How Olympic Neutrality Was Tested at Milano-Cortina
The IOC claims political neutrality, yet geopolitics influences who competes, how athletes speak, and how audiences understand the Olympics.
Haiti in Crisis: A Cycle of Foreign Intervention and Domestic Unrest
As Haiti’s instability deepens and urgency for solutions grows, its crisis must be understood as a result of foreign interference.
Urban Growth and the Fight For Kinshasa’s Last Baobab Tree
The fight to save Kinshasa’s last baobab is a struggle against urban growth that risks erasing nature, memory, and the spirit of the city itself.
When the Chairs are Empty
Beirut faces a series of crises. Amidst uncertainty, empty chairs bear witness.
The Hidden Cost of Wellness Washing: A Look Into Lululemon’s Journey
Although Lululemon promises collective well-being, its journey is riddled with racist practises and labour rights issues.
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Human Rights
The Trials of the Wet’suwet’en Blockade: The Fight for Aboriginal Title
As the trials of three land defenders arrested during the Wet’suwet’en Blockade end, the fight for Aboriginal Title in B.C. continues.
Environment
A Bad Oil Deal for Canadians, a Worse Deal For Albertans
Alberta’s new pipeline plan with Ottawa could leave Albertans bearing high public costs for a Pacific export project with uncertain demand.
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The Trials of the Wet’suwet’en Blockade: The Fight for Aboriginal Title
By Isaac Code
As the trials of three land defenders arrested during the Wet’suwet’en Blockade end, the fight for Aboriginal Title in B.C. continues.
Casino Capitalism: Inside The Online Gambling and Prediction Market Boom Targeting Young Men
By Ali Lahrech
Nowadays, online gambling has expanded into “prediction markets” where people can wager on elections, policy decisions, and global crises.
Lululemon is well-renowned globally for delivering on its promise of wellness. But that image is complicated by the fact that layers of exclusion, labour exploitation, and social harm sits beneath the brand’s surface.
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Social Justice
Yemen’s Suffering: The Enduring Price of Proxy War
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi’s brief split in Yemen is another chapter in the latter’s recent history of being harmed by foreign intervention.
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