What we need to be well
by Carlyn Zwarenstein Sep 7, 2022 12 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) Anyone advocating for disability justice must include safe supply in their … Read More
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“There are disabled people in the future”
by Rachel Jobson Sep 7, 2022 11 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) This article is an interview with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, a writer … Read More
Health care in Canada is being deliberately sabotaged
‘Solidarity and action to protect our public health system is what’s needed now’
Healthcare in Canada is being deliberately sabotaged
‘Solidarity and action to protect our public health system is what’s needed now’
The Problem With Our Conversation On Harassment Of Journalists
Things are getting far worse, and yet we’re still having the same limited conversations about harassment and the media.
Media Once Called Azov Neo-Nazis. Now They Hide That Fact
News outlets have stopped labelling the Azov Regiment as neo-Nazis because it has become politically inconvenient.
Class Struggle Is On The Upswing In Canada
The relatively tight labour market has aided workers in a number of ways, and the increase in union militancy has been unmistakable.
Are we living in ‘post-empathy’ times?
At its most dangerous, a lack of empathy normalizes the widespread cruelty required by fascism
I Watched An 857-Hour Movie To Encounter Capitalism’s Extremes
Logistics tracks, in reverse chronological order, the journey of a pedometer from a shop in Sweden to a factory in China.
The Globe And Mail Just Published Neo-Nazi Propaganda
A profile in the newspaper focusing on a Ukrainian neo-Nazi group uncritically includes its subject’s description of them as ‘heroes.’
Jamie Irving’s Postmedia Appointment Is Bad News For Canada
The Postmedia chain coming under command of an Irving is a worst-of-both-worlds scenario for news readers and Canada as a whole.
Want To Fix Elections? Try Randomly Selecting Politicians
There’s a crisis in Canadian democracy, and voter turnout is just a symptom. We need to radically rethink how elections work.
‘Follow colonial laws or go to jail’
Wet’suwet’en people criminalized for standing firm on their own territory
“Follow colonial laws or go to jail”
Wet’suwet’en people criminalized for standing firm on their own territory
Doug Ford’s Electoral Rigging Scheme Was A Success
Data analysis shows Bill 307 helped allow Ford to achieve victory while avoiding genuinely important democratic means of accountability.