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What exactly is Antifa?
The term ‘Antifa’ derives from the German word for Antifascist — and the constellation of resistance movements largely created as a response to Benit…
5 months, 1 week ago
Can Trump’s peace plan help end the war in Gaza?
Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel in Egypt are underway, with the goal of reaching an agreement on the first phase of U.S. President Donald Tru…
5 months, 1 week ago
Politics! Carney meets Trump again, Smith pitches a pipeline
Aaron Wherry, senior writer at CBC's parliamentary bureau, is back today to talk Canadian politics.
We get into Mark Carney’s upcoming trip to Washing…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Weekend Listen: Death, sex, money … and podcasting? (via Bookends)
When the book ends, the conversation begins. On Bookends, Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump, and the alarm bells of fascism
After Donald Trump was elected for a second time, historian Timothy Snyder wrote this in the New Yorker: “Trump has always been a presence, not an ab…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
U.S. politics! Government shutdown, military pep talk
The U.S. government has shut down after Republicans and Democrats failed to pass a spending bill before the end of Tuesday. Government services will …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Will recognition lead to a Palestinian state?
Last week, Canada officially recognized Palestinian statehood.
In explaining this decision, Prime Minister Mark Carney released a statement which rea…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
How the world abandoned climate politics
While Donald Trump may have shocked many at the UN General Assembly when he called climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Who can rebuild the NDP?
It’s been about a month since the NDP leadership race began and two main contenders have emerged: longtime climate activist and former broadcaster Av…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The secret to China’s dominance
Dan Wang is a tech analyst and a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover History Lab. He’s one of the leading China analysts in the world rig…
5 months, 3 weeks ago