Podcast October 5
'Reporting Democracy, Resistance and Hope' - Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
Victoria Fenner | The full talk by Amy Goodman, host of 'Democracy Now', speaking at a special rabble.ca fundraising event on October 1.
Columnists October 6
A vigil honouring victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting at a country music festival, Oct. 2, 2017. Image: C. Mendoza/VOA
Passive prayers after the Las Vegas attack
Rick Salutin | America is known for embracing action and pragmatism versus "theory." But when an enemy actually strikes — hurricanes or mass murderers — it goes limp and turns to the Lord
Blog October 6
The Canaport LNG jetty in Saint John. Image: Environmental Defence Canada/flickr
Energy East pipeline is dead, fallout in Alberta will be measurable
David J. Climenhaga | Notwithstanding its leaders’ faux tears and faux cries of outrage, the United Conservative Party soon to be led by Jason Kenney is absolutely delighted by this development.
Blog October 6
Pipeline resistance. Image: Council of Canadians
Voices from the Energy East resistance
Andrea Harden-Donahue | Today, let's celebrate the end of Energy East. Tomorrow, we wake up and continue the hard work to make sure all new tar sands pipelines are stopped.
News October 6
Bazaar in Dohuk, the capital of Dohuk Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan. Photo: Levi Clancy/Wikimedia Commons
How Kurdish independence underpins Israel’s plan to reshape the Middle East
Jonathan Cook | Israel views the Kurds as a key ally in an Arab-dominated region. Now, with Islamic State’s influence receding, an independent Kurdistan could help prevent Iran filling the void.
Columnists October 6
Image: Flickr/Cory Doctorow
We need to talk about gun control now
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | The immediate response must be: How do we prevent another massacre? But that is exactly the debate the Trump administration wants to avoid.
Blog October 5
MLA Karen McPherson (Image: Bob Hawkesworth)
Alberta NDP MLA and a UCP leadership candidate depart respective positions
David J. Climenhaga | Calgary-Nose Hill NDP MLA Karen McPherson will now sit as an independent MLA; Jeff Callaway will leave behind his role as a candidate to lead the United Conservative Party.
Blog October 6
Image: Flickr/Takver
Canada rejects refugees, economically exploits the countries they come from
Yves Engler | Canada's exploitation of Guinea's mineral resources as a rationale for why asylum seekers should be allowed to stay.
News October 5
'Keep Talking' is screening at the Vancouver International Film Festival
Women save an Indigenous language in new documentary
Tania Ehret | Keep Talking follows four women who set out to educate Alaskan youth on the Alutiiq language, looking at the need for collective healing
News October 5
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at COP21 on Nov. 30, 2015
Environment commissioner tells Trudeau to get cracking on climate change
Karl Nerenberg | Justin Trudeau signed the Paris accord with much enthusiasm. He has been much slower to act on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Blog October 5
Image: Facebook/Wellington Wate Watchers
Water blessing increases appreciation for public ownership
Doreen Nicoll | Inter-connectedness with water is something that we take for granted and in some cases have completely forgotten. Water ceremonies help us reconnect to our history and responsibilities.
Blog October 4
You can’t spend an afternoon reading a tote bag​
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