Basic income is a band-aid solution
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Universal basic income (UBI) is the application of the radical, and somewhat devious, idea that citizens, for some reason, deserve to have their basic needs met.
UBI is a measure in which the government makes...
Working to end intimate partner violence
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More than one in four women experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50. A form of gender-based violence, intimate partner violence (IPV) refers to harm or abuse caused by a current or...
A Jewish perspective on the Israel-Hamas war
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The Manitoban does not publish any facts that are not backed up by evidence from a reputable source. However, this article is in the comment section, which means that I can write my opinions...
The human cost of conflict
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I am not an outright pacifist — sometimes war is necessary and sometimes it is justified. As a Métis person I feel the Red River Resistance of 1869 was wholly necessary, and I also...
The dark side of foreign aid
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Foreign aid, once seen as a beacon of hope for struggling nations, is facing scrutiny today as it perpetuates inequality and undermines economic growth in developing countries. There is a complex relationship between foreign...
Macro-innovation at a micro-scale
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Ivan Oresnik, U of M professor in the department of microbiology, stepped into a lab for the first time in 1985. Over nearly four decades, his work has predominantly been academic.
“I’ve spent a lot...
Tortoise tales and the West African ethos
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I was five, maybe six, when I heard the story of the tortoise and the hare.
In the classic folktale, an arrogant hare challenges the slow-moving tortoise to a race, and to everyone’s surprise, the...
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