8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

What happens when Israel’s top spokesperson faces off against a journalist who doesn't tolerate spin? In this brutal interview, Mehdi Hasan confronts Mark Re...

On the 7th April 2025 at EartH in Hackney, Aaron Bastani was joined by legendary historian Ilan Pappé for a special live version of Downstream.They discussed...

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A deeply flawed argu­ment has slipped into the national elec­tion con­ver­sa­tion. It goes like this: there isn't much policy dif­fer­ence between front­run­ners Mark Car­ney and Pierre Poil­ievre, so it really comes down to who can best handle Don­ald...

The policy differences between Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are huge. Nurtured in right-wing extremism, the Conservative leader is ready to dismantle Canada.

Over the past five years, exercise of the fundamental freedom of speech in Canada has been curbed and discouraged by a federal government increasingly intolerant of even the mildest criticism or dissent. Particularly affected have been organizations dependent on government funding which advocate for human rights and women’s equality. Their voices have been stifled, some completely silenced, by cuts to their budgets. Also financially throttled have been individuals and groups that speak out for reproductive rights, humanitarian immigration policies, and for changes in Canada’s foreign policy in the Middle East.

With the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian politics is headed for a shake-up, with observers anticipating a federal election shortly after the Liberals choose their new leader in March. In the polls, Liberal support is at a low ebb with essentially all of that going to the federal Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre.

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Liberal Leader Mark Carney framed his fiscal and spending plan on Saturday in terms of a crisis. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed it as a 'spending bonanza' that Canada can't afford.

In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years ago

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A data-driven look at 39 recent political scandals.

Conspiracy theories work on different levels.

Actions speak louder than voting records.

This seems like an appropriate moment.

Heritage Foundation Background The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich to “formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.” The Heritage Foundation has been a […]

Despite disclaiming Trump's policies on the campaign trail, talks from the Conservative Party candidate's allies at Peterson's ARC conferences hew closely to MAGA.

The Conservative leader voted in favour of protecting the planet only 13 times in 20 years as an MP, a DeSmog analysis of his voting record reveals.

Canada Proud Background Canada Proud is part of a network of conservative groups and social media pages initially founded by conservative activist Jeff Ballingall. According to its website, Canada Proud describes itself as “a grassroots group of Canadians working to defeat Justin Trudeau,” the liberal prime minister of Canada from 2015-2025. “Since launching in September […]

In recent months, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly voiced support for discredited “tough on crime” policies that will ultimately fail. In February alone, Poilievre vowed to introduce mandatory ...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s proposed “three strikes” law is a discredited “tough on crime” policy imported from the United States.

By Benjamin Perrin — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has said that, if elected, he would override constitutionally protected rights and freedoms to implement his controversial “tough on crime” agenda. He would be th...

Voter suppression works. Ask the Kochs, Trump and our very own robocall fakers.

Project 2025 provides a roadmap for "the next conservative President" to fundamentally change how the federal government works. Former President Donald Trump has claimed he knows nothing about it. Democrats call it "Trump's Project 2025 agenda." Here, we take a look at the plan: what's in it, who wrote it and what the candidates have said about it.

'Others in San Francisco call it The Nerd Reich'