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Podcasts

Nationalism Is Not Always Bad for Democracy

September 8, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Prerna Singh

S3E5 of The Conversation Piece podcast

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Politics

What Perks Does a Twice-Impeached President Deserve?

March 8, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

Former leaders get libraries, Secret Service details, and intelligence briefings. But, after Trump’s four years of upending norms, the usual honours may no longer apply

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The Walrus Leadership Forum on Trust

February 23, 2021February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Building higher trust for Canada’s health and prosperity

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March/April 2021 / Society

Quitting America

January 18, 2021November 27, 2024 - by M.E. Rogan

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

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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Current Affairs / Politics

My Weekend Canvassing for Bernie

March 3, 2020March 10, 2020 - by Martin Lukacs

Waves of Canadians are crossing the border to help Bernie Sanders become the next US president

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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Politics

Our National Silence on Bill 21

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 - by Supriya Dwivedi

This summer Quebec passed a law curtailing religious minorities—and nobody on the election trail wants to talk about it

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Society

I’m Part of the 0.1 Percent and I Want a Wealth Tax

October 18, 2019May 6, 2021 - by Meghan Bell

In the face of rising inequality, we need to elect politicians who will tax the rich

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Politics

What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?

October 18, 2019February 13, 2020 - by Hilary Beaumont

Government after government has spent millions on water-treatment plants. But thousands of households still can’t drink from the tap

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I’m Part of the 0.1 Percent and I Want a Wealth Tax

What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?

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