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Business

What We Can Learn from the Fall of MEC

January 20, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

The company’s failure is a warning to co-ops across the country

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Current Affairs

Why Canada Should Finally Free Meng Wanzhou

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 - by Chris Scott

The Huawei CFO’s detention has always been political. With Trump out, Trudeau shouldn’t wait to release Meng

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January/February 2021 / Politics

China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada?

January 4, 2021January 11, 2021 - by Gloria Dickie

While Canada ignores the North’s economic potential, China is poised to make inroads

Arts & Culture / Justice / Politics

New Year’s Resolutions: Taking Action against Injustice

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

Anti-Black racism persists across industries, and addressing it requires proactive, ongoing work

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Politics

When QAnon Came to Canada

December 3, 2020January 5, 2021 - by Matthew Remski

As the conspiracy theories continue to creep northward, experts warn that we should be prepared for anything

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Politics

Can Governments Really Be Feminist?

November 30, 2020January 5, 2021 - by Nora Loreto

Politicians like to claim the label, but they rarely turn it into meaningful policy

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World

Which Countries Get to Be Tourist Destinations?

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 - by Roshana Ghaedi

Some regions are branded as places to find yourself. Others, like the Middle East, are constantly villainized

Politics

Three Truths and the Lie of American Democracy

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 - by Drew Nelles

Joe Biden may have won the presidency, but the broken system that brought us Donald Trump is far from fixed

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Politics / World

How George Orwell’s 1984 Got Published in Cuba

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 - by Frédérick Lavoie

In 2016, the antitotalitarian classic mysteriously appeared in a new translation

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Current Affairs / Politics

What Happens When a President Doesn’t Want to Concede?

November 4, 2020November 6, 2020 - by Justin Ling

American democracy appears to be hanging by a thread. Canada should be ready for anything