Society | The Walrus

A man and a woman sit in two large open palms, facing one another.

Justice / March 2020

How One Woman Reimagined Justice for Her Rapist

February 19, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

Few survivors of sexual assault pursue justice in the legal system. Marlee Liss advocates for an alternative option

A hand hovers over a Samsung phone. The phone background is an image of Mackie Basil.

March 2020 / Society

The Search for Mackie Basil

February 12, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Annie Hylton

Seven years ago, a young Indigenous woman from Tache, BC, went to a party and never came back. Her family won’t stop looking for her

A silhouette illustration of a man dangling from a cliff, papers falling out of his pockets, as he hangs from the end of a fishing line held by another man who sits on the cliff's edge.

Society

How a Good Scam Can Bypass Our Defences

February 11, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Bruce Grierson

Cons exploit our cognitive biases. I learned the hard way that some of us are more vulnerable than others

Two rows of people are lined up to walk through a door marked with a red cross symbol. About half of the people are clad all in white, while the other half are clad in colours representing the Pride rainbow.

Health / March 2020

How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities

February 10, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Brianna Sharpe

A lack of data from LGBTQ Canadians creates holes in our medical system

A brown bear swims across a lake. In the background are the trees and mountains of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Environment

The World’s Last Rainforests Are Under Threat

February 5, 2020March 26, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

A $25 million carbon-offset project is struggling to find buyers, and the Great Bear Rainforest is on the line

A crowd of protestors marches toward camera, carrying Black Lives Matter signs.

Society

What Black Lives Matter Taught Me About Protesting

February 3, 2020February 5, 2020 - by Janaya Khan

Freedom fighting doesn’t happen by some twist of fate. It’s a spark lit by daily indignities and humiliations

An illustration of two people holding a roof over a bed, surrounded by elements of an apartment (table and a chair, a door, flowers, and a rug).

Cities

Why It’s Impossible to Buy a House

January 29, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Shawn Micallef

Canadians used to live in a country that built housing with everyone in mind. What happened?

Four researchers equipped with nets and buckets stand in shallow water, surrounded by seaweed.

Environment

The Shark Research That Upended Marine Conservation

January 28, 2020 - by Brian Payton

Efforts to preserve ocean life are meaningless if governments don’t enforce standards of protection

Cities / Society

Canada’s Greatest Playground and Its Visionary Designer

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

Fifty years ago, he transformed a children’s park into a social utopia

A pair of hands attempts to plug in an insulin pump, but the screen displays a red sad face. The hands are surrounded by syringes and pills against a mint-green background.

Health / January/February 2020

Hacking Diabetes

January 7, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app