rabble.ca is a
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. Among other services, it publishes journalism on a daily basis, primarily relating to
social justiceSocial justice is a notion used to describe a society with a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution, policies aimed toward achieving that which developmental economists refer to as equality of opportunity and...
and
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politics. The site hosts
babble, a politically-oriented
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, the rabble podcast network (RPN) and the
rabble reads book lounge.
rabble.ca was launched in April 2001 by a group of media activists including Mark Surman, Judy MacDonald and journalist
Judy RebickJudy Rebick , arrived in Toronto at age 9, is a Canadian journalist, political activist, and feminist. -Career:Judy Rebick first gained national prominence as president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women from 1990 to 1993...
, in cooperation with the
Canadian Centre for Policy AlternativesThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is a left-of-centre progressive policy research institute in Canada. It concentrates on economic policy, international trade, and social policy. It is especially known for publishing an alternative federal budget on an annual basis...
.
rabble.ca is a
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
websiteA website is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed with a common domain name or IP address in an Internet Protocol-based network...
. Among other services, it publishes journalism on a daily basis, primarily relating to
social justiceSocial justice is a notion used to describe a society with a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution, policies aimed toward achieving that which developmental economists refer to as equality of opportunity and...
and
progressiveProgressivism is a political and social term for ideologies and movements favoring or advocating changes or reform, usually in a statist or egalitarian direction for economic policies and liberal direction for social policies...
politics. The site hosts
babble, a politically-oriented
Internet forumAn ', or message board, is an online discussion site. It originated as the modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board, and a technological evolution of the dialup bulletin board system. From a technological standpoint, forums or boards are web applications managing user-generated content...
, the rabble podcast network (RPN) and the
rabble reads book lounge.
rabble.ca was launched in April 2001 by a group of media activists including Mark Surman, Judy MacDonald and journalist
Judy RebickJudy Rebick , arrived in Toronto at age 9, is a Canadian journalist, political activist, and feminist. -Career:Judy Rebick first gained national prominence as president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women from 1990 to 1993...
, in cooperation with the
Canadian Centre for Policy AlternativesThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is a left-of-centre progressive policy research institute in Canada. It concentrates on economic policy, international trade, and social policy. It is especially known for publishing an alternative federal budget on an annual basis...
. Its debut coincided with the
anti-globalizationCriticism of globalization is skepticism of the claimed benefits of the globalization of capitalism. Many of these views are held by the anti-globalization movement however other groups also are critical of the policies of globalization....
protests of that year at the
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. In 2005, rabble.ca was incorporated as its own non-profit. Since its founding,
rabble.ca has published works by
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journalists, including
Rick SalutinRick Salutin is a Canadian novelist, playwright and critic.He is a strong advocate of left wing causes and writes a regular column in the Globe and Mail. He currently teaches a half course on Canadian media and culture in University College at the University of Toronto...
,
Naomi KleinNaomi Klein is a Canadian journalist, author and activist known for her political analyses and criticism of corporate globalization.-Family:...
, Thomas Walkom and
Linda McQuaigLinda McQuaig is a Canadian journalist, columnist and non-fiction author.Long a business reporter at the Globe and Mail, she subsequently wrote a column for the National Post before moving to her current job at the Toronto Star...
.
Rebick retired from rabble.ca in 2006 and was replaced by publisher Kim Elliott
http://www.rabble.ca/taxonomy/term/1741. Sharon Fraser
http://www.rabble.ca/taxonomy/term/303, rabble.ca's longest-serving editor (2003-2007) resigned the position and was replaced by current editor,
Derrick O'KeefeDerrick O'Keefe is a well known Canadian writer and social justice activist. He is the editor of rabble.ca, Canada's most widely-read progressive website, and his writings on foreign policy, Canadian politics, ecology and other topics have been published in a number of both alternative and...
. Alex Samur is the Assistant Editor and the Book Review Editor. In 2007,
rabble.ca launched a home on
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on "Better World Island".
On Sunday, September 7, 2008 rabble.ca launched a multi-author election blog
http://www.rabble.ca/election. The blog included progressive Canadian thinkers and organizations such as Maude Barlow and the Council of Canadians, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Campaign for Democratic Media, the Rideau Institute, the Parkland Institute, and contributors including Jim Stanford, Murray Dobbin, James Laxer, and musician Matthew Good.
On October 28, 2008, media democracy day
http://www.mediademocracyday.org/ rabble re-launched with a new design and new features.
The not-for-profit organization is governed by a board of directors chaired by Duncan Cameron.
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