Blog June 2
From left to right, British election campaign a lesson in hypocrisy
Gerry Caplan | May's Conservatives want to wipe out the Labour party, and Labour wants to keep the Conservatives honest. But this is the season of election upsets, so anything could happen.
Blog June 2
News videographer Jeremy Cohn, tackled and arrested by Hamilton Police on May 16, 2017. Image: Barry Gray. Used with permission.
Journalism is being criminalized in Canada. Here's how we're fighting back.
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Nathan Munn | The past two years have been devastating for journalism in Canada. CJFE has stepped up on multiple fronts to demand that journalists have protections they need.
Columnists June 1
A woman sits outside a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Where is the wall-to-wall coverage on Kabul?
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | With a death toll over four times as high as Manchester, with hundreds injured, Kabul gets mentioned only in brief reports, the dead and injured listed as numbers rather than names.
Blog June 1
Tanker in port (Wilimedia Commons)
Report questioning tidewater premium for Alberta petroleum undermines a powerful narrative
David J. Climenhaga | Alberta politicians invested in the tidewater premium tale aren't going to like David Hughes' report one bit. Expect more fireworks.
Podcast June 1
Photo: Maya Bhullar
Voices and ideas from the 2017 Canadian Labour Congress Convention
Victoria Fenner | rabble radio brings you some of the ideas and voices we heard on the convention floor. And, we introduce you to our new labour reporter.
Podcast June 1
Manic director Kalina Bertin
Kalina Bertin on her new film Manic, survivor guilt, family secrets and mental health
Face2Face | Kalina Bertin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Manic, which chronicle's Bertin's struggle to understand the legacy of mental illness in her family.
Blog June 1
Fox News loses, liberal networks gain
Penney Kome | Since Trump's election Fox's ratings have fallen, to the benefit of more left-leaning cable news shows.
Columnists June 1
Photo: thejuniorpartner/flickr
NAFTA renegotiation could undermine Canada's digital freedoms
David Christopher, Digital Freedom Update | There are a number of concerns that come along with a renegotiation of NAFTA. Canadians enjoy stronger digital rights protections than their U.S. counterparts -- policies that could be placed at risk.
Blog June 1
Solar panels in B.C.
A vision for clean economic growth in British Columbia
Josha MacNab, Karen Tam Wu | Five key priorities for economic security and prosperity in B.C.
Blog May 31
Participants in Pilgrimage for Indigenous Rights.
Indigenous rights with a twist -- a settler claims privilege
Dennis Gruending | While participating in a pilgrimage in support of Indigenous rights we met a middle-aged settler who said it was his rights that need protecting. Really?
News May 31
Photo of Ontario Labour Minister Kevin Flynn via mama! mia!/flickr
Raising minimum wage good for business growth, advocates say
Meagan Gillmore | Businesses have nothing to fear about the government's proposal to hike minimum wage to $15 an hour, say some Ontario small businesses and worker advocates.
Blog May 31
Screenshot via Twitter
Can a child fit into a womb? Brian Lilley apparently thinks so.
Nora Loreto | Brian Lilley thinks he knows best when it comes to Niki Ashton's pregnancy.