The Olympics will be the culmination of a year of failure
The 2020 Olympic Games will be the culmination of a year of failure, wrapped up into a mega-spectacle desperately pushing a message of overwhelming hope and finality. Image by Charis…
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Canada should not host the Olympics, ever
Outside the Olympiastadion, Berlin. Photo by Will Pimblett/Flickr. On February 9, Green Party leader Annamie Paul stated that Canada should take over hosting duties for the 2022 Olympics Games, citing…
From Winnipeg to Tokyo: Sports capitalism and the surveillance state
A police officer stands guard during a Winnipeg Jets game. Photo courtesy the Winnipeg Police Service/Facebook. About a year ago, the Downtown Safety Partnership, a “pilot project to improve safety…
Watching football in Trumpland: Sports and the populist right
US President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of Defense James Mattis, participates in pre-game ceremonies at the Army-Navy NCAA College football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec.…
Modern Monetary Theory could be the key to unlocking Canada’s economic future
MMT has the potential to upset an economic order that posits governments are always subject to private enterprise, not the other way around. Photo by Jamie McCaffrey/Flickr. As payments through…
Jack Layton is the NDP’s third rail
Former NDP leader Jack Layton at a rally in Saskatoon, April 9, 2011. Photo by Matt Jiggins/Flickr. The NDP is in the midst of a quiet crisis. The party has…