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January/February 2021 / Living Rooms

How to Save the Middle Class

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Our vision of the good life is stuck in the twentieth century. It’s time to reinvent it—starting with home ownership

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Business

The Decade in Money

December 16, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Vancouver’s unaffordable housing to millennials planning for early retirement, these are the money conversations that defined Canada

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Democracy / Society

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

October 18, 2019March 6, 2020 - by Meghan Bell

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

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The 49%

The 49% Newsletter: ‘Tis the Season for Financial Anxiety

March 28, 2019June 27, 2020 - by Angela Misri

Money is both a divider and an equalizer

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Business / December 2017

Can Wealthsimple Teach Millennials How Not to Be Broke?

November 15, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Jessica Johnson

Its minimal branding and user-friendly platform replicates the big bank services—without the human contact

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Illustration by Cristian Fowlie
Business / June 2017

Meet the Frugal Millennials Planning for Decades of Retirement

May 24, 2017April 6, 2020 - by Tara Henley

At best, their philosophy might change your life. At worst, you’ll save lots of money

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Photo by Nik Mirus
Cover Story / June 2017

Canada’s Middle Class Is on the Brink of Ruin

May 17, 2017April 6, 2020 - by Raizel Robin

Why we’d rather binge on cheap credit than live within our means

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Film

Money for Nothing

January 21, 2016October 16, 2019 - by Jonathan Kay

In discussion with Amanda Lang on whether The Big Short accurately depicts the 2008 financial crisis

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Photograph by Andrew Feinberg
Technology

In Praise of Limousine Liberals

December 3, 2015April 7, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

Mark Zuckerberg’s $45-billion bombshell was one of capitalism’s epic mic drops. If other plutocrats follow suit, they’ll transform the world

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Politics

Benefit of Doubt

August 11, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Marnie Goldenberg

The Universal Child Care Benefit feels like dirty money. I donated mine

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