LISTEN: On my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast, “Left Turn:” Reaction to #AviLewis’ decisive victory in the #NDP federal leadership race. A panel w/ @nolore.bsky.social, @judreb.bsky.social & @mattfodor.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

The unions that endorsed Rob Ashton for #NDP leader collectively represent 659,200 members. Ashton received 4,193 votes. That means fewer than 0.7% of members from endorsing unions joined the party and voted for him. #cdnpoli #canlab

BREAKING: Avi Lewis is the new federal NDP leader, winning 56% of votes. Heather McPherson got 29% and, surprisingly, Tanille Johnston placed third with 7%.

Massive upset in the officer leadership at #ndp2026 -- the "continuity" slate was defeated by a last-minute slate that included Libby Davies. Only people in the room are allowed to vote on this and so it not only seals the Lewis victory, but it also shows that support goes deep.

The Carney government brings us destruction. A full-frontal assault on Indigenous peoples, the integrity of the tax collection system, foreign aid, and, apparently, the country's rail system, among many other things.

So Red Pill gave a speech and didn’t talk about Trump or the threat from the United States? He’s an American plant. And how come I haven’t heard much from him about the separatists? #cpc

How thrilling to be endorsed by a group of authors whose work goes so wide and deep - into the past and future, into ourselves and societies. We need art and culture in our politics! These storytellers help us understand and imagine the world we need to build together. Join us: avilewis.link/join

If nothing else, pretty amazing Canadian PM Carney said the quiet part out loud today: international law has never been real and the ‘rules’ of the international order have never applied to the US and its allies. This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism. globalnews.ca/news/1162087...

Wondering why Liberal politicians are courting right-wing votes rather than enacting extremely popular “leftist” policies? It’s cuz they serve the same capitalist system and, when it’s in crisis (ie now), they need to divide us to survive. Resist whenever/wherever you can. ✊🏻

NEW from me in @theprogressreport.ca: @albertateachers.bsky.social president @schilldawg.bsky.social says the best way to ensure age-appropriate material in school libraries is to ensure school boards are properly funded. www.theprogressreport.ca/ucp_should_l...

The New Democratic Party has lost its ideological footing in Canada. The Walrus editor-in-chief, @cstarnino.bsky.social, sits down with author and political scientist Matt Fodor to examine what the party must change if it hopes to survive the next decade. thewalrus.ca/can-the-ndp-rebu...

🚨NEW ORCHARDCAST🚨 @mattfodor.bsky.social joins me to discuss the impending federal NDP leadership race, and how the party establishment is attempting to ensure nothing changes. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

After the @NDP.ca’s epic collapse in the 2025 federal election I spoke w/ @judreb.bsky.social on my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast about the future of the party. Rebick has been active in Canada’s most significant social movements for the past 60 yrs. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

On my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast “In Bed with the Elephant” economist @ArmineYalnizyan.bsky.social. assesses the costed platforms of Canada’s federal political parties days before the election. We”ll talk about “the productivity crisis”& GDP per capita. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qwg2f-...

Certain partisans have been citing Canada's performance on per capita GDP as evidence of a supposed 'lost decade' and economic mismanagement. In @irpp.org's Policy Options, I deconstruct this arbitrary and misleading statistic, in two parts. #cdnecon #cdnpoli. /2

Rights of due process don't depend on our personal opinions of the accused. For example, I regard the January 6, 2021, criminals as insurrectionists and traitors - yet I am still glad that each and every one of them got a proper trial before they were convicted and sentenced.

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

“The deep state is real,” Kennedy warned HHS bureaucrats in an all-hands meeting in April of 2025, “There are institutional pressures that affect every institution that’s created by human beings.” What exactly does ClownSec think the deep state is?

Federal government bullying of universities extended to Cornell (withholding $1-billion in federal funds) and Northwestern (withholding $790-million) to make them serve Trump's ideology. Giving in to bullies only empowers them. www.linkedin.com/news/story/f...

The arrogance. The ignoring of the scientific process & the body of evidence. The fearmongering. The lies... It is staggering & sickening. U.S. will know cause of autism epidemic by September, Health Secretary RFK Jr. says www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...

The first episode of my new podcast “In Bed with the Elephant” on @ricochet_en features a conversation with political journalist @stphnmaher about the 2025 Federal Election in Canada. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

It's fascinating how some Canadian commentators have suddenly discovered the evils of U.S. imperialism over the past couple months.

Communists and socialists are not the problem. Had liberals/cebtrists listened to them instead of excommunicating them you may have won the election. That doesn’t mean you would’ve followed through. You tank the reelection prospects of the left of your party and expect us to believe you’re with us

Capitalism kills.

Incredible

This isn’t a coincidence.

Trump’s Republicans: neoliberalism without pretence afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/n...