# democracy

So-called parachute candidates can be controversial, but they can also serve important functions—and even strengthen democracy.

With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland and Labrador politics.

We need more democracy, not less

If we want to ever get a proportional representation referendum in this province we’re going to have to rethink our strategies.

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…

In Twitter essay, Justin Brake responds to Justin Trudeau's World Press Freedom Day statement.

"The greatest boon parents can give their children is to inculcate in them a love of reading at the earliest age..."

Have our values and the way we approach activism changed in the past five years?

The Liberals' book tax is part of a bigger, disturbing pattern.

What we need to know about neoliberalism. (Part 3 of 3)

Electoral reform might not sound very sexy. But it matters. A lot. Don’t let the footdragging wear you down.