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Arts & Culture

The Decade in Icons

December 23, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the famous to the infamous, these are the personalities that helped define Canada

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Politics

The Decade in Politics

December 15, 2019April 25, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

From predicting civil war in the US to evaluating the health of our own democracy, these are the politics conversations that helped define Canada

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Current Affairs / November 2018

America’s Next Civil War

October 22, 2018June 2, 2020 - by Stephen Marche

The United States shows all the warning signs of impending social and political collapse

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The Enemy Next Door

April 11, 2018June 2, 2020 - by Joseph Rosen

I spent years dismissing right-wing people as bigots and fools. Then I met some of them

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Technology

When Did Geek Culture Get so Angry?

April 10, 2018December 10, 2019 - by Benjamin Woo

Inside nerdom’s refusal to to accept diversity

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Society

The Professor of Piffle

November 27, 2017December 17, 2019 - by Ira Wells

The dangerous underside of Jordan Peterson’s crusade against the humanities

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Politics

Punching Nazis Won’t End Fascism

October 17, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Ira Wells

Antifa argues that violence is necessary, but a rigorous democracy is a far stronger weapon

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Society

Why Canada Missed its Best Chance to Deradicalize the Alt-Right

September 7, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Davide Mastracci

For years, experts on extremist groups have said rising white supremacy is a bigger threat within our borders than ISIS—but few listened. Now it could be too late

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Society

How the Alt-Right Is Winning Over University Campuses

August 28, 2017April 5, 2020 - by William Pang

The movement has gained ground among students by blurring the lines between free speech and hate

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Politics

It’s Time For Unions to Prove They Still Matter

August 25, 2017September 6, 2020 - by Nora Loreto

The labour movement needs to seize its chance to lead the left—and to reassert its relevance

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