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Ed Riche on satire and our capacity for self-delusion
July 20, 2018

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There’s no excuse for government refusal to help kids in millions of poverty-stricken families
There’s no excuse for government refusal to help kids in millions of poverty-stricken families
July 13, 2018
Bypassing Dystopia could free Canada from the clutches of neoliberalism
June 5, 2018
We need solidarity now more than ever
May 9, 2018
From Newfoundland to the edge of the galaxy: Encountering Ursula K. Le Guin
Le Guin's worlds reshaped our own
January 25, 2018
Police need to end Operation Northern Spotlight
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and local forces are putting workers at risk.
November 2, 2017
Reading utopia to reclaim the University
The university should be a publicly funded place to imagine a better world.
October 22, 2017
Prayers and criticisms are not enough
This is the moment of outrage in which we should ask: how can we really make things different?
October 5, 2017
Claude Elliott is no hero of mine
The success of ‘Come From Away’ cannot invisibilize the outgoing Gander mayor's refusal to embrace the rights given to LGBT+ Canadians.
October 3, 2017
Trump “has done us a favour”: Gwynne Dyer
One of Newfoundland's most famous intellectuals argues the U.S. President's election in 2016 offers valuable insight into American politics and society before it's too late.
October 2, 2017
We are not political tools
Politicians need to stop tokenizing and exploiting racialized and Indigenous people for political gain.
September 18, 2017
A future for students
A prosperous economy and society in Newfoundland and Labrador requires affordable, accessible post-secondary education for all.
September 14, 2017
No school for old (genocidal) men
There can be no reconciliation without truth. And the truth is, John A. MacDonald's legacy is tainted with Indigenous blood and tears.
September 2, 2017