Lessons from the 2013 B.C. Election: What's a progressive research institute...
As I write, it has been just a few days since the provincial election. As was the case for most of you, the result was unexpected. We are still processing what it means for our work and rethinking some...
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Reinventing progressive politics
Monday, June 17, 2013Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporting member of rabble.ca.We are so accustomed to the connection between political parties and democracy that...
View ArticleThe Staple Theory at 50: Mel Watkins as teacher, scholar and activist
For the next installment in our special series of commentaries marking the 50th anniversary of Mel Watkins' classic article, "A Staple Theory of Economic Development," we provide excerpts from the...
View ArticleWhat do you want the future progressive vision of Canada to focus on first?
The Conservative convention takes place from October 31 to November 2 where the Conservative party will be discussing their policies and probably trying to avoid that whole Senate scandal thing. While...
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Moving beyond our obsession with Stephen Harper
Tuesday, November 12, 2013Remember Brian Mulroney, the PM so many people loved to hate? We need to so we can learn a lesson from that period in our political history: there is a real danger in...
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The most interesting mayor in North America
Wednesday, November 20, 2013The most interesting mayor in North America is not Toronto's superego-averse Rob Ford, the conservative populist who has received much publicity from comedians across the...
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Seen from the hinterlands: Left could grasp defeat from jaws of victory in...
Thursday, November 21, 2013The Rob Ford debacle may be humiliating for most Canadians and Torontonians, but it also shows clearly how the Right manages to triumph frequently in the face of reason....
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Tony Benn, radical champion for democracy in the UK, dies at 88
Friday, March 14, 2014 Tony Benn has died at 88. He was a member of the Labour Party, a Member of Parliament for 50 years and a voice for radical democracy and socialism in the UK. There are two things...
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Julia Gillard ignites and inspires progressives at Progress Summit
Monday, March 31, 2014 Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke last Saturday March 29 at the Broadbent Institute's first-ever Progress Summit in Ottawa and her speech was said to rally the...
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On May 22: Judy Rebick, Shirley Douglas, Olivia Chow
Friday, May 16, 2014On May 22, three great Canadian progressives, rabble.ca co-founder Judy Rebick, the actress and activist Shirley Douglas, and mayoral candidate Olivia Chow will be speaking at the...
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Join Olivia Chow, Judy Rebick and Shirley Douglas at the Tommy Douglas...
The Tommy Douglas Institute's May 22 conference will ask: What is the role of post-secondary education in promoting democracy and citizenship in our era? On May 22: Judy Rebick, Shirley Douglas, Olivia...
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The future of the 21st-century European left
Tuesday, June 17, 2014Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a monthly supporter of rabble.ca.Hannah Arendt decried a modern world of loneliness with people absorbed by work and...
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UP! Left Front changing Vancouver politics
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 In Vancouver, activists from all manner of grassroots movements have organized themselves under a socialist banner called the "Left Front," and they're aiming to change the face...
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Moral privilege and the paradox of progressives who defend Israel
Friday, August 1, 2014The case of the Green party president and Gaza is intriguing. Paul Estrin, who's Jewish from Quebec City, posted a piece on the party site; it's rambling, passionate and fiercely...
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Is Nova Scotia political culture changing for the better?
Monday, October 20, 2014It was just a little back-page story this week: "MLAs finally approve new rules for House." Big deal, right? Actually, yes -- not the changed rules, mind you, but the fact that...
View ArticleWhat Graham Steele failed to learn about politics
Graham Steele is a well-known figure on the Nova Scotia political landscape -- even though he has ostensibly left the field. Steele was a former NDP MLA for the riding of Halifax Fairview (from...
View ArticleDefeat Harper to save Canada
Defeat Harper to save Canada The 2015 elections will be an opportunity for progressives to show Canadians that we don’t have to accept the right wing agenda.
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The Daily Show's new host brings the devastating satire of an outsider
Friday, April 3, 2015Spare some pity for Trevor Noah. He got thrown into the deep end at The Daily Show where he'll replace Jon Stewart -- as we just learned. Won't be easy. How to summarize Stewart's...
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How can progressives stop Harper this federal election?
April 16, 2015rabble.ca and Canadian Dimension will be hosting renowned cognitive linguist and authorGeorge Lakoff in Toronto this Saturday April 18 for an inspiring all-day symposium. For tickets to...
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George Lakoff: Framing progressive values and language to win the next election
George Lakoff on ReFraming the Political DebateOn April 18 in Toronto, American cognitive linguist and author of Don’t Think of an Elephant George Lakoff spoke to a crowd in Toronto about how...
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