Max Fawcett | The Walrus

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COVID-19 / Politics

How Universal Basic Income Will Save the Economy

May 4, 2020May 12, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Until recently, the idea lived on the political margins. Then the pandemic changed everything

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April 2020 / Politics

The New Separatists

March 31, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The roots of western alienation date back generations. Here’s why the latest secession movement looks different

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Business

How Tim Hortons Became a Political Prop

March 23, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Polarization has infiltrated Canada’s most iconic brand

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Politics

What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

January 14, 2020March 6, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The province’s failure to consider climate risk may lose it billions in global investment

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Politics

How Ranked Ballots Could Strengthen Our Democracy

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Max Fawcett

Trudeau has supported the voting method since he ran for Liberal leadership. It’s time to make it law

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Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Political Polls Are Flawed. Can AI Fix Them?

September 26, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Polls are a key source of information. But the process is outdated and the results are often inaccurate

Current Affairs / September 2019

What Do We Do About SNC-Lavalin?

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 - by Max Fawcett

How to deal with companies that misbehave

Business / July/August 2019

Airbnb Versus Everyone

June 12, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

How the tech platform crowds the housing market and threatens neighbourhoods

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Current Affairs / Politics

The Political Downside of Saving the Planet

May 15, 2019November 17, 2019 - by Max Fawcett

Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan was ambitious and smart. So why was it so easy for Jason Kenney to kill it?

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Business / May 2019 / Politics

Will the Boomers Cause a Financial Bust?

April 9, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The group that lucked out in the generational lottery is now making millennials cover their low taxes and rising health care costs