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ICYMI: Dec. 24-30

First Nations chiefs say they’ve been shut out of consultation on federal clean water bill

ICYMI: December 17-23

Canadian banks put the 'green' in greenwashing

2023 in Review

ICYMI: December 10-16

Months after laying off 17 staff, Overstory Media continue to oppose company-wide unionization

Substackers Against Nazis

Orchard: 1, Dan McLean: 0

Assembly of First Nations backs permanent Gaza ceasefire

Cindy Woodhouse elected as AFN national chief

ICYMI: December 3-9

Postmedia masquerading pro-Israel 'advocacy polemics' as news

Don't believe the emissions cap hype

Assembly of First Nations delegates begin electing new national chief today

Canadian-owned Cobre Panamá mine kiboshed

ICYMI: November 6 - December 2

Nov. 29, 2023 AMA: Towards Pisraelastine

The Sovereignty Act Cometh

ICYMI: November 19-25

How to Save the CPP from Danielle Smith and the UCP

ICYMI: November 12-18

City of Edmonton urges staff and councillors not to attend pro-Palestine rallies or discuss the conflict online

First Nation leaders criticize UCP government for lack of consultation on AHS restructuring

Nov. 16, 2023 AMA: Writers in the Public Square

Alberta's Health Care Bonanza

ICYMI: November 5-11

Wave of suppression targets Palestinian-Canadian workers after 10/7

What Is Canada's military up to in Israel?

Academic journal article obliterates 2020 UCP supervised consumption site report

ICYMI: October 29 - November 4

Israeli rabbi describes settler rampages across West Bank before and after Oct. 7

ICYMI: October 22-28

Oct. 27, 2023 AMA: Big Tech vs. Small Journalism

Oct. 24, 2023 AMA: Neoliberalism's Toll

ICYMI: October 15-21

The Real Cost of Living in Alberta

Meet the Hamas massacre survivors opposing Israeli brutality in Gaza

ICYMI: October 8-14

Eyeless in Gaza

ICYMI: October 1-6

Unravelling University Megadonor Peter Jacyk's Nazi Sympathies

How the UCP paved the way for the nation-wide assault on trans students' rights

ICYMI: September 24-30

Chrystia Freeland's Gramps and the Waffen-SS

U of A closes $30K endowment in Waffen-SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka's name

As hate groups attack 2SLGBTQ+ youth, Canada’s labour movement rises to the moment

COVID exacerbated gender inequality

Canadian Parliament gives standing ovation to literal Nazi

ICYMI: September 17-23

Chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 territories oppose Métis Nation self-governance bill

A quarter of Alberta MLAs moonlight as landlords

ICYMI: September 10-16

What you need to know about the historic Métis Nation of Alberta election underway

Carbon capture conference speakers address managing perceptions of their product

Carbon Capture Canada Is Coachella for Greenwashing

ICYMI: September 3-9

How do we move forward from Alberta's renewable moratorium?

ICYMI: August 27-September 2

Toronto Media's Uncomfortable Coziness with Police

How the Alberta NDP Lost Its Way

ICYMI August 20-26

The Charlebois Shuffle

Former Danielle Smith staffer hired by MaKami College to assist 'transition' from private to public institution

No, Eritrean protestors didn't disrupt a world peace soccer tournament in Edmonton

ICYMI: August 13-19

August 2023 AMA

ICYMI: August 6-12

Danielle Smith is no fan of wind and solar power

Suncor admits it doesn't have concrete plans to protect McClelland Lake Wetland Complex

Watching 2001: A Space Odyssey in 2023

ICYMI: July 30-August 5

Experts baffled by Alberta's renewable energy pause

What 7 mandate letters tell us to expect from the UCP government

ICYMI: July 23-29

Buy My Book

Was Calgary city councillor Dan McLean golfing during a public hearing?

