fight neoliberalism and oppression together. |
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rabble news
January 24
Tessa Vikander
| Organizers of Vancouver's Women's March on Washington express remorse at lack of communication, while omission sparks wider conversation of inclusive organizing. |
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rabble series
January 16
Phillip Dwight Morgan
| Black Lives Matter TO plans to target illegal carding and Toronto's Special Investigations Unit as it looks ahead to 2017. |
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year in review
December 24
rabble staff
| Here's the best of our coverage from 2016, to get inspiration for fighting back in 2017. |
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year in review
December 23
Miriam Katawazi
| It was a turbulent year for Canada and the rest of the world. Read rabble.ca's top picks for 2016 that encapsulate the year. |
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year in review
December 21
Victoria Fenner
| There's lots of work for us to do in the New Year to help restore this planet to health and happiness. But for now, take a break and have a listen to some of our faves from the rabble podcast network. |
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rabble news
December 20
Tania Ehret
| #HerDigitalVisions is an afterschool program that works with self-identified girls, building media literacy skills in order to better establish power in an online world. |
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rabble news
December 8
Franke James
| Judith Scott, whose art now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art, was institutionalized for 35 years. A new book tells her story. |
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rabble interview
November 30
Meg Borthwick
| Interview with John Dougherty, an investigative filmmaker whose documentary Flin Flon Flim Flam delves into the growing opposition to mines due to human rights abuses. |
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rabble interview
November 30
Phillip Dwight Morgan
| The former Obama White House adviser and CNN political pundit visited Toronto last week and gave Canada some advice on responding to a Trump White House. |
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rabble interview
November 24
Cory Collins
| For documenting Indigenous activists' occupation of Muskrat Falls, independent journalist Justin Brake faces a court date with uncertain outcomes. |
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rabble news
November 22
Lenée Son
| A gorgeous, moving photo essay documents the landmark raising of a monument to the Indigenous women lost and murdered in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside -- and their incredible resilience. |
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press release
November 3
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
| A coalition of media organization and press freedom groups have joined forces to call on the Canadian government to help protect journalists. |
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rabble news
October 28
Cory Collins
| Action over Muskrat Falls gained momentum following occupation of the project's work site. Premier Dwight Ball met with Aboriginal leaders on Tuesday, which ended with an agreement on the project. |
