Podcast July 13
Kevin MacKay
Victoria Fenner | Kevin MacKay says there are now five horsemen of the apocalypse, not four. In his new book, he tells us what they are and looks at some big problems and radical solutions.
Blog July 13
A wildfire in B.C. (Photo: B.C. Wildfire Service).
David J. Climenhaga | Why are you allowed to state one obvious conclusion when B.C. is afire, but not when Alberta is burning?
Blog July 13
Image: Pinpoint Photography courtesy of the National Trust for Canada
Seth Klein | Fraser Institute chose National Aboriginal Day (June 21) to release a report by Tom Flanagan claiming that a sharp increase in people with Registered Indian status will drive up government costs.
Blog July 12
Credit union signage. Photo: Big City Signs/flickr
Nora Loreto | Banking jobs are moving online, where both customers and workers lose real-life interaction, and worse, in many cases, are replaced with nothing so that the banks can continue to make record profits.
Podcast July 11
Josh Freed on Line Regret, Occupied Time and his new film The Taming of the Cue
Face2Face | Have you ever had 'line regret'? Josh Freed and Face2Face host David Peck talk about what that is. Hint: think of the last time you waited in line for concert tickets.
News July 12
Image of Guy Caron. Courtesy of Caron campaign
Karl Nerenberg | NDP MP Guy Caron has two distinct advantages in the party's leadership race: he is the only Quebecer in the race and the only one who can lay claim to being a professional economist.
Blog July 10
Banro mining site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image: Flickr/USAID U.S. Agency for International Development
Yves Engler | The Globe's failure to even mention Canada's role in impoverishing Congo reflects its bias and helps to explain why Canadians are so confused about their country's role in the world.
Blog July 11
A bee and a butterfly. Image: Pixabay
David Suzuki, Jode Roberts | Pollinator pathway. Bumblebee highway. River of Flowers. Bee Line. These all describe habitat corridors created to help pollinators like bees and butterflies. We can add Butterflyways to the list.
Blog July 11
Left to right: Niki Ashton, Charlie Agnus, Guy Caron, Jagmeet Singh
Erin Weir | When federal NDP leadership candidates debate in Saskatoon on Tuesday, they need to explain how they would help make carbon pricing work for Saskatchewan.
Blog July 11
Nick Fillmore | A new report asking the federal government for $350 million to prop up Canada's newspapers is out of step with the times.
Podcast July 10
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Piergiorgio Moro, Jiselle Hanna | The continued exploitation of Aboriginal workers in Australia has led the national trade union centre, the ACTU, to develop a new campaign to support Aboriginal workers.
Podcast July 11
Scott Neigh | Teghan Barton talks about the Hillside Music Festival's increasing emphasis in 2017 on music of protest and resistance.