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'Cocaine Prison': A film about the war on drugs, Bolivian jails and coca farmers

Sep 19, 2017face2faceVioleta and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Cocaine Prison, freedom, power and politics, the "war on drugs" and Indigenous history and truth.

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Hope and despair in a mixed up world: A conversation with Gerry Caplan

Sep 28, 2017rabble radioGerry Caplan, one of Canada's eminent thinkers from the progressive left, shares some thoughts about politics and activism past, present and future.

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It's hard to avoid elitism when you're smarter than everyone else

Nov 10, 2017Rick SalutinOne key indicator of elitism is the notion that worthiness is related to education. I'm all for good public schools but an education makes you educated, not smart. That comes...

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Do newspaper endorsements matter in elections anymore?

Nov 14, 2017Scott Stager PiatkowskiIn an era in which circulation figures for most newspapers are falling faster than water over Niagara Falls, the answer isn't simple

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Calling all social media activists: Election season is upon us

Mar 7, 2018Rusa JeremicA reminder that good words can make good political responses -- and lead to better political possibilities

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The power of concentrated wealth vs. working people

Jul 12, 2018Nima MalekiThere's a particular logic of authorized power at play within most societies the world over. Wage, work and union activity are impacted by it, as shown in recent U.S. Supreme...

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A literary evening with Monia Mazigh and Barâa Arar

Sep 13, 2018Needs No IntroductionThe author of "Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar" shares the podium with her daughter, poet Barâa Arar.

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Holding on to working-class politics

Sep 25, 2018Asia Pacific CurrentsThe workers' movement has many examples of activists who over time lose their radical politics and accommodate themselves to the confines and rules of the capitalist...

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New film 'The Third Wife' explores sexual politics, gender bias and personal...

Jan 9, 2019face2faceAsh Mayfair and host David Peck talk about her new film "The Third Wife," sexual, historical and political context, choice and options, forced marriage and how the personal becomes...

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'The Good Girls' - film about Mexico, Wealth, Oppression and Power

Jan 11, 2019face2faceAlejandra Marquez Arbella, Ilse Salas and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Mexico, wealth, oppression and power, social inequalities and how the economic and the political...

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'Red Penguins' -- a film about capitalism, the Cold War and hockey

Sep 20, 2019face2faceSteven Warshaw and Gabe Polsky talk to Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film "Red Penguins," hockey, nationalism, the Cold War, optimism and hope, and capitalism run...

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Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps -- why it doesn't work

Oct 11, 2019face2face"Change Your World" explores how the self-help industry contributes to victim-blaming politics and doesn't do a lot of good in the long run. Author Michael Ungar talks about his...

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Business and political incompetence can be explained by 'The Peter Principle'

Dec 4, 2019Ed FinnUncontrolled global capitalism can be considered the ultimate outcome of the Peter principle, which theorizes the development of business and political incompetence.

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Robert Fisk on journalism, fake news and truth

Dec 18, 2019face2faceJournalist Robert Fisk and director Yung Chang talk about their new film "This Is Not A Movie," exploring the contemporary media landscape and the question "what is truth?"

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rabble takes on Ottawa

Mar 3, 2020rabble staffOur webinar provided a powerful and insightful discussion on the Wet'suwet'en struggle, reconciliation, and how these movements merge with economic concerns and the soon-to-come...

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