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Fresh from the birthplace of the CCF! Commentary and analysis on local and provincial politics from a left perspective.

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Fresh from the birthplace of the CCF! Commentary and analysis on local and provincial politics from a left perspective.

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#Commentary #Analysis #Calgary #Alberta #Left #Wing #Socialist #Team Advantage #Society #News Talk #Philosophy #Progressive #News #Politics #Canada Progressive #Canada #Alberta Advantage #Social

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Imagined Alberta: Western Canadian National Fantasies 47:42

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WARNING: This episode begins with slam poetry. Team Advantage subjects themselves to some favourite books of UCP ministers and Western Standard columnists in search of the intellectual basis for justifying an independent Albertan nation. We find bad poetry, absurd race science, and convenient economic motivations. We contend that there is a long-standing nationalist rhetorical tradition in this province, place this tradition within a broader history of nationalism, seek out it's through-lines and examine how such rhetoric spreads out from the writings of right-wing cranks and enters more mainstream discourse. Primary Sources Canada and Her Colonies by Alwyn Bramley-Moore The Unfinished Revolt by John Bar and Owen Anderson Mavericks by Aretha Van Herk Secondary Sources Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson Nations and Nationalism since 1780 by Eric Hobsbawm Liberalism: A Counter-History by Domenico Losurdo Of Passionate Intensity by Trevor Harrison Dreamscapes of Modernity by Sheila Jasanoff and Sang-Hyun Kim Land as Pedagogy by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Support this podcast!…

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James Wilt on the Winnipeg Police 1:24:51

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Support this podcast ! The Winnipeg Police Service is 100 years old - a century they've used to repress dissent, censor media, bungle investigations and devour city budgets. Author James Wilt joins Team Advantage to discuss his new book, Dogged and Destructive: Essays on the Winnipeg Police which explores this history of policing, resistance, and what a vision for a Winnipeg beyond police might look like. A Local History of Queer Abolitionist Organizing and a Call for Police Abolition by Leon Laidlaw Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom by Sara A. Seo Disaggregating the Policing Function by Barry Friedman An Equity-Based Review of Police Involvement in Schools: The School Resource Officer Program in the Louis Riel School Division by Fadi Ennab Bar None Winnipeg…

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Vote Harder! Justice Warriors 2 w/ Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson 22:04

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It’s election season in Bubble City, the ultra-protected enclave that keeps the rich safe from the mutants of the so-called Uninhabited Zone. When veteran officer Swamp Cop embarks on a dangerous undercover mission, politics just might wind up coming between him and his beloved partner, Officer Schitt. Team Advantage chats with Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson, authors of Justice Warriors Vol. 2: Vote Harder, and discusses the quaint features of placid Canadian life. Follow Matt Bors on Twitter @mattbors and BlueSky @mattbors.bsky.social Follow Ben Clarkson on Twitter @benclarkson and Bluesky @benclarkson.bsky.social Purchase Justice Warriors: Vote Harder direct from Matt's webstore or wherever fine books are sold.…

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Canada's Hot Union Summer: what comes next? 51:18

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This past year saw a sequence of labour unrest: Teamsters locked out of both CPKC and CN railways, Westjet mechanics striking over Canada Day long weekend, Air Canada pilots reaching a last-minute deal, grain terminal workers in Vancouver striking, and dockworkers getting locked out in Montreal. How is the post-war labour "peace" holding up, and should we be thinking and planning beyond the Rand formula? Thanks to Adam D.K. King for joining this episode. Read more of his work here , and follow him @AdamDKKing1 . Support our podcast!…

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Posties on Strike! On the Picket Line with CUPW 14:25

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The 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been on a nationwide strike since November 15th after negotiations at the bargaining table stalled with their employer Canada Post. Workers are fighting to protect pensions, improve working conditions, and a wage increase that keeps pace with inflation. As CUPW enters its second week on strike, Team Advantage goes to the picket line to hear what striking workers have to say. Recorded on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 in Calgary. Support your local CUPW picket line ! Support the Duncan Kinney Legal Defense Fund…

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Kenney vs Jeremy Appel 58:41

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In this live recording, Jeremy tells us how Kenney has shaped Alberta politics, and expounds on his ideological commitments, his flair for conspiracy and his effective use of political stunts. We also learn of Kenney's taste in music and get Jeremy's response to the toughest question he's been asked since the book came out. Order Kenneyism by Jeremy Appel from Dundurn Press.…

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Sous les pavés: Student radicalism from the '60s to today 1:25:27

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Gaza solidarity encampments on university campuses in the U.S. and Canada are experiencing violent police crackdowns. How do the student movements of the past inform what's going on now? Team Advantage digs into the history of student radicalism and speaks to encampment supporters about their experiences with police.…

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COVID-19 in 2024 42:52

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What can we learn about the ongoing pandemic and how it's been handled? How's the whole global public health infrastructure, campaign for clean air, and renewed push for workplace going? Does this bode well for future pandemics and crises, and how can we learn from what's happened so far to shape our future demands?…

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Zionism Sucks 1:46:20

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Israel is on a genocidal rampage through Gaza. Team Advantage, joined by intrepid independent journalist Jeremy Appel , examine the historical roots and basic assumptions that underlie Zionism, and discuss a few light topics, like discourse-policing, denouncing Hamas, antisemitism, and settler-colonialism.…

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Why does Canada love Ukrainian Nazis? 1:29:30

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In late September 2023, Canadian Parliament clapped for "Ukrainian hero" Yaroslav Hunka, who fought with the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a unit in the Nazi German military. Why did Canada let so many Ukrainian Nazis into the country after WW2, and how did this wave of right-wing Ukrainian nationalist shape Canada's Ukrainian diaspora? Team Advantage digs into the working-class origins of Ukrainians in Canada, Canada's efforts at post-war anticommunism, and the Canadian government's careful management of "multiculturalism."…

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Wildfire Season Concludes 1:04:40

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The area burned by wildfires in Canada this year exceeded 18 million hectares and burned 1,740 megatonnes of CO2, roughly three times Canada's human-made emissions from 2022. As fire season winds down, Team Advantage examines this new, fun, half-year-long weather phenomenon, and considers the role of fossil fuels and the end of "cheap nature." Further reading: John Vaillant - Fire Weather Edward Struzik - Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future Alex Callinicos - The New Age of Catastrophe Jason Moore - Capitalism in the Web of Life…

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Notley Loses Again! Alberta's 2023 Election 1:00:10

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Support this podcast ! Rachel Notley led the Alberta NDP to their second major electoral defeat in Alberta's latest general election. What does this election say about Albertans and our political culture? How might we make basic social democratic values popular? How should we organize as we anticipate Premier Danielle Smith? And what's next for the Alberta NDP?…

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Clearing the Plains in 2023: Alberta's Drug Poisoning Crisis 1:05:22

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Support this podcast ! What link is there between pushing Indigenous people off land, into reserves, into residential schools, and into forced treatment? How are conversations about "public safety" and policing being mobilized to harm vulnerable people? How has the politicization of the opioid epidemic obscured what's needed to address increasing drug poisoning deaths? Harm reduction advocate Euan Thomson joins Team Advantage to discuss the realities of Alberta's drug poisoning crisis. Follow Euan @elsthomson and subscribe to his Drug Data Decoded newsletter . Listen to our 2020 episode on this topic with Garth Mullins and Jeremy Appel . Mentioned in this episode is Dustin Godfrey's video essay "Is Vancouver Dying? A definitely non-exhaustive review." Also mentioned is a recent B.C. Federation of Labour resolution to lobby the B.C. government for safe supply .…

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Can Socialists Like Hockey? 1:16:13

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Culture wars, long-term injury, workplace violence, sexual assaults, nationalistic militarism, and the appropriation of working-class aesthetics... is it possible to like hockey from the left? Can sport unite the working class? Is hockey a serious game for serious men, or a silly game for silly people? Cass Kislenko, Tyler Shipley and Doug Nesbitt join Team Advantage to discuss Canada's game. Doug mentions the short film Valery's Ankle by Brett Kashmere. Tyler refers to the 2016 film Hello Destroyer . Follow Cass Kislenko @redkislenko Follow Tyler Shipley @le_shipster Definitely don't follow Doug Nesbitt because he's not @standingthegaff…

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Take Back Alberta (from Woke Jason Kenney) 30:51

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A group known as Take Back Alberta appears to have seized control over sizable parts of the United Conservative Party and secured the leadership of Danielle Smith. What is this group? What motivates them, and who are their key figures? PressProgress writer Stephen Magusiak joins Team Advantage to discuss his recent piece, Who Is ‘Take Back Alberta’ and What Do They Really Want? Follow Stephen at @magusiak , PressProgress at @PressProgress , and sign up for the ShiftWork newsletter . Further reading: Take Back Alberta movement is gaining ground in the UCP, and some in the party are worried - Carrie Tait, Globe & Mai…

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