COVID-19 is the wake-up call humanity needs
This pandemic will pass, as have all before it. What would be a shame would be to return to the antebellum rush which it has thankfully paused.
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Capitalism’s disgusting behaviour revealed in COVID-19 pandemic
Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 has had grocery stores selling out of products like toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other essentials.
Let Uber be a lesson in corporate welfare management
Two years ago, ridesharing giant Uber threw a tantrum and opted to avoid Winnipeg entirely over Manitoba’s regulations.
City of Winnipeg should prioritize job creation
A recent study shows employers in Winnipeg are looking to hire less new employees this spring.
Surrogate mothers need legislated standards
Pregnancy is a complex process that carries a certain degree of risk. Complications can lead some to seek out surrogate mothers. Surrogates carry an embryo …
5 Days for the Homeless is a tone-deaf spectacle that misses the point
Last week, from March 8 to 12, a group of students camped outside of UMSU University Centre to raise funds as part of a national campaign called 5 Days for the Homeless.
U of M’s viral response reveals reactionaries in charge
With the COVID-19 virus changing life more every day, society looks to our leaders to find our individual ways forward through the pandemic. With Parliament…
Peaceful protesters must be protected
Recent protests involving Indigenous peoples blocking railways in peaceful protest have demonstrated the need for better protection of protests.
City not taking climate action — or itself — seriously
The U-Pass — which has shown an increase in ridership of 25 per cent on routes to and from the University of Manitoba since inception — has taken a minimum of 7,000 students out of their cars and onto a bus each day.
How wealthy men evade justice for sex crimes
On Feb. 13, 10 women filed a class-action lawsuit against Peter Nygard for alleged sexual assaults that took place between 2008 and 2015 in the Bahamas where he owns a gated island estate.