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March/April 2021 / Society

Quitting America

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 - by M.E. Rogan

I came to Canada to escape a childhood—and a nation—consumed with lies

A photograph of Meng Wanzou, wearing a dark dress and heels, being led past a crowd of people photographing her.

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

Arts & Culture / May 2019 / Poetry

Three Poems

June 28, 2019July 9, 2019 - by Michael Fraser

A series about the lives and experiences of African Canadians who joined the Union army in the American Civil War

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

Donald trump staring intently during rally

Politics

The Myth of American Democracy

June 19, 2018July 6, 2019 - by Lewis Lapham

The destruction of credible political discourse started long before President Trump

Feature / October 2017

Fearing Those Who Flee Trump’s America

September 6, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Michael Lista

Canada is using the Safe Third Country Agreement to systematically turn back asylum seekers

Books

When America Declared War on Us

August 23, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Robert McGill

Canadian fears of a US invasion have a long history in our literature

Society

Shedding Our False Sense of Virtue

August 3, 2017May 29, 2020 - by Wendell Adjetey

We consider ourselves immune to the type of civil unrest that erupted in the US in the 1960s. But could Indigenous frustration today be reaching the same boiling point?

Politics

Measuring the Decline of Democracy

January 20, 2017July 4, 2020 - by Lauren Heuser

To know if our political structure is at risk—at home and abroad—we need data, not anecdotes