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Doug Ford shows why we need a wealth tax

Doug Ford shows why we need a wealth tax

He may not have done it intentionally, but Doug Ford just provided the perfect illustration of why we need a wealth tax. The Ontario premier has...

19.03.2026 6

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Linda Mcquaig

The new war on Iran is Bad for workers: Let’s resist it

The new war on Iran is Bad for workers: Let’s resist it

As I write this column, it is less than a month since the beginning of what threatens to be a  new “forever war,” an enterprise both evil and...

16.03.2026 4

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Tom Sandborn

Cuba has persevered despite extreme adversity

12.03.2026 10

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Lois Ross

Improper waste management is proof of national insanity

10.03.2026 8

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Ole Hendrickson

A left-wing populist is what the NDP needs in the age of obscene wealth inequality

05.03.2026 20

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Linda Mcquaig

Care is work: Why Canada needs a universal parental income support plan

03.03.2026 9

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Nancy Wilson

So you’ve got an LTB order against your tenant… now what?

24.02.2026 10

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Pro Bono

While resisting Trump, Carney is giving corporations a free-hand

19.02.2026 20

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Linda Mcquaig

2026 will be full of Canadian strikes and brutal employer push back

05.02.2026 10

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Tom Sandborn

Carney’s vision at Davos ignores the UN and smaller nations

05.02.2026 10

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Linda Mcquaig

How ICE enforces a tradition of terror and patriarchy

05.02.2026 10

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Erin Blondeau

Let’s protect the cradle of life

03.02.2026 10

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Ole Hendrickson

The CERB clawback is undermining the social contract

24.01.2026 30

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Nancy Wilson

A reading list for resilience in 2026

23.01.2026 20

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Lois Ross

Stopping Trump will require nations to stand together

10.01.2026 10

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Linda McQuaig

A rare conviction shows how inadequately Canada enforces worker safety

07.01.2026 10

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Tom Sandborn

A modest sustainable development proposal – Give back to Mother Earth

05.01.2026 10

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Ole Hendrickson

Covering news in food and agriculture in 2025

24.12.2025 10

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Lois Ross

Basic Income in Canada is closer than you think

23.12.2025 10

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Nancy Wilson

Alberta’s assault on trans youth has federalism problems the notwithstanding clause can’t avoid

17.12.2025 10

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Charlotte Sheasby

Unlocking your commercial lease: Six tips to consider before you sign

16.12.2025 10

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Krish Sivagopal

Mark Carney, Tony Blair, and Donald Trump

13.12.2025 10

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Ole Hendrickson

The Alberta pipeline deal will bring us closer to climate Armageddon

12.12.2025 10

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Linda McQuaig

Bitter harvest

09.12.2025 10

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Tom Sandborn

Want a union with that latte? Starbucks workers are organizing

03.12.2025 10

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Tom Sandborn

Public service job cuts are a self-inflicted wound that affects everyone

02.12.2025 10

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Linda McQuaig

Beyond public ownership: Time for ecosocialism

02.12.2025 10

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Ole Hendrickson

Carney’s budget pales in comparison to the Alternative Federal Budget

27.11.2025 10

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Lois Ross

Ottawa’s austerity plan pushes women out — just before pay equity kicks in

15.11.2025 7

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Nancy Wilson

Left-wing populist Avi Lewis might be the answer to the banker Mark Carney

14.11.2025 20

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Linda McQuaig

New framework offers more nuanced insight into sex and consent

13.11.2025 7

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Natasha Darling

Clouds, trees, and rain

07.11.2025 10

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Ole Hendrickson

Mayor Chow acknowledging the genocide in Gaza should be welcomed as an act of solidarity

05.11.2025 8

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Judy Rebick

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ is not something Canada should be a part of

31.10.2025 10

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Linda McQuaig

Could ‘Plan México’ be the guide for ‘Plan Canada’

29.10.2025 10

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Lois Ross

Carney’s military spending binge will leave Canadians worse off

21.10.2025 9

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Nick Seebruch

The bosses spread hate against public sector unions

09.10.2025 10

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Tom Sandborn

The perils of building big and fast

08.10.2025 9

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Ole Hendrickson

Postal banking once made Canada Post profitable — and could again

01.10.2025 40

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Linda McQuaig

Fall federal budget needs to take note of farmers’ and consumers’ food concerns

26.09.2025 10

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Lois Ross

Mark Carney should pursue renewable energy as a national project

18.09.2025 10

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Linda McQuaig

To photograph or not to photograph during a landlord’s unit inspection

18.09.2025 10

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Nick Seebruch

The women are rising

12.09.2025 10

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Judy Rebick

Canada can do more to help starving children in Gaza

06.09.2025 10

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Linda McQuaig

Labour Day and public sector union prospects in BC

03.09.2025 10

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Tom Sandborn

How to be an energy superpower

28.08.2025 10

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Ole Hendrickson

Reform Judaism’s embrace of justice for everyone but Palestinians

27.08.2025 10

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Charlotte Sheasby

The marketplace will not solve climate change

25.08.2025 10

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Linda McQuaig

A quarrel among the wolves

09.08.2025 10

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Tom Sandborn

Trump tariffs can’t touch public health; we should invest in this key economic sector

08.08.2025 10

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Linda McQuaig