Why Powerful People Refuse to Take Action on Urgent Issues Published August 3, 2021 Explainer Politicians often prefer to cause harm by not acting at all rather than causing harm by taking action.
How To Push Canadian Politicians For Real Change Beyond Symbolic Gestures Published June 30, 2021 Explainer The time for symbolic gestures over residential schools is over
Why Canadian Politics Does Such a Bad Job at Reflecting Working Class Values Published June 16, 2021 Explainer To make Canadian democracy more responsive to 21st century concerns, we need to rethink the old assumptions that our system was built on
Why Powerful People Do Stupid Things Published May 2, 2021 Explainer Here’s what psychological research says about how power influences the way people think and act
Here’s How Canadians Can Keep Big Money Out of Politics Published March 28, 2021 Explainer Good campaign finance rules require donation limits, spending limits and most of all transparency
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Revealed Canada’s Most Powerful People Have Less Power Than They Think Published February 19, 2021 Explainer One of the starkest lessons of the COVID times has been the unmasking of power