About the Queen and the Crown’s crimes and how to talk about the unmourned, with Cheryl Thompson
Mothers of the movement: Leadership by alt-right women paves the way for violence
Written by Sandra Jeppesen, Lakehead University and iowyth hezel ulthiin, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren). Originally published in The Conversation. QAnon members participate in a protest against the counting ...
An economist explains: What you need to know about inflation
Written by Nicholas Li, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit (Shutterstock). Originally published in The Conversation. A number of factors have contributed to the recent rise in inflation, including supply chain disruptions, the Russian ...
Women are too tired and time-strapped for board games due to shrinking leisure time
Written by Tanya A Pobuda, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit National Cancer Institute/Unsplash. Originally published in The Conversation. The loss of leisure time is partially attributed to longer work hours ...
Why a universal job guarantee beats the basic income pipe dream
Written by Daniel Tsai, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. In theory, a universal job guarantee could help stabilize inflation by providing stable, full-time employment, ...
Russian propaganda is making inroads with right-wing Canadians
Written by Philip Mai, Toronto Metropolitan University; Alyssa N. Saiphoo, Toronto Metropolitan University; Anatoliy Gruzd, Toronto Metropolitan University and Felipe Bonow Soares, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo ...
The war in Ukraine: A no-win situation for the left
Written by Christopher Powell, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit Nariman El-Mofty/AP Photo. Originally published in The Conversation. Rescue workers stand on the rubble following a Russian rocket attack on a ...
How to talk about climate change: Highlight harms — not benefits — to alter behaviour
Written by Eugene Y. Chan, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Using language that stresses the “seriousness” or “importance” of climate change in protests and ...
Newcomers to Canada are supportive of Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation
Written by Andrew Parkin, University of Toronto; Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University; Seyda Ece Aytac, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. People ...
Canada shouldn’t be smug about gun violence — it’s a growing problem here, too
Written by Wendy Cukier, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new gun control legislation in Ottawa on ...
Thin-skinned blue line: Police fight against defunding, showing their true colours
Written by Shiri Pasternak, Toronto Metropolitan University and Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg. Photo credit Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. A person holds a sign calling ...
Collectivism — not individualism — is the path to reducing social and economic inequality
Written by Peggy Nash, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit Cole Burston/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. Ontario Federation of Labour rallies in May called for improving workers’ rights ...