Podcast May 18
Larry Scanlan on Wealth, Compassion, Social Justice and Generosity
Larry Scanlan on Wealth, Compassion, Social Justice and Generosity
Face2Face | Lawrence Scanlan and Face2Face host David Peck talk about sharing the wealth, listening compassionately, generosity and social justice of various kinds.
Podcast May 18
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Bold Ideas for Health Care Reform
Victoria Fenner | Dr. Danielle Martin talks about her book 'Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All' at Progress Summit 2017
Blog May 18
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There is no way to save the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women from its fatal flaws
Pamela Palmater | Given that its terms focus on the "vulnerabilities" of Indigenous women and girls as opposed to failures of governments and service agencies -- the inquiry risks missing the whole point.
Blog May 18
Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger
Madmen in the White House … this time it's a thing, not just a 'strategy'
David J. Climenhaga | U.S. Politics, John McCain, Lindsay Graham, Vietnam War, Richard M. Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Heather Mallick, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Martin van Buren, James B
Book Review May 18
Gowans book cover
Clearing the fog of war around Syria
Jooneed Khan | With his just-released book, Washington's Long War on Syria, Stephen Gowans blows away the twisted layers of disinformation and war propaganda around Syria, and exposes a great 21st-century tragedy.
RabbleTV May 18
WATCH: Our Toronto Zoo on the line
Humberto DaSilva | Toronto Zoo workers are walking the line for job security that will protect endangered species and keep you safe.
Blog May 18
Rachel Notley
Rachel Notley's tough talk on pipelines evokes the Peter Lougheed Era of energy policy confrontation
David J. Climenhaga | The "Asian premium" and "tidewater premium" for Alberta bitumen are myths spread by governments and pipeline proponents, argues earth scientist David Hughes.
Blog May 18
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Canadian colonial dreams could be realized in the Caribbean
Yves Engler | Proposing Canada acquire Turks and Caicos or rule Haiti may be outlandish, but it's not benign. They enable politicians to pursue ever more aggressive policies in the region.
Columnists May 17
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RCMP labels anti-torture caravan a 'Criminal Act by Terrorists'
Matthew Behrens | What follows is a cautionary tale that, despite all the assurances by the RCMP that they would never consider protests to be terrorism under C-51, this remains standard operating procedure.
Blog May 17
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Increased awareness is key to resolving the climate crisis
David Suzuki | If more people truly understood the enormity of the climate crisis, we'd be engaged in an all-out effort, comparable to those undertaken during world wars, to reduce the threat.
Columnists May 16
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Jagmeet Singh brings excitement to the NDP leadership race
Duncan Cameron | Jagmeet Singh has joined the NDP leadership race and his long-anticipated candidacy creates a new dynamic in a contest that runs until the fall.
News May 16
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CLC awards First Nations child advocate with human rights honour
Meagan Gillmore | Indigenous child advocate Cindy Blackstock was awarded the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) award for Outstanding Service to Humanity at the congress's 2017 national convention in Toronto last week.