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The Newfoundland Nine and the Labrador None
What it means to send healthcare help to other provinces—while ignoring the worsening state within our own.
May 3, 2021

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NL Election 2021: Looking for the Silver Lining
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and consume bullshit.
Drew Brown
January 25, 2021
Do Fish Carry Passports? (And Does it Matter?)
All of us here in Newfoundland and Labrador need to push our provincial leaders to kick their bad habit of leaving the fishery to the…
January 22, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Election 2021: Let the Games Begin
With so much so much at stake, shrouded in so much secrecy, spread out across unruly social media platforms, chaos reigns over the coming campaign.
Drew Brown
January 18, 2021
An Impertinent PERT; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust Technocrats
Drew Brown
January 11, 2021
Is Corporate Concentration the Future of Fish Processing?
Government's only vision is to either increase corporate concentration (foreign ownership or otherwise) or see more plant closures, divestment, and decline.
December 18, 2020
LETTER: The Million Dollar Baby of St. John’s
November 27, 2020
Cranks & Cronk: A Covid-era Comedy of Manners
Christmas in the Atlantic Bubble might be in jeopardy, but at least we've got this handy explainer about regional superstar Cortland Cronk.
Kirsten Morry
November 26, 2020
Who Controls Fish Processing in Newfoundland & Labrador?
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and Labradorians?
November 20, 2020
Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Need Justice
We need to make it clear that the status quo isn’t enough. It is time for things in this province to change. It is time…
November 20, 2020
How Budget Day Changed When Media Picked the Attendees
While stakeholder attendance at the lock-up was smaller than in previous years, representation changed significantly when media shaped the invite list.
Rhea Rollmann
November 13, 2020
I Wrote Ches Crosbie’s Weird Instagram Posts
My hands tremble as I write these words, this foul admission of my greatest professional shame—and yet, I am filled with an incredible lightness.
October 30, 2020
Mutual Aid is Part of Our Past—and Our Future, Too
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a sense of community I had…
October 9, 2020