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Basic income is a band-aid solution

By
Braden Bristow
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...
Christina Tran
Research & Technology

Working to end intimate partner violence

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Rhea Bhalla
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...
Christina Tran
Comment

A Jewish perspective on the Israel-Hamas war

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Sarah Cohen
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...
Christina Tran
Comment

The human cost of conflict

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Braden Bristow
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...
Christina Tran
Comment

The dark side of foreign aid

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Romin Cheema
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...
Christina Tran
Research & Technology

Macro-innovation at a micro-scale

By
Elah Ajene
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...
Christina Tran
Editorial

Tortoise tales and the West African ethos

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Elah Ajene
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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