‘I come from the shop floor’: Rob Ashton wants to rebuild the NDP from the working class up
Ashton represents something increasingly rare in federal politics: a leader who comes directly from the rank and file

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Ashton represents something increasingly rare in federal politics: a leader who comes directly from the rank and file
Restoring affordability means rebuilding the economy on something other than housing speculation
False, fear-based narratives are being used to create bad policy that will disproportionately impact poor and racialized people
A US-brokered pact is set to legitimize Rwanda’s plunder of minerals from Congo, rewarding years of war and trafficking
A year after toppling Assad, hopes for liberation have collapsed into renewed repression and deepening fractures
Public space is narrowing and long-held assumptions about solidarity are under strain
From union-busting to anti-trans moves, Danielle Smith is reviving the notwithstanding clause as a reactionary tool
Vancouver-based Los Andes Copper retaliates against local official and scientist challenging its proposed Vizcachitas project
The UAE’s backing of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces casts a long shadow over Canada’s push for new markets in the Middle East
Exploring histories of ‘neutrality’ at the University of Toronto
With a real estate insider at the helm, Build Canada Homes looks set to prioritize private developers over affordability
Nick Kakeeway with his cat, Maverick. Photo courtesy Emily Spanton/X. After a hard fight against deteriorating health, Nick Kakeeway died on October 16, in St. Catharines, Ontario. Whatever may appear … Read More
The collapse of the global development agenda spells the end of ‘progressive neoliberalism’
A wide-ranging conversation on public ownership, affordability, and rebuilding the party’s connection to working people
Behind Doug Ford’s big nuclear push lies a hidden price tag that could undermine the province’s economic and climate future