COVID-19: A Potential Catalyst for Universal Healthcare in America?
The specific nature of American conservatism has long precluded the adoption of socialized medicine in the country, but could the current pandemic finally open the sluice gates to serious cooperation on the issue?
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We Must Not Obscure the Message Behind Black Lives Matter
While some will likely continue to frame the protests in a way that takes away from BLM’s message, it is important to remember that true change to the status quo is rarely comfortable.
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Segregated Suburbia: The Single-Family Home and the Struggle for Integrated Housing
Although today’s exclusionary zoning policies do not explicitly mention race, the American myth of the single-family home continues to stand in the way of equitable and integrated housing across the nation.
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Capitol Hill’s Complicated Relationship With Activism
Seattle’s lack of consensus on Capitol Hill makes it an anomaly of unresolved revolutions with a historical precedent.
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The Depth of Our Denial: The History of Discriminatory Policing in Canada
How Canada's long-standing history of colonial surveillance has built and shaped modern policing practices today.
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Star Power, Black Power, and the Limits of Celebrity Activism
Fans should put less focus on their favourite celebrities and instead open their ears, hearts, and minds to the essential work that has always been done by Black activists. Listening to Black voices and experiences while trusting the…
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Defunding the Police: The Power of Resource Reallocation
When an institution is so blatantly biased against certain groups of society, small-scale reforms fail to bring about the change needed to ensure that all residents are safe. Fully remodelling the current system by divesting away from…
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Riot Gear: The Lie of Non-lethality
Despite a large focus of the movement specifically being the condemnation of police violence, US law enforcement in many places responded to protests with tactics that have been labeled "excessively forceful." This includes the use of…
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From Tokenism to Direct Action: What First Nations are Demanding of Canada
While the process of acknowledgement is essential for reparation, Indigenous leaders are now urging Canada to move away from tokenistic land-acknowledgements and apologies towards direct action policy initiatives.
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Quand les policiers ne semblent plus nous protéger
« La police française est-elle excessivement violente? Est-elle raciste? » Alors que les manifestations se poursuivent partout sur le territoire, Marco-Antonio Hauwert Rueda analyse les faits dans son nouvel article : Quand les policiers ne…
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