Dennis Raphael
@dennisraphael.bsky.social
Canadian, university professor, Bertolt Brecht admirer, Raptors fan, potato cannon engineer, South Riverdale enthusiast/resident, socialist since grade 6. More info about me here: https://discover.academics.yorku.ca/Dennis.Raphael/about
Happier days.
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Pioneer of the Month in the kingdom of the Icebergs
Greenland Adventures from Icelandic Mountain Guides Pioneer of the Month series features real stories from real adventures in the arctic. This week, Dennis and Raphael share their experience int he Ki...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happier days.
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Engels F (1883/1977) Dialectics of nature. In: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Collected works, Volume 25. Moscow: International Publishers.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Engels F (1883/1977) Dialectics of nature. In: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Collected works, Volume 25. Moscow: International Publishers.
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@cathmckenna.bsky.social From personal responsibility to an eco-socialist state: Political economy, popular discourses and the climate crisis
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November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
@cathmckenna.bsky.social From personal responsibility to an eco-socialist state: Political economy, popular discourses and the climate crisis
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No kidding ...
The corporate-government power relationship, (corporate capture) also explains the Canadian government’s failure to effectively regulate petroleum corporations and their financial institution enablers driving fossil fuels expansion.
The corporate-government power relationship, (corporate capture) also explains the Canadian government’s failure to effectively regulate petroleum corporations and their financial institution enablers driving fossil fuels expansion.
CANADA HAS NOT ACHIEVED ANY EMISSION REDUCTIONS SINCE 1990. Canadian banks are among the largest global fossil fuels financers. (Surprise, surprise - this is what happens when one elects a neoliberal capitalist wanker banker).
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November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
No kidding ...
The corporate-government power relationship, (corporate capture) also explains the Canadian government’s failure to effectively regulate petroleum corporations and their financial institution enablers driving fossil fuels expansion.
The corporate-government power relationship, (corporate capture) also explains the Canadian government’s failure to effectively regulate petroleum corporations and their financial institution enablers driving fossil fuels expansion.
Promoting Health Equity in an Era of Growing Contradictions Between Capital Accumulation and Social Reproduction in Capitalist Economies
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Promoting Health Equity in an Era of Growing Contradictions Between Capital Accumulation and Social Reproduction in Capitalist Economies - Dennis Raphael, Toba Bryant, Rozhin Amin, 2025
Background: Despite a robust literature on the importance of promoting health equity, actual progress in doing so is flagging and this is especially the case in...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Promoting Health Equity in an Era of Growing Contradictions Between Capital Accumulation and Social Reproduction in Capitalist Economies
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Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them
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Food insecurity is worse and the budget offers no solutions
Canada’s food insecurity has hit record levels, yet the budget offers only symbolic measures instead of strengthening income supports.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them
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For the first time in 25 years, I have received a response from the NDP to something I sent them. It was from the Avi Lewis campaign. #ndp
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
For the first time in 25 years, I have received a response from the NDP to something I sent them. It was from the Avi Lewis campaign. #ndp
For the first time in 25 years, I have received a response from the NDP to something I sent them. It was from the Avi Lewis campaign. #ndp
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
For the first time in 25 years, I have received a response from the NDP to something I sent them. It was from the Avi Lewis campaign. #ndp
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Duarte first. Trump second?
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ICC judges reject request to release Duterte from custody
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to remain in detention at the International Criminal Court
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November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Duarte first. Trump second?
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November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Duarte first. Trump second?
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@cnn @nytimes #trump
@aljazeera.com @latimes.com @gtconway.bsky.social
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@cnn @nytimes #trump
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ICC judges reject request to release Duterte from custody
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to remain in detention at the International Criminal Court
abcnews.go.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Duarte first. Trump second?
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@cnn @nytimes #trump
@aljazeera.com @latimes.com @gtconway.bsky.social
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@cnn @nytimes #trump
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Studies have shown that cats have a calming, stress-reducing impact on our health, and that cat owners are up to 30% less likely to experience heart diseases. In fact, their stress-reducing ways are so powerful that simply watching videos of cats can significantly elevate our mood. I
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Studies have shown that cats have a calming, stress-reducing impact on our health, and that cat owners are up to 30% less likely to experience heart diseases. In fact, their stress-reducing ways are so powerful that simply watching videos of cats can significantly elevate our mood. I
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York Professor Dennis Raphael and Khirisha Suthakaran, an undergraduate student in health studies, explore how policy "taboos" in Canada contribute to poorer health outcomes
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November 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
York Professor Dennis Raphael and Khirisha Suthakaran, an undergraduate student in health studies, explore how policy "taboos" in Canada contribute to poorer health outcomes
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