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nicollneedschange.bsky.social @nicollneedschange.bsky.social · 2d

Tune in to Small Change on Dec. 18 when Dennis and I discuss his critical analysis of Jane Philpott's book. It will be eye-opening!!! doreenn.substack.com

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

If an article is published in the forest, but nobody reads it, does it exist?Please repost the message about the Jane Philpott book review.

Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

Critical Analysis of Jane Philpott's Health for All
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Jane Philpott's Health for All is sadly lacking in critical analysis of the current economic and political environment in which health policy is being made.

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

Critical Analysis of Jane Philpott's Health for All
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Jane Philpott's Health for All is sadly lacking in critical analysis of the current economic and political environment in which health policy is being made.

Critical Analysis of Jane Philpott's Health for All | Critical Studies: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Verta Taylor writes “it is emotions that provide the heat so to speak that distinguishes social movements from dominant institutions”

Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Health equity?
“Typically, once a movement fashions and espouse a highly resonant frame that is broad in interpretive scope, other movements can adapt and apply it to their own cause.”

Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

“Inscribing grievances in frames that identify an injustice, attribute the responsibility for it to others, and propose solutions to it is a central activity of social movements.”
Sidney Tarrow, Power in Movement

Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

If you want any of these, please email me at draphael@yorku.ca
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

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Canada's health care spending compared with other nations.
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Kandy Declaration — Nyéléni Global Forum
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The Kandy Declaration: A Collective Roadmap for Systemic Transformation

The Kandy Declaration calls on movements everywhere to act in unity, defend the commons, and transform global governance so that it serves people, not profit.

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

“Who knew that following cats could open up history and enliven Marxism? This delightful archive of the feline in class struggle reminds us that cats are our comrades. Hand in paw, we have a world to win!” Jodi Dean, author of Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

“Who knew that following cats could open up history and enliven Marxism? This delightful archive of the feline in class struggle reminds us that cats are our comrades. Hand in paw, we have a world to win!” - Jodi Dean, author of Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging

Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

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Let's Talk Publicly Funded Holistic Community Governed Health Care - November 12, 2025 at . Find event and ticket information on Ticketbud.

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

but remain excluded from international surveillance frameworks. Recognizing and coding genocide as a preventable cause of death is critical for accountability, accurate health metrics, and urgent humanitarian response.

Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Childhood mortality during Gaza genocide in 2024: A comparative analysis with global disease burden.
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Conclusions: Genocide-related child deaths in Gaza represent one of the leading global causes of childhood mortality...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 4d

Defining health through a critical materialist political economy lens.
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 4d

Opinion | I was recruited to join a private health centre as a doctor. Here is why I said no
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 5d

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Relevance of Georg Grosz’s Weimar-era drawings to promoting social justice and health equity in contemporary society

The arts and humanities can direct attention to the health-threatening effects of adverse living and working conditions and the political and economic systems that spawn them. Most of these efforts ai...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 5d

Middle of road NDP party loses.

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Beyond Empathy to System Change: Four Poems on Health by Bertolt Brecht - Journal of Medical Humanities

Bertolt Brecht’s poem “A Worker’s Speech to a Doctor” is frequently cited as a means to raise awareness among health workers of the health effects of living and working conditions. Less cited is his C...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 5d

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Poverty and death in the wealthiest of nations

The USA is a rich nation in poor health. Until about 1980, the mortality rate differed little from other high-income nations; by 2019, it was 24% higher than peer nations.1 What happened in the interi...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 5d

Tabby Boys

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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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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 6d

📢 THANK YOU for engaging with our #Inequality Graph of the Week series. We've now come to the end of the graphs in the main report of 'The Spirit Level at 15' but there are more graphs and evidence to see in the Technical Appendix for those interested. ♥️
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 7d

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 7d

Despite promising a “generational” and “transformational” budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney is doubling down on resource extraction, militarism, and corporate handouts—appeasing Donald Trump and Canada’s corporate class, but doing little for working people.

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