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Dec 16, 2017  Alabama was a good reminder of what democratic politics looks likeIn the U.S., almost everything ends up in litigation because too many Americans lack faith in social or political forces, such as elections, government, unions, parties, social movements. |
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Dec 15, 2017  Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney chalks up another convincing win in Calgary-Lougheed by-electionDavid J. Climenhaga Jason Kenney's widely forecast by-election victory yesterday formally concludes the double-reverse hostile takeover of Alberta's conservative parties. |
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Dec 14, 2017  Election of Doug Jones in Alabama 'a political earthquake'Social movements build power and make change. The Democrats would be wise to heed the lessons of Alabama, from resistance to slavery, to the civil-rights era, to the unexpected victory of Doug Jones. |
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Nov 30, 2017  Concerns about election tampering during Honduran Presidential electionRaul Burbano On Sunday November 26, 2017, Honduras held elections for president, the National Assembly, and mayors. Leading up to the elections, Honduras experienced escalating militarization and intimidation. |
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Nov 30, 2017  Calling for no wage hikes for public-sector unions a risky strategy for Alberta NDPDavid J. Climenhaga "Public sector bargaining is one of the progressive left's proudest achievements in Canada," Brian Topp once observed. "It is also perhaps our greatest gift to the political right." |
 Scientists help make conservatives think more liberallyReports A useful tool for messaging and for understanding in partisan politics |
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Nov 23, 2017  Join the campaign for proportional representation in British ColumbiaOn October 4th, the British Columbia NDP announced that in the fall of 2018, British Columbia voters will be voting in a referendum on proportional representation. Get involved. |
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Nov 14, 2017  Do newspaper endorsements matter in elections anymore?Scott Stager Piatkowski In an era in which circulation figures for most newspapers are falling faster than water over Niagara Falls, the answer isn't simple |
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Nov 10, 2017  It's hard to avoid elitism when you're smarter than everyone elseOne key indicator of elitism is the notion that worthiness is related to education. I'm all for good public schools but an education makes you educated, not smart. That comes from somewhere else. |
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Oct 30, 2017  Jason Kenney wins, completing double reverse hostile takeover of Alberta's conservative partiesDavid J. Climenhaga So what happens next? Will Jason Kenney now strategically moderate his radical and controversial social conservatism, or double down on it? |
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Oct 23, 2017  Canadian government support for Venezuelan opposition raises concernsRaul Burbano By unconditionally supporting the opposition, the Canadian government is adding fuel to the politicization in Venezuela that contributes to the conflict. |
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Oct 13, 2017  Calgary's popular Mayor Nenshi faces challengers in upcoming electionPenney Kome Hockey arena and a new transit route are major contentious issues in Calgary's upcoming mayoral election. |
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Oct 4, 2017  Jagmeet Singh is the leader the NDP needsJagmeet Singh's self-confidence, pride, ambition, and egalitarianism have the potential to breathe new life into the NDP. |
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Oct 2, 2017  'We can be doing better': Interview with Vancouver city council candidate Judy GravesAlyse Kotyk With Vancouver's by-election just under two weeks away, homeless-advocate is hoping to win a seat on city council. |
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Oct 1, 2017  NDP leadership race may liberate Albertan New DemocratsDavid J. Climenhaga Savvy Alberta New Democrats who want to help their provincial party's prospects will support the federal candidate most likely to focus on issues with a positive impact on Alberta. |
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Sep 25, 2017  Macron just undermined the basis of the French labour lawMaya Bhullar Jessica Squires On September 22, Macron signed the Loi Travail XXL into law. It would be difficult to overstate the sea change this will represent for French unions. |
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Sep 23, 2017  Join the babble Q&A with NDP Leadership candidates! Next up: Niki Ashtonrabble staff rabble is excited to bring you a series of Q&As with NDP leadership candidates, hosted by our discussion forum, babble! |
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Sep 13, 2017  NDP leadership race: Which candidates are determined to fix our broken voting system?Anita Nickerson Let's make 2019 the last first-past-the-post election! |
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Aug 29, 2017  Which NDP leadership candidate calls proportional representation 'a top priority'?Together, we can raise the profile of PR in this race and elect a leader passionate about fair voting heading into the 2019 federal election. |
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Aug 26, 2017  Next NDP leader needs a strong corporate tax planErin Weir In 2015 Liberals overtook the NDP as the progressive alternative to Conservatives because the NDP didn't put forward a fiscal plan to pay for ambitious improvements to public services, income support. |
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Aug 4, 2017  As Venezuela turns bleak, where should young, left-wing idealists turn?What now for Chavez’s children? Events in Venezuela are the latest points of light for young, left-wing idealists to fade. |
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Jul 28, 2017  Trump Derangement Syndrome has Americans fixated on gossip rather than politicsDon't mistake gossip about Trump's tweets, with real politics that affects actual life and impacts those you care about. |
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Jul 22, 2017  HEU welcomes new premier’s picks to lead critical health filesThe Hospital Employees’ Union on the appointment of Vancouver-Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix as the health minister and New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy to head the new Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction. |
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Jul 20, 2017  Unions say minimum wage and workers' rights should be NDP Premier Horgan's priorityMeagan Gillmore British Columbia's unions are hopeful for increases to minimum wage and improved workers' rights with John Horgan's NDP-Green coalition government. |
