Commentary

Too Big To Fail?

If global capitalism is to die, it will be a death of a million stings.

Sarah Lazare
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17 Sep 2008
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16 comments

Photo: Newscom

It was the final day of actions against the G8, and we were marching on a small, winding road through the hills of Hokkaido. At least two rows of police lined both sides of the march, their dark uniforms and long batons cutting strange forms against the misty landscape.

Commentary

Thought Control In Economics

A high level of conformity in academic institutions makes it difficult for economists to tackle the world's most pressing problems.

Tom Green
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18 Aug 2008
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29 comments

Ecological economist Bill Rees started teaching at the University of British Columbia's School of Planning three decades ago. When he gave a presentation showing how British Columbia's Lower Mainland had already exceeded its ability to support its population and suggested that humanity as a whole might also be approaching its global carrying capacity, he wasn't expecting the reaction waiting for him.

Commentary

American journalism is in a crisis

The idea of news being operated as a public trust in the public interest has virtually disappeared.

Dan Rather
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23 Jun 2008
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11 comments

Commentary

Bare Bones

We've been sucked into a disgusting cycle: we pile on the pounds, chase them away on the treadmill, and then celebrate with junk food. Where is our balance?

Emily Wierenga
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25 Mar 2008
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12 comments

Photo: Alex Tehrani

I have a friend named Carolyn who lives in the hospital. Carolyn is 12 years old. She prefers the white-walled rooms to her home, because there she doesn't have to go hungry.

At home, she doesn't let herself eat. Food is a sweet-talking demon that haunts her mind and threatens her life. Her stomach rumbles 24 hours a day, a comforting lullaby to her starved brain. She sees World Vision commercials and remarks, "Those children are so lucky. They don't have to eat."

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