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Editorial
NL Election 2021: No Majorities No Masters
This is a referendum on negotiating debt relief with the federal government. Your only choice is how much leeway to give the provincial Liberals.
Drew Brown
February 8, 2021
# democracy
Journalism
Full Slates & Parachute Candidates: Who Runs Where, & Why?
So-called parachute candidates can be controversial, but they can also serve important functions—and even strengthen democracy.
Alicia Morry
February 1, 2021
Editorial
Deflated but Unbroken, Dwight Ball Finally Bounces
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland and Labrador politics.
Drew Brown
February 21, 2020
News
Q&A
‘What we can learn for the future’: David Vardy on the Muskrat Falls inquiry
Michelle Porter
February 23, 2018
Commentary
Here’s why democracy is better
We need more democracy, not less
Jon Parsons
February 1, 2018
Commentary
Proportional Representation: Why aren’t we winning?
If we want to ever get a proportional representation referendum in this province we’re going to have to rethink our strategies.
Marilyn Reid
January 21, 2018
The Nonagenarian’s Notebook
Is Trump a fascist?
With the vast resources of propaganda and surveillance now available to our rulers, there’s no need to imprison citizens’ bodies when it’s so much easier…
Ed Finn
May 13, 2017
News
Indy editor challenges Prime Minister on press freedom
In Twitter essay, Justin Brake responds to Justin Trudeau's World Press Freedom Day statement.
Rhea Rollmann
May 4, 2017
The Nonagenarian’s Notebook
How not reading impairs social and political participation
"The greatest boon parents can give their children is to inculcate in them a love of reading at the earliest age..."
Ed Finn
March 29, 2017
Uncategorized
I remember Occupy
Have our values and the way we approach activism changed in the past five years?
Marilyn Reid
January 25, 2017
To Each Their Own
The Ball Government’s attack on N.L. society
The Liberals' book tax is part of a bigger, disturbing pattern.
Rhea Rollmann
January 12, 2017
The Nonagenarian’s Notebook
‘The future’s not ours to see’ — but it is ours to shape
What we need to know about neoliberalism. (Part 3 of 3)
Ed Finn
December 7, 2016
Gadfly
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.
Robin Whitaker
December 7, 2016
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