Who is a Jew? Israel’s High Court of Justice’s Answer Reveals Larger Societal Tensions
Who is a Jew? For Israel, the Jewish state, the question has not always been an easy one to answer. On March 1, Israel’s High Court of Justice gave a More
Rehabilitation Over Retribution: Reforming the Prison System
This article is part of a broader month-long series on prison reform. Check here for other articles in the series. Irish playwright and political activist George Bernard Shaw once wrote: “Of the More
Reasons for Reform: A Note From the Editors
This article is part of a broader month-long series on prison reform. Check here for other articles in the series. We are facing a global prison crisis. Over 10.74 million people More
The New Face of Globalism
Despite calls for cooperation from both sides, the relationship between the United States (US) and China continues to decline. The recent conclusion of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into More
National Pharmacare in Canada: A Prescription for Universality in Health Care
The absence of a national pharmaceutical plan exposes an acute failure of Canada’s universal healthcare system. Inequities in availability and affordability of prescription drugs are substantial; with 11.3 per cent More
Defining Democratic Responsibility During a Crisis
Central to the concept of democratic governance is the idea that the policies of the prevailing administration are legitimized only through obtaining some form of consent from the state’s citizens. More
Power Failure: How a Winter Storm Took Down Texas’ Power Grid
While the winter storm that hit Texas on the night of February 14 is not the first one to affect the state’s power grid, it was unprecedented in its severity More
Rethinking History as an Angelus Novus
In On the Concept of History, philosopher Walter Benjamin put forth a novel conception of history. He rejects the ‘historicist’ notion of history as one continuous stream of events, filling More
The International Question of the Amazon Rainforest
While deforestation has been an ongoing issue in the Brazilian Amazon, previous progress has been backtracking since 2012 and has accelerated even more since 2019, when current Brazilian Prime Minister, More
COVID-19 and Canada’s Federal System: A Precarious Equilibrium
From success stories in New Zealand to misinformation catastrophes in the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has put governments worldwide to the test. Facing conundrums on how to best limit More