Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposed plan to dismantle net neutrality threatens democracy and the free exchange of ideas and information via the Internet. Even if the FCC votes to repeal net neutrality this week, the fight to save the must continue. The post The FCC’s plan to
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The Canadian Progressive: Capitalism Is Not the Only Choice
Capitalism in its current form enriches mostly privileged men and sidelines marginalized groups such as people of colour, immigrants and women. We need the courage to imagine and create new solidarity economies that prioritize people and the planet over profit. The post Capitalism Is Not the Only Choice appeared first
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: White People: Don’t Unfriend Your Racist Family Members – Yet
Here are 8 things to do before unfriending Uncle Dave on your social media platforms because he doesn’t recognize white privilege or is downright racist. The post White People: Don’t Unfriend Your Racist Family Members – Yet appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: 7 Reminders for White Parents Talking to Their Kids About Police Killing Black People
When White parents talk to their children about police killings of Black people, they create future White co-conspirators/allies for primary forces working against racism, the prison industrial complex and other injustices, such as Black Lives Matter. The post 7 Reminders for White Parents Talking to Their Kids About Police Killing
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: No, I Won’t Stop Saying “White Supremacy”
According to Robin DiAngelo, a former Associate Professor of Multicultural Education: “Naming white supremacy changes the conversation because it shifts the problem to white people, where it belongs.” The post No, I Won’t Stop Saying “White Supremacy” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Judge’s Ruling on Standing Rock a Second Chance for Justice
The federal court’s recent ruling on the Dakota Access Pipeline saga could start a new chapter guaranteeing the rule of law and protection of water protectors, argues Mark Trahant, the Charles R. Johnson Endowed Professor of Journalism at the University of North Dakota. The post Judge’s Ruling on Standing Rock a
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Mental illness the go-to excuse for white men committing acts of terrorism against people of color
The label “mental illness”, when referred to white men who’ve committed acts of terrorism against people of color, downplays racism and elicits sympathy for the bigoted murderer, argues Zenobia Jeffries, YES! Magazine’s racial justice associate editor. The post Mental illness the go-to excuse for white men committing acts of terrorism
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How Chicago Became the First City to Make Reparations to Victims of Police Violence
The recent passage of historic reparations legislation in Chicago means black people who have experienced racial violence at the hands of the police can be granted reparations. The post How Chicago Became the First City to Make Reparations to Victims of Police Violence appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The Mental and Physical Trauma of “Dreamers” Living With Deportation Threats
Since Trump’s election, the future of Daniela Vargas and more than 750,000 recipients of former president Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has been uncertain. Most of them now endure mental and physical trauma as a result of lingering deportation threats. The post The Mental and Physical Trauma of
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Van Jones Unleashes His Love Army Against Trump’s Muslim Ban
So far, more than 100,000 people have joined social justice champion and longtime civil rights activist Van Jones’ #LoveArmy campaign against Donald Trump racially-loaded exclusionary policies targeting immigrants and other vulnerable groups. The post Van Jones Unleashes His Love Army Against Trump’s Muslim Ban appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Trump win a call to arms for radical feminist men
Donald Trump’s election as the 45th President of the Unites States is a renewed call on radical feminist men to reject patriarchy, misogyny, sexism, white supremacy, and other men’s claim to control women’s reproductive power and sexuality. The post Trump win a call to arms for radical feminist men appeared
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How to Fight Big Oil: Join Your Neighbors
Yes! Magazine co-founder Sarah van Gelder outlines the four reasons communities led by indigenous people all over the United States are winning against the war against the powerful and deep-pocketed fossil fuel industry. The post How to Fight Big Oil: Join Your Neighbors appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: This “new” feminism is the same feminism started by our grandmothers
Our grandmothers showed us a bigger, better feminism with women’s rights, racial equity, and gender justice at its heart, writes award-winning journalist Dani McClain.
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The Canadian Progressive: In Alberta, First Nations engage in a complex dance of resistance to and cooperation with Big Oil
In this illuminating piece, Seattle journalist Erika Lundahl examines how, in Alberta, First Nations are forced to “engage in a complex dance of resistance to and cooperation with” Big Oil “in order to survive.”
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The Canadian Progressive: Climate denial in the TPP trade agreement
The 5,000-page TPP agreement “is literally in climate denial” while expanding the rights of corporations, argues Ben Lilliston, the director of climate strategies at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. The post Climate denial in the TPP trade agreement appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How the people can stop the tide of police militarization
Norm Stamper, a 34-year veteran police officer and retired Seattle chief of police, suggests 5 ways to stop the burgeoning trend of police militarization. The post How the people can stop the tide of police militarization appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: 5 people who used extreme empathy to change the world
English economist and social reformer Beatrice Webb is one of the five “empathy heroes” who changed the world by taking compassion to the extreme. The post 5 people who used extreme empathy to change the world appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The climate movement returns to the international stage
With three major international climate change-focused meetings on the horizon, the climate movement returns to the international stage, argues Jim Shultz, the founder and executive director of The Democracy Center in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The post The climate movement returns to the international stage appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingTHE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE: Opponents Vow To Stop Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline
First Nations groups say that the pipeline would disrupt their traditional seafood harvest and endanger their culture. The post Opponents Vow To Stop Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline appeared first on THE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE.
Continue readingTHE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE: US Patent Office Says It Won’t Protect a Racial Slur. Here’s What It Means for The Washington Redskins (VIDEO)
The US Patent Office says it won’t protect a racial slur. Democracy Now talks to Amanda Blackhorse to explain what it means for the Washington Redskins. The post US Patent Office Says It Won’t Protect a Racial Slur. Here’s What It Means for The Washington Redskins (VIDEO) appeared first on
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