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Leduc No. 1 and Alberta's unluckiest lucky day
By
David J. Climenhaga
| February 14, 2017

February 13 is the 70th anniversary of the day Alberta simultaneously won the lottery and started to watch everything go to hell in a handcart. February 13...Alberta's unluckiest lucky day.

In other words, 70 years ago, with memories of the Great Depression and the Second World War still very fresh in the minds of the province's population of about 800,000 souls, Leduc No. 1, a few miles south of Edmonton, struck oil and the whole world changed.

Cars didn't have seat belts back in 1947, so no one thought to say: "Fasten your seat belts!" But by gosh, they should've!

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How to resist Trump(ism)

January 23, 2017
| We discuss ideas for how to resist the incoming Trump inauguration. Stefan shares some ideas sent in to us by listeners. Daryn also suggests some tempting options that you should absolutely NOT do.
Length: 58:32 minutes (53.59 MB)
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Capitalism itself choosing sides

January 17, 2017
| Interview with Nathan Phillips from Boston University about "Sleeping Giants," a Twitter group that is pressuring brands advertising on hate sites like Brietbart.
Length: 55:01 minutes (50.38 MB)
Canadian Premiers
The question must be asked: Was Brad Wall's party being paid to undermine Alberta's NDP?
By
David J. Climenhaga
| November 3, 2016

The question must now be asked: Were the attacks by Saskatchewan's premier over the past year and a half on the policies of Alberta’s NDP government just an interprovincial rivalry with an ideological tilt, or were they made in return for more than $2-million in donations from Alberta corporations reported Tuesday by an Edmonton-based progressive advocacy group?

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Ecuadorians in Toronto court to seek justice from Chevron
By
Rachel Small
| September 15, 2016

Humberto Piaguaje and Pablo Fajardo never imagined that their decades-long search for justice would ever bring them to Canada. Both made their first trip here this week for the beginning of a historic legal case that will see Chevron tried in a Toronto court for having caused environmental, social and cultural damage in Ecuador.

The Council of Canadians met with Piaguaje and Fajardo after their first day in court. "We are looking for justice, not for money," Piaguaje explains. "We have been fighting this struggle for nearly 23 years."

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Alberta & The Leap Manifesto
Pipelines or pipedreams? The Leap Manifesto and Alberta's dilemma
By
Christopher Majka
| April 15, 2016

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Rules are for the poor… suckers!

April 11, 2016
| The Panama Papers scandal is all over the news, but what are the implications for the environment, and possibly more importantly why does no one seem surprised?
Length: 53:46 minutes (49.24 MB)
Clean drinking water is more important than dirty oil
By
Adam Scott
| April 11, 2016

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Like most Canadians, I'm so used to turning on the tap and taking a sip of water that I don't even think about what it would be like to live in a community without clean drinking water. It's almost unimaginable that my tap water could overnight become contaminated and no longer drinkable. But TransCanada's proposed Energy East project would create that risk for millions of Canadians.  

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Corporations, governments and you

March 23, 2016
| We draw a narrative from a selection of news to discuss the cultural practices, who has power and why, and the rampant double standards that exist in our current system.
Length: 53:02 minutes (48.57 MB)
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First Nation, second class

March 15, 2016
| Privilege and power versus the struggles of, and racism against, Indigenous peoples the world over, and the future of EV vehicles in Canada.
Length: 51:44 minutes (47.38 MB)
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