Nov 23, 2020
Concrete is everywhere. It's also terrible for the planet
Daniel Aureliano Newman
A new book captures the wonders of concrete but equivocates on the damage it does to the environment.
Nonfiction
Nov 16, 2020
'Take Back the Fight' should be mandatory reading for young feminists in Canada
Rayne Fisher-Quann
"Take Back the Fight" is a manifesto, a scathing criticism of the status quo, and a call to action for the next generation of feminists all in one.
Nov 9, 2020
In 2015, half a million refugees fled Turkey for Lesvos. A century ago, my family did the same
Steven Heighton
In 2015, Heighton travelled to Lesvos to assist Syrian refugees who had crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey -- the same crossing made by his mother's people after the Greco-Turkish War ended in 1922.
Oct 5, 2020
Liberal restraints won't fix surveillance capitalism
Cristina D'Amico
Ronald Deibert's "Reset" presents a chilling portrait of our current communications infrastructure, but his solution misses the mark.
Sep 21, 2020
Should Canada treat climate crisis like a war?
Robert Hackett
Seth Klein's "A Good War" is the book every climate-concerned Canadian has been waiting for.
Sep 10, 2020
'A History of My Brief Body': Queer love and life on the Prairies
Sheila Laroque
Billy-Ray Belcourt's new memoir will have a lasting impact on contemporary Indigenous writing.
Jun 25, 2020
Organizing beyond the state in a state of sickness
Graeme Pente
In a new collection of wide-ranging essays, Between the Lines offers a timely portrait of the world COVID-19 is still in the process of revealing and, perhaps, unmaking.
Jun 11, 2020
What's the future of food?
Meg Borthwick
A new book, "Uncertain Harvest," explores what needs to change about our global food system to fight climate change and feed everyone on the planet.
Jun 4, 2020
The Olympics aren't inevitable
Michael Nicholas
Jules Boykoff, a prolific critic of the Olympic games, convincingly demonstrates that zeroing in on anti-Olympics organizing can help us understand how local movements interact with global issues.
May 21, 2020
Why big tech won't solve our transit woes
Malcolm Araos
In his new book, James Wilt makes a convincing case for why public transit options better serve the most marginalized members of our society at a lower cost.
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