Apocalypse, Booze and Christmas: An Ancient ABC
While shelves empty and the ‘booze trains’ run, humanity’s ancient midwinter dreams of equality and justice wait.
With Omicron, it’s time for Canada to support global access to COVID vaccines
Latest variant reveals need for IP patent waiver, true danger of ‘vaccine apartheid’
How to Survive the Holidays
There is only one goal: hunker down and avoid a deadly infection.
Afterlife of the Meng Wanzhou affair
Part one in an eight part series investigating the crisis in Canada-China relations
Undoing Harper’s ‘Tough on Crime’ Legacy
Independent Sen. Kim Pate calls for updates to mandatory minimums, record suspensions and more.
Omelas and the moral catastrophe of climate change
The richest countries are overwhelmingly to blame for the cataclysm of climate change, but it’s the poor who will suffer most
Jewish Christmas Is More than Chinese Dinner
Last in a series on Christmastime for people of different faiths.
Is the fight for the Kumtor gold mine drawing to a close?
Earlier this year, the Kyrgyz state nationalized the Centerra-owned mine, leading to a bitter legal battle that hasn’t waned
The Orphan Tree
Rescued as a sapling and now guarding my home, this blue giant stands resiliently against climate crises.
Huawei and the US ‘pivot to Asia’
Part two in an eight part series investigating the crisis in Canada-China relations
The dark side of prison food service
Peter Collins There are good things that Aramark can do for people outside of prison: the corporation has good connections with sports stadiums, hospitals, and colleges that need reliable food-service … Read More
Come for the Press Conference, Stay for the Party?
Hours after encouraging workplaces to cancel holiday gatherings, Kenney’s Conservatives held one.
Swords into ploughshares
Can we repurpose the resources of Canada’s arms industry for socially useful production–and win a just transition for workers?
Resurgent pandemic, holiday triggers could lead to spike in overdoses
Harm reduction funding has flatlined under Quebec’s government, despite a huge increase in overdose deaths
The Beatitude of Gratitude
In tough times, we all have reasons to be thankful. Orwell favoured the toad, for example.