Columnists April 21
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Rejecting the death instinct in a pandemic age
Matthew Behrens | Expressions of creativity and the thousands of mutual aid groups that have sprung up in communities during this crisis remind us of what it means to be human. All represent what we n and should be.
Podst April 21
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COVID-19 shines a light on the relationship between work and health
Scott Neigh | Robyn Beckett of the Decent Work and Health Network talks about the impact our employment n have on our health, the fight for better employment standards, and COVID-19.
Blog April 20
Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen and Chief Medil Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw during a telephone town hall with rgill workers on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Image: Devin Dreeshen/Twitter
Devin Dreeshen's happy talk about workplace safety undermines the battle against COVID-19
David J. Climenhaga | Alberta's agriculture minister keeps insisting meat-packing plants are safe from COVID-19. It's becoming increasingly clear they're not.
Blog April 20
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How do we pay off pandemic debt? Tax the rich
Greg Dwulit | Even before the pandemic, there was a growing global consensus for cracking down on tax havens. Now it's time to make the rich and corporations pay their fair share.
Blog April 20
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Take the 2020 vegan challenge
rabble staff | As we all commit to staying home and and protecting our communities, consider joining us and taking part in rabble's #2020VeganChallenge -- from the comfort of your own kitchen.
Blog April 19
nadian environmentalist Tzeporah Berman. Image: David J. Climenhaga
UCP and Tzeporah Berman both praise Justin Trudeau's oilpatch bailout
David J. Climenhaga | If Prime Minister Trudeau is bold enough to actually attach some strings to the oilpatch bailout money, you n count on it the UCP will go right back to screaming at him.
Blog April 18
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COVID-19 exposes gaps in for-profit driven long-term re
Dennis Gruending | COVID-19 has crashed the long-term re system, and much blame lies with for-profit corporations in the sector and Conservative politicians Doug Ford and Mike Harris.
Blog April 18
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Why not hold a virtual COP26 climate summit to dramatilly cut rbon emissions?
Brent Patterson | The G7 is meeting regularly by video conference, so why not hold a similarly urgent summit to slash rbon pollution and fossil fuel subsidies?
Blog April 17
Justin Trudeau gives a speech in Parliament on April 11, 2020. Image: Justin Trudeau/Twitter
Justin Trudeau needs to do something bold to fix the long-term re disaster
David J. Climenhaga | Trudeau is a politician too often characterized by timidity. This is an opportunity for him to do the right thing.
Blog April 17
Eurofighter Typhoon F-2000A. Image: Andrea Graziadio?/Flickr
The nada Pension Plan is making a killing on war production
Brent Patterson | The Guardian recently reported on BAE Systems profiting from the Saudi war on Yemen, but nadian mainstream media hasn't yet made the connection to the nada Pension Plan.
Columnists April 17
President Donald Trump, joined by Vice-President Mike Pence and members of the White House COVID-19 coronavirus task force, delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 16, 2020. Image: Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House/Flickr
We shouldn't have to endure COVID-19 plus Trump's ravings
Rick Salutin | Donald Trump n't recognize that others exist for independent reasons; to him, they're there solely to magnify or hinder his need for acclaim and worship.
Blog April 17
Water towers at sunset. Image: Chris Diroll/Flickr
COVID-19 and our public way to safety
David McDonald | No public service will ever be perfect, but a system of public services without the distraction of profits is our best security against the next crisis that will inevitably come our way.