Greenland is not for sale
Donald J. Trump, the president of the United States of America, is a fool. A fool who is, in my opinion, running the U.S. into…
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Pop stars boost civic engagement on the concert floor
When pop star Sabrina Carpenter announced that HeadCount, a non-profit organization focused on democratic engagement, would again be present at her Short n’ Sweet tour…
Winnipeg’s Kimberly Prost deserves better than our silence
One of our own has been caught in the crossfire of the Trump administration’s assault on the world order. Yet the responses from our administrators…
Women claim crisis, not victory, on The Diplomat
Few television shows right now feel as sharp and addictive as The Diplomat. With the arrival of its third season, the series continues to deepen…
No Kings protests sweep the U.S.
As Republicans try to minimize the effect of the No Kings protests, I find myself thinking more about the power people have in numbers. The…
Understanding capitalism’s impact on the environment
Mark Hudson, a professor in the department of sociology and criminology at the U of M, studies how social structures and political economies influence the…
Mark Carney wants the grade, not the work
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s last-minute decision to attend the Gaza peace summit in Egypt was the diplomatic equivalent of the group project member who shows…
Donald Trump ramps up tariff war
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech on April 2 declaring “Liberation Day” for the nation. He intensified global trade policies, which will likely impact…
Breaking up with Grimes
The first time I found myself enraptured by Grimes was on a quiet afternoon in the fall of 2020 — while clicking through my friends-of-friends’…
A breakup letter with the West
On March 9, author and journalist Omar El Akkad hosted his Winnipeg book launch at McNally Robinson Booksellers. His latest book, One Day, Everyone Will…