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A progressive take on current events. Produced by an independent media collective at Vancouver Cooperative Radio.

  1. 20 HRS AGO

    Complaint to International Criminal Court against presidents of FIFA, UEFA

    On February 16, a group of Palestinian footballers and Palestinian clubs joined with others to file a complaint with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. They are accusing the Presidents of FIFA, and Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, of aiding in war crimes and crimes against humanity in the occupied Palestinian territory. We speak about the reasons for this complaint with Jill Thomson of Scottish Sport for Palestine.

    12 min

  2. 2D AGO

    True North: New documentary about 1969 student uprising in Montreal

    True North tells the story of the 1969 protest against racism at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia. Following the occupation of the university, 97 students were arrested or faced deportation. The film includes recent interviews with activists who were involved in the uprising. In making the documentary, director Michèle Stephenson draws on her Haitian and Panamanian heritage, and experience as a social justice lawyer. We speak with Michèle Stephenson in this episode.

    21 min

  3. 4D AGO

    Police and surveillance not the answer to school shootings

    The mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge has had a devastating impact on Canadians across the country. Amidst the collective grief for those who lost children and community members, government and school leaders face pressure to act quickly to keep students safe. But the best way to do that is not necessarily clear. Beyhan Farhadi researches surveillance technology in Canadian schools. She is concerned that this sense of urgency will lead to the hasty adoption of security measures with unintended impacts on students and teachers. Beyhan Farhadi joins us on the podcast today.

    18 min

  4. 5D AGO

    New series of Hope Dialogue Radio Show on Coop Radio

    The Hope Dialogue Radio Show and Podcast is created in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and explores the topics, issues and complex circumstances challenging low-income neighbourhoods like Downtown Eastside.  Their new season starts March 2 at noon on Vancouver Cooperative Radio.  The show is the brainchild of The Central City Foundation. We speak with president and CEO Jennifer Johnstone.

    12 min

  5. FEB 26

    New Robber Barons: A quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada

    Ahead of BC Budget 2026, the provincial government was already laying the groundwork to defend austerity measures by arguing that there is not enough wealth to redistribute.  Economist Alex Hemingway disagrees. He and fellow economist Silas Xuareb at Canadians for Tax Fairness say that there is wealth in BC and Canada, and claiming otherwise is a way to distract us from the massive concentration of wealth in this country. Alex Hemingway is Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst with BC Policy Solutions. He joins me today to talk about the report published last week, The New Robber Barons.

    16 min

  6. FEB 24

    Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK on Cuba and the oil blockade

    For more than six decades, the U.S. has targeted Cuba with economic sanctions, blockades and campaigns to destabilize the Cuban government. Now, Trump’s latest salvo toward Cuba is his January executive order that sanctions any nation that provides oil to Cuba.  The result has led to severe consequences for the Cuban economy and is harshly affecting the daily life of Cuban citizens. Medea Benjamin has just returned from a humanitarian trip to Cuba. Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization, Global Exchange. She joins us on the podcast today.

    16 min

  7. FEB 22

    City Beat for Feb 21: Greens and COPE react to OneCity proposal for unity

    Redeye’s Ian Mass joins us to talk about calls for unity on the progressive left which heated up this week. Plus he wonders if, after 19 years, a school in Olympic village will finally be approved, and asks if the city is ready for when the FIFA World Cup comes to Vancouver in June. All this and lots more in Ian’s regular City Beat report.

    18 min

  8. FEB 22

    BC budget 2026: Hidden austerity, tax increases and service cuts

    British Columbia’s Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said that the budget she brought down on Tuesday wasn’t an austerity budget.  However, key spending areas have been given very small budget increases spread over the three-year fiscal plan, which will mean real cuts to services. In addition, the B.C. government’s tax increases will hit low- to moderate income households. In their analysis released Tuesday, Marc Lee and Andrew Longhurst say the budget lays a financial burden on the poorest in BC. Marc Lee is an economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He joins me today to talk about this week’s provincial budget.

    16 min
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A progressive take on current events. Produced by an independent media collective at Vancouver Cooperative Radio.

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  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
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