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Striking HBC Logistics Workers Have Won A New Contract
Warehousing and logistics are emerging as key sites in contemporary struggles over work.
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Vaccines Still Aren’t Our Ticket Out Of The Pandemic
Nora LoretoRather than take systemic approaches to keep us safe, politicians sold us a lie they’re sticking by: that vaccines are the way out.
Interest Rate Hikes Won’t Take The Air Out Of Inflation
Adam D.K. KingHiking interest rates now in an attempt to tame supply-driven inflation will only kick labour while it’s down.
That Study On Supposed Russian Disinformation Is Mostly Bullshit
Alex CoshThe University of Calgary study conflates dissent with “disinformation,” and fails to provide evidence to support its very premise.
Before Ideals Comes The Body: A Cronenberg Retrospective
In an age when political reactionaries seek to impose violent repressions upon the body, David Cronenberg’s films offer both horror and hope.
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RCMP Incompetence Is The Real Scandal In The Nova Scotia Inquiry
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Vaccines Still Aren’t Our Ticket Out Of The Pandemic
Nora LoretoRather than take systemic approaches to keep us safe, politicians sold us a lie they’re sticking by: that vaccines are the way out.
A Guide to Bullshit, Power-Serving Journalism Phrases
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More Than 2,000 Canadians Have Died With COVID Caught In Hospital
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Amazon Continues Failing To Meet Labour Standards
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Severance Is The Workplace Thriller We’ve Needed
Joshua K. McEvoyWhat sets Severance apart from other shows is that it unearths what’s at the heart of capitalism and how it shapes our lives.
Vaccines Still Aren’t Our Ticket Out Of The Pandemic
Nora LoretoRather than take systemic approaches to keep us safe, politicians sold us a lie they’re sticking by: that vaccines are the way out.
Interest Rate Hikes Won’t Take The Air Out Of Inflation
Adam D.K. KingHiking interest rates now in an attempt to tame supply-driven inflation will only kick labour while it’s down.
That Study On Supposed Russian Disinformation Is Mostly Bullshit
Alex CoshThe University of Calgary study conflates dissent with “disinformation,” and fails to provide evidence to support its very premise.