ICYMI: July 16-22

Minimum wage not enough to afford average rent in any Canadian province

Canadian Press misses the misinformation mark

ICYMI: July 9-15

$1.5-million government contract given to Danielle Smith's former campaign manager's firm

ICYMI: July 2-8

Alberta recovery model gets mugged by reality

ICYMI: June 25-July 1

Toronto's 13 years of conservative rule comes to an end

Early Thoughts on Postmedia-Nordstar Merger Talks

Will Tech Save Us? (With Paris Marx)

ICYMI: June 18-24

July 2023 AMA

Invite your friends to read The Orchard

Canada’s neocolonialism in Africa continues its efforts to expand

ICYMI: June 11-17

CERB was about more than just money

4 Fatal Errors That Cost the Alberta NDP the Election

New Monthly Feature: Ask Me Anything!

Lab Testing, Brought to You By Loblaw

ICYMI: June 4-10

ICYMI: May 28 - June 3

Sifting Through the Wreckage of Alberta Election 2023

ICYMI: May 21-27

The UCP's Dismal Economic Record

Artur Pawlowski's Media Circus

The Alberta NDP's Lacklustre Housing Platform

ICYMI: May 14-20

Mohammed el-Kurd receives Calgary Peace Prize

Alberta NDP, UCP and Greens face off in Spruce Grove-Stony Plain

With Alberta on fire, Jason Kenney’s rage-driven politics still haunt us

Study outlines generational divide in 2023 UCP budget

How to Take Back Alberta and Influence People

AUDIO: Did Danielle Smith open the door for her donors to operate Canada's first publicly funded for-profit college?

23 Races to Watch in Alberta Election 2023

Did Danielle Smith open the door for her donors to operate Canada's first publicly funded for-profit college?

Happy May Day! PSAC reaches a deal for the bulk of its workers

AUDIO: Jason Kenney's disgraced brother gets another shot at recovery work

AUDIO: Canadian media out of step with public on PSAC strike (Part 2)

AUDIO: Canadian media out of step with public on PSAC strike (Part 1)

Jason Kenney's disgraced brother gets another shot at recovery work

Canadian media is out of step with public on PSAC strike

AUDIO: NDP wants it both ways on public safety

NDP wants it both ways on public safety

PSAC on Strike: A View from Edmonton

WestJet pilots obtain sky-high strike support

The Missed Opportunities of Budget 2023

AUDIO: Can't Stop Alberta ... From What Exactly? (Part 2)

AUDIO: Can't Stop Alberta ... From What Exactly? (Part 1)

Can't Stop Alberta ... From What Exactly?

AUDIO: Did rabid anarchists sabotage Coastal GasLink?

Did rabid anarchists sabotage Coastal GasLink?

AUDIO: The 2023 Federal Budget's Hidden Austerity

The 2023 Federal Budget's Hidden Austerity

Less than half of First Nations have access to high-speed internet

Discounted Subscription Offer

AUDIO: Danielle Smith's Neocon Budget

Danielle Smith's Neocon Budget

A note to readers

AUDIO: It's the End of This World As We Know It

It’s the End of This World As We Know It

AUDIO: A just transition for Alberta is possible

A just transition for Alberta is possible

AUDIO: Nix IHRA antisemitism definition mandate for heritage grants, civil society groups tell feds

Nix IHRA antisemitism definition mandate for heritage grants, civil society groups tell feds

AUDIO: Canadian pundits throw Amira Elghawaby to the wolves

Canadian pundits throw Amira Elghawaby to the wolves

AUDIO: Top Edmonton developer lobbyist donated to the far-right Freedom Convoy twice

Top Edmonton developer lobbyist donated to the far-right Freedom Convoy twice

Saddle Lake Cree Nation confirms existence of unreported mass grave

AUDIO: Alberta government-backed recovery group supports U.S. anti-supervised consumption site campaign

Alberta government-backed recovery group supports U.S. anti-supervised consumption site campaign

Inflation has been especially good for Canada's extraction industries

AUDIO: Who the hell is the Food Professor?

Who the hell is the Food Professor?

AUDIO: Jordan Peterson's Grift That Keeps on Giving

Jordan Peterson: The Grift That Keeps on Giving

AUDIO: In Canada, the rich keep getting richer

In Canada, the rich keep getting richer

AUDIO: Why I changed my mind on MAiD

Why I changed my mind on MAiD