Politics & Current Affairs

Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest Is Good for Democracy

When thousands of demonstrators shut down the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle almost 15 years ago, a small group of black-clad, masked window smashers captured significant media attention and kickstarted a heated debate in ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Who’s Afraid of the Black Blocs? Anarchy in Action Around the World

By Francis Dupuis-Déri; Lazer Lederhendler, trans.

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story

By Robyn Doolittle

The ongoing saga surrounding Toronto’s scandal-saturated mayor, Rob Ford, epitomizes the term “sensational.” The story has virtually everything: illegal drugs, gangsters, political infighting, a whiff of sex, and a hubristic, outsized, fascinatingly flawed leading man. ... Read More »

February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP

By Brad Lavigne

Written by Brad Lavigne, the NDP’s campaign director for the 2011 federal election, Building the Orange Wave is an excellent case study in how to build momentum, promote an agenda, and get a candidate noticed. ... Read More »

December 9, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

No One to Tell: Breaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP

By Janet Merlo

The image of Canada’s iconic RCMP has long been burnished by strategic marketing, culminating in the recent release of Mattel’s limited-edition RCMP Barbie doll. While the toy has proved to be a hit, its timing ... Read More »

December 2, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Longer I’m Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006

To the exaltation of many Canadians, the outrage of many others, and the sheer incomprehension of most in the country’s chattering classes, Stephen Harper has survived and prospered as prime minister for the past seven ... Read More »

November 20, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Longer I’m Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006–

By Paul Wells

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis

By Ronald Orenstein

In the tradition of crusading animal lovers such as Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, zoologist, lawyer, and wildlife conservationist Ronald Orenstein has penned a passionate call to rescue two of the planet’s oldest and most ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The War on Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper’s Canada

By Chris Turner

Chris Turner is angry. And he has every right to be. In The War on Science, the veteran journalist lays out the federal Conservatives’ systematic efforts to remove science from Canadian politics. His argument is ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them

By Susan Delacourt

The problem with political advertising – from television commercials to micro-targeted get-out-the-vote efforts – is that, when properly applied, it works. As Toronto Star senior political writer Susan Delacourt’s new book makes clear, the success ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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