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International Women’s Day is not a celebration
How do we build a fighting feminist movement?
Past Columns
International Women’s Day is not a celebration
How do we build a fighting feminist movement?
Why taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil won’t create more jobs
As Equinor delays Bay du Nord decision, report finds less than 1% of Canada’s jobs now in fossil fuels
What would it mean to build a city for kids?
An interview with St. John’s active transportation advocate Ryan Green
It’s time for equity consultants and community organizers to ditch AI
Tools are never neutral, and artificial intelligence has no place in social justice work
The Lobster Trap: Why Atlantic Canada’s golden fishery may be headed for collapse
Greg Mercer’s book exposes how million-dollar debts, climate change, and market forces are pushing harvesters—and lobster—toward the breaking point
Dear Mr. Wakeham: Climate changes aren’t coming — they’re here
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador