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Political Science Commentary & Opinion

Everything on (the) Line

20 Years of Social Movement Stories from rabble.ca

edited by Sophia Reuss & Christina Turner

Publisher
Between the Lines
Initial publish date
Apr 2021
Category
Commentary & Opinion, Political Advocacy, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771135443
    Publish Date
    Apr 2021
    List Price
    $25.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771135450
    Publish Date
    Apr 2021
    List Price
    $13.99

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On a chilly April day in 2001, some 75,000 protesters flooded the streets of Quebec City to denounce corporate globalization and a neoliberal trade deal. From that wellspring of activist anger, energy, and hope came the founding of rabble.ca: an alternative news source and community space that reported on Canadian politics from the ground, catching the attention of journalists and activists across the country.

Since then, Canada has seen the rise of Harper Conservatism and its replacement by a Liberal government; a decline in union power; the stalled beginnings of reconciliation with Indigenous nations; the birth of Black Lives Matter; an invigorated climate justice movement; and more. These stories of activist struggle lie at the heart of Everything on (the) Line, a collection of rabble’s most incisive articles from the past twenty years.

Editors S. Reuss and Christina Turner guide readers deftly through rabble’s deep and storied archives, combining critical analysis with new essays from celebrated activists and writers such as Russell Diabo, Nora Loreto, Phillip Dwight Morgan, and Monia Mazigh. Each vital selection marks a flashpoint in Canadian politics—and an opportunity to reflect on the social movements that have challenged capitalism, racism, settler colonialism, and patriarchy over the past two decades.

About the authors

Sophia Reuss worked as a part-time assistant editor at rabble from 2017 to 2020. She currently works as a labour communicator in the United States.

Sophia Reuss' profile page

Christina Turner is an assistant editor at rabble. A white settler scholar of Indigenous and Canadian literatures, she is currently completing her PhD in English at the University of Toronto.

Christina Turner's profile page