Why the Anglosphere is united in an anti-China front
Part five in an eight part series investigating the crisis in Canada-China relations
Why Creating a New Mural in Chinatown Is Complicated
The artists seek to honour women. They are asking for input from a community facing anti-Asian racism and gentrification.
I Made Predictions for Pandemic ’22. How Did I Do?
Fourteen months ago I guessed how we’d rally in response. Optimism can blind.
Police and property
Letter from the editor by Saima Desai Jan 5, 2022 4 min read Share At Briarpatch, I read and edit and think about police so much that, … Read More
Ancient remnants
The fight to protect old growth by Maia Wikler Jan 5, 2022 9 min read Share “11 a.m. is the best time to be in an old-growth forest, … Read More
The C-IRG: the resource extraction industry’s best ally
by Molly Murphy and Research for the Front Lines Jan 5, 2022 24 min read Share To protect the Earth and climate that we all depend on, … Read More
The Quest for a Life Undefined by Consumerism
In ‘All We Want,’ author Michael Harris seeks out a new story ‘beyond the grand fairy tale of consumer culture.’
“We have our footsteps everywhere”
The Ross River Dena’s fight to protect Dena Kēyeh/Kaska Country by Josh Barichello and Lianne Charlie Jan 5, 2022 17 min read Share In an old Chevy … Read More
Please Advise! Is ‘Soylent Green’s’ Dystopia Here?
The 1973 film, set in 2022, didn’t get everything right — yet. Doc Steve says let’s give its delicious vision of the future a chance.
Organizing against education’s jailers
by Irene Bindi Jan 5, 2022 33 min read Share Starting in the 1970s and implemented swiftly and quietly over the following decades, school resource officer (SRO) … Read More
Saskatchewan survivors and the non-profit industrial complex
by Rowan Burdge and Jen Lavalley Jan 5, 2022 20 min read Share “Everyone walked away scot-free,” says Samantha Bird. It’s October 2021 and we’re talking about … Read More
Waiting for COVID Test Results, My Kid and I Founded a Farm
We built a virtual world to provide us with imaginary versions of the things we were missing while in isolation.
On Opium: An intoxicating call to arms against the War on Drugs
by Nora Loreto Jan 5, 2022 5 min read Share During the pandemic, I thought a lot about pain. Mostly, I thought about traumatic pain: the pain … Read More
Why I’m Not Leaving Alberta
This place — its people and its troubles — won’t disappear the moment we look away. Instead, let’s stand up and fight.
Demanding reproductive justice for trans women
by Serena Lukas Bhandar Jan 5, 2022 5 min read Share When I began medically transitioning in my mid-20s, I didn’t think much about reproduction or how … Read More