February, 2021 | The Walrus

A photo of a protest, with police forming a line opposite the protestors.

Justice

Modern Policing Is an Invention of Slavery

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 - by Rinaldo Walcott

As calls to defund the police grow, a look back at the origins of contemporary law enforcement

An illustration, in different shades of purple, of people through the windows of their apartment buildings, all doing solitary activities.

Uncategorized

What Does “Lockdown” Even Mean Anymore?

February 15, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Jonah Brunet

One year into COVID-19, our definitions are constantly changing. But, when politics distort our language, people can die

An illustration of a colourful winter scene. Two people, one in a wheelchair and one with a walker, move along a path next to a skating rink while someone skates.

Society

Will COVID-19 Change How We Think about Disability?

February 12, 2021November 25, 2023 - by Aimee Louw

From prioritizing pedestrian spaces to proliferating online hangouts, the pandemic has made accessibility mainstream. Will it last?

January/February 2021 / Poetry

The Tragedian

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 - by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Why is it that love turns me into a tragedian?

Senior woman sits alone in a dark room, seen through a doorway. She is in shadow, backlit by a window.

Health

When Healers Do Harm: Women Serial Killers in the Health Care Industry

February 10, 2021July 21, 2023 - by Patricia Pearson

Dozens of undetected serial killers may have prowled hospitals and care homes over the past fifty years. Why are they so rarely caught?

Technology

Everybody Hates Millennials: Gen Z and the TikTok Generation Wars

February 9, 2021May 2, 2022 - by Sejla Rizvic

The video-based platform may not have created generational animosity, but it’s happy to fan the flames

A photo of a sunrise or a sunset with a slightly darkened sky and shells spelling out the words land back.

Justice / March/April 2021

Standoff at 1492 Land Back Lane

February 8, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Luke Ottenhof

How twenty-five acres of Ontario farmland have become a new front in the battle for Indigenous self-governance

Poet Bardia Sinaee pictured in a suit and sunglasses

January/February 2021 / Poetry

Stichomancy

February 5, 2021 - by Bardia Sinaee

She opens a layer / between my skin / and the air

A figure walking along a path in an otherworldly twilight

Society

Having a Miserable Winter? Go for a Walk

February 4, 2021January 25, 2024 - by Dan Rubinstein

Getting your daily steps is the perfect winter activity, now more than ever

Uncategorized

The Longest Winter

February 4, 2021March 18, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

One year into a pandemic, how do we rethink our relationship to the cold, dark months?

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Month: February 2021

Modern Policing Is an Invention of Slavery

What Does “Lockdown” Even Mean Anymore?

Will COVID-19 Change How We Think about Disability?

When Healers Do Harm: Women Serial Killers in the Health Care Industry

Standoff at 1492 Land Back Lane

Having a Miserable Winter? Go for a Walk

The Longest Winter

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