What would it mean to build a city for kids?
An interview with St. John’s active transportation advocate Ryan Green
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Introducing ‘Making Connections’
Welcome to The Independent’s new series on transportation in Newfoundland and Labrador
We Need to Rethink How Memorial is Governed
Memorial University has a vital role in Newfoundland and Labrador's democracy. But it cannot fulfill that role without also embodying it.
Thinking Outside the Crisis: Introducing a New Series
This column introduces a series of commentaries that create space for positive futures by thinking against the grain of the pandemic.
Speaking as a Car-Owner: It’s Time for a War on Cars
Owning a private motor vehicle no more accords you rights to extra public space than owning real estate accords you more votes in a general election.
Put Education on the Ballot
We need institutions where critical inquiry can be freely pursued by scholars and cultivated among students. The future of NL depends on it.
Food for Thought about Charity
Don’t let philanthropy, government or otherwise, work as a silencer, even if our media opts for cheerleading the charity game instead of asking the hard questions.
Seize back our University
Faculty members call for MUN administrators and government to renew their commitment to the public university.
Why all the cool kids want a new electoral system
Electoral reform might not sound very sexy. But it matters. A lot. Don’t let the footdragging wear you down.