Sandy and Nora talk politics

From saddling Black entrepreneurs with debt and calling it progress, to white settler fishers in Nova Scotia threatening Mi'kmaq fishers asserting their constitutionally-protected rights, to a white supremacist committing random murder in Toronto, Sandy and Nora ask: is white supremacy intensifying? It's always bad but it seems like its … particularly bad right now?The post Episode 119 – is white supremacy intensifying? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the inexplicable inaction from everyone with power to take the climate crisis seriously. It is an episode of rage and some jokes. But mostly rage.The post Episode 118 – pulling the forest fire alarm appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora explore the phenomenon of white people claiming non-white identity: as a pursuit of power, as a colonial act and as it manipulates the politics of identity to maintain white supremacy.The post Episode 117 – white supremacy and racial frauds appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has been a week. In this episode, Sandy and Nora walk through the month of news that happened this week and explain how, and why, there is urgency right now to take radical action.The post Episode 116 – do not wait for things to get worse appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Bill Morneau's resignation, Chrystia Freeland being a woman and how Justin Trudeau really hopes that Canadians will not pay close enough attention. Episode transcripted (unedited): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0-6Qj0mXnGofTLZGQhMnRV643_8fPOrtj8o5TvmVOk/edit?usp=sharingThe post Episode 115 – Liberals having a proroguing good time appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how the idea of reasonableness is weaponized against radical, leftwing ideas. We need to resist this and expose how the radical ways in which to transform society are actually the reasonable option.In this episode, Sandy accidentally said Bernie when she meant Biden. See if you can find where! Transcript available here (unedited): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnO5p52SUTWbr0faNFG5CBDHgWGHh4ZDSnNIOUlVbTk/edit?usp=sharingThe post Episode 114 – being radical is reasonable appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora warn that if the left in Canada – not-for-profits, labour unions and the NDP – don't get involved in the radical, grassroots movements that are emerging, they may be relegated to the dustbin of history.The post Episode 113 – where is the institutional left? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how changing the way you think about the world can help you make better political predictions. By understanding how power operates, we can anticipate how power will react, and pivot our demands accordingly.The post Episode 112 – How do we know what we know? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how COVID-19 may land a death blow against Canada's mainstream media.The post Episode 111 – the end of Canada's old stock media? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This past week, Sandy and Nora have both found themselves in different crises — we talk about civil disobedience, police PR and what happens when a labour leader makes a mistake.The post Episode 110 – painted statues and union apologies appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.