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Innocence Abroad ...The Americans are coming, the Americans are coming!

J.A. Forrester

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February 13, 2025

A simple question: Is the United States a global empire in the colonial tradition?

4 Years Left: The World Climate Clock and the Recognition of Indigenous Land Sovereignty

Ciara Richardson

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February 10, 2025

Ciara Richardson examines the World Climate Clock initiative and its efforts to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change before it's too late, specifically the project's investment in Indigenous Land Sovereignty as a means to combating the climate crisis.

Three Cheers for Three Years

Tyler Majer

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April 20, 2018

Misgendering: What Does it Mean?

Maxine Niehaus

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April 12, 2018

When "White Supremacists" Cry

Zoe Easton

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April 10, 2018

You Are Not "Just A Girl." Stop Saying That

Louanne Morin

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January 23, 2025

Are you coquette? Do you know girl math? Do you subscribe to the philosophy of care ethics? From social media to academia, Louanne Morin details the ongoing antifeminist retrenchment.

There Goes Bonnerworth—My Pickleball Nightmare

James Cullingham

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January 7, 2025

Contributor and historian James Cullingham ruminates on the ongoing development of Bonnerworth Park and the ways in which Peterborough's prioritizing of pickleball parallels matters of provincial policy.

Life and Death on Faryon Bridge

Louanne Morin

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December 4, 2024

How do we pass by the names of murdered children inscribed on Faryon bridge every day with such ease? Louanne Morin grapples with what it means not to grieve the dead that surround us.

The Problem with White Feminism

Lindsay Blake

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November 26, 2024

Community contributor Lindsay Blake examines the ways in which the feminist movement has historically privileged the positions of White women, and marginalized women of colour in this Lilith 2024 contribution.

The Micro-Aesthetic Epidemic

Georgia Dunning

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November 26, 2024

Are you a clean girl? What about a green juice girl? Or maybe a messy girl? A downtown girl? Georgia Dunning explores the proliferation of micro-aesthetics targeting young women in her Lilith 2024 essay.

Trump and Canadian Pearl-Clutching

James Cullingham

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November 18, 2024

Community contributor James Cullingham comes to bear on Canadians despairing the re-election of one Donald J. Trump, arguing that the popular response is revelatory of one of our worst tendencies as a nation.

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A Better Way to Talk About Crime

Alexia Kambanis

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March 16, 2021

In her second article of this series, Alexia Kambanis introduces a counter-example to her initial criticisms of local crime reporting: Arthur Newspaper! She explores how crime has been covered in Arthur's pages, and argues for crime reporting that accounts for context and empathy.

On Trent Land: An ED-ucation

Francene Francis

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March 3, 2021

Francene Francis interviews Edward (Ed) Smith, of the Society for Ecological Restoration, a student group at Trent. They discuss his views on the recently approved Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan, its environmental implications and what is says about Trent's future. Ed shares some of his environmental passions and the great work SER-TU has been up to in the past few years.

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