Liberals, you can do better
When I was 16, I was goofing off in math class with a friend. I was probably wearing my At the Drive In t-shirt, my most prized possession and potent signifier of my burgeoning avant-garde taste in...
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The Harper government and evangelical capitalism
Friday, February 6, 2015 There's a supposed separation of Church and State. But has that eroded under right-wing evangelical religion's influence on the Harper government? Like this article? Chip in to...
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Will wedge politics rule in the 2015 election?
Monday, February 16, 2015 The Harper government is exploiting our political system by trying to consolidate and split votes so they can hold power with only minority support. Like this article? Chip in...
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Human rights ignored in Omar Khadr's 13-year imprisonment
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 The tragedy of Khadr's years of abuse, torture and continued incarceration, is a dreadful reminder of what is at risk when fundamental rights are awarded to some, denied to...
View ArticleThe high cost of eliminating the deficit
Canada's federal government ran a deficit for nearly 30 years -- from the late 1960s to the late 1990s. Successive Conservative and Liberal governments delivered programs, implemented economic and...
View ArticleExpanding Harper's new war in Iraq is an immoral misadventure by any measure
Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson has been reciting his talking points to justify extending and expanding the token Canadian military mission to the middle east: the Islamic State is "committing...
View ArticleCourt declares Alberta government prohibition on strikes unconstitutional
Court declares Alberta government prohibition on strikes unconstitutional The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench has determined that two Alberta laws passed by the Conservative government violate the...
View ArticleTheft from Canada Post mail superboxes a growing concern
On Monday October 20, 2014, Canada Post stopped delivering mail door-to-door to the first of 74,000 addresses in ten communities across the country.This was the first in a set of actions that will see...
View ArticleConservative CPP scheme an ineffective half-measure, offers little for...
Conservative CPP scheme an ineffective half-measure, offers little for Canadian workers The Conservatives' announced planned consultations on allowing for voluntary individual contributions to the...
View ArticleSenator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, a key supporter of C-51, quits Conservative...
Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu has resigned from the Conservative caucus after learning that he is the subject of an RCMP investigation into his expenses.Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed...
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Backed by Conservative government, Canadian mining companies are plundering...
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Canadian policy in Africa can be summed up in nine words: Do what is good for Canadian-owned mining companies.Despite rhetoric about aid to...
View ArticleCUPW calls on Canada Post to stop defeated Conservatives' delivery cuts
CUPW calls on Canada Post to stop defeated Conservatives' delivery cuts The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is calling for an immediate halt to the door-to-delivery cuts scheduled in the coming weeks...
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Damnatio memoriae (On he who shall not be named)
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.In my commentary from now on I shall endeavour not to use the name of the previous head of...
View ArticleWATCH: June 17 walk to protect Ottawa's sacred site
Is this show currently playing? June 15, 2016 Walk with Algonquin Elders to protect the Asinabka sacred site at Chaudière Falls, Ottawa, also known as Akikodjiwan. YouTubeOn June 17, Algonquin Elders...
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The most powerful case for the U.S. war resisters
June 23, 2016Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.On February 15, 2003, 15 million people around the globe marched in opposition to the...
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