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Have We Been Thinking about Inflation All Wrong?

July 30, 2021December 6, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

For decades, governments have done all they can to keep inflation down. But maybe letting things run hotter is exactly what we need

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The Sports Collectible Market Is Booming. Is It about the Money or the Memories?

July 29, 2021August 4, 2021 - by Sheena Rossiter

Rookie cards are selling for millions and NFTs are thriving. The question isn’t just how big the bubble will grow but what will happen once it pops

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Society

Gotta Catch ’Em All: Why Old Pokémon Cards Are Suddenly Worth Thousands

July 13, 2021September 27, 2021 - by Mel Woods

Thanks to online marketplaces and nostalgic millennials, the prices of old trading cards are rising to dizzying new heights

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What Television Gets Wrong about Poverty

July 8, 2021March 4, 2022 - by Daniel Panneton

Shows like The Crown offer a romanticized view of economic austerity. But, now more than ever, we need to see the true cost of budget cuts

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July/August 2021 / Politics

Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore

June 22, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Curtis Gillespie

Carney led two central banks through two world-shifting crises. Does that make him a political contender?

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May 2021 / Memoir

When Death Is Preferable to Taxes

April 6, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Ken Babstock

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit helped me survive COVID-19’s first wave. Then the government tried to claw back the cash

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January/February 2021

How to Save the Middle Class

December 2, 2020January 29, 2021 - 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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The Walrus Talks at Home: Circular Economy

September 28, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Shared prosperity for the long term

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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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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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Have We Been Thinking about Inflation All Wrong?

The Sports Collectible Market Is Booming. Is It about the Money or the Memories?

Gotta Catch ’Em All: Why Old Pokémon Cards Are Suddenly Worth Thousands

What Television Gets Wrong about Poverty

Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore

When Death Is Preferable to Taxes

How to Save the Middle Class

The Decade in Money

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

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