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Canada at 150: Point to the Dead Bodies (and Keep Pointing)

How Should Progressives Respond to Canada’s 150th Birthday?

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Reading Crisis: Ukraine and our Search for Knowledge

By Mark McConaghy

Who are we to turn to to understand the complex and brutal forces shaping the situation on the ground in Russia and Ukraine today?

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Why Science Fiction is the Future

By Sean Callaghan

No one else is trying to rewrite the future, so the rest of us should start.

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The Age of the Bail In: Cyprus in Crisis 2

Mark McConaghy breaks down what we know about the deal Cyprus struck to avoid fiscal collapse, and why it sets a very dangerous precedent for fiscal policy in the 21st century. Are we going to find ourselves in a world where even our personal bank accounts are not off limits from state power? A deal […]

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