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While Tommy Douglas is a household name, much of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation’s history is less well-known. In "The Prairie Populist," J.F. Conway attempts to remedy this by sharing the stories of CCF leader George Hara Williams and the farmers’ movement that built the party and led it to victory.

Dinardo, a Two-Spirit and transfeminine person and member of the Piapot First Nation, has been discriminated against and physically abused by the prison system for years.

In downtown Regina, a house on a residential street has, for 46 years, been the unofficial headquarters of progressive change in the city. This is the story of Huston House, and the left-wing organizations it has sheltered.

The Sask Dispatch is accepting pitches for our unthemed May/June issue. Pitches are due Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

The Saskatchewan NDP has replaced its leader four times, once after each election defeat, since it last held power in 2007. These changes in leadership have not and will not make much difference. To handle today's global crises – now ecological as well as economic – will require building progressive coalitions, not just electing a new party leader.

Last weekend, a Regina police dog sent an Indigenous man to the hospital after a violent arrest. For three decades, community members have been complaining about the Saskatchewan police's use of dogs and excessive force.

In 2021, a disability scholar set out to look for the graves of people who died in psychiatric institutions in her home province of Saskatchewan.

A conversation with Listen to Dis’ Community Arts Organization

John William Warnock (Jack) passed away at the age of 88 years on May 27, 2022 in Victoria, B.C. Jack contributed numerous articles to Briarpatch Magazine over the years and was the assistant editor and a feature writer from 1990 to 1995.

The closure of the Extra Foods on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon is just one of many grocery store closures that have left Saskatoon’s central areas without access to fresh fruit and veggies within an easily walkable distance.