Is it not the lasers? It is not the lasers
It’s interesting to me that it’s not the lasers. Food for thought. Related:
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Toronto Police corruption reveals widespread information security problem
Chilling instances where police officers have used their access to restricted databases for stalking, looking up information on ex-partners, neighbours, or people they found attractive.
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‘Underconsumption core’ is a new term to know and it’s challenging consumer culture
Done right, underconsumption can lead to financial stability and a more purposeful lifestyle.
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Are you really neutral?
Police violence is nothing new.
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Tick season comes earlier to the Okanagan than we think
At a recent art night with friends in early March, we were adjourning and preparing to leave when one of us exclaimed, “A tick!” And…
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When you realize what abuse is, you see it everywhere
There are moments in my life where things change and there becomes a “before time” and an “after.” I think we all have these moments…
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From stereotypes to sovereignty: How Indigenous media makers assert narrative control
Over the last 30 years, we have seen exponential growth of Indigenous media and Indigenous media makers, especially here in Canada which has one of…
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Struggling to discuss climate change with older relatives? These three scenarios can help
Have you ever felt it difficult to express your climate anxiety in conversation with older relatives? You are likely not alone, as climate change is…
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Bad beliefs: Misinformation is factually wrong – but is it ethically wrong, too?
The impact of disinformation and misinformation has become impossible to ignore. Whether it is denial about climate change, conspiracy theories about elections, or misinformation about vaccines, the…
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In praise of water: World Water Day
Since 1993, people around the world have been marking March 22 as World Water Day (WWD), an opportunity for everyone to take a moment and…
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Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens when you ignore this
Anti-vaccination groups, as well as other anti-science movements, are not new phenomena, nor are the nature of their objections. Unfortunately, because history is usually ignored when dealing with current scientific issues, people fail to acknowledge that most anti-science arguments have been around for centuries.
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Grief, destruction, and The Magnitude of All Things
Lands are being changed. People were born on these lands. They live there and have families and ancestors there. These places are being destroyed. And…
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How to understand police violence
After getting past the ideological trap of good versus bad cop, the next step is to ask two fundamental questions in terms of what the police are for. Whom do the police serve? What do they protect in a colonialist and capitalist social order?
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How Canada Reads makes class invisible
Looking at the ways in which class conflict in contemporary Canadian fiction is ignored.
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You bought it, but do you own it?
This discussion of ownership, values, and digital property is great.
