Data Analysis: Millennials and Growing Inequality
In May, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden caused a small media storm when comments he made that he had no empathy for millennials who argue they face more difficult economic...
The Very Way Cities Like Toronto Are Run Is Making Inequality Worse
An impersonal decision-making process excludes communities whose stories need to be heard.
Why a Green New Deal Could Spark a Technological Revolution
The movement for a “Green New Deal” has taken off in the US and Canada. The idea takes inspiration from the American post-war economic mobilization and creation of a welfare...
The power of geographic solidarity in winning fair economies
Solidarity has long been a standing principle of social justice advocates, but in the face of the current crisis of inequality and the concentration of power and money, solidarity is...
Humans have become data-producing machines
Every Google search, credit card purchase, social media interaction, and doctor’s visit leave traces of information about you, where you’ve been, who you’ve interacted with, and what you like. What’s...
Workers must be at the centre of shaping Canada’s ‘Green New Deal’
An idea has been developing. Perhaps three of the biggest threats to our societies – environmental destruction, public austerity and economic inequality – stem from a single problem: a rapacious...
Tackling climate change in Canada requires global action
As Canada warms twice the rate as the rest of the world, it is in our interest to play a leading role on the global stage to facilitate greater collective...
5 ways Doug Ford’s government costs us more
If there’s one thing top of mind for most folks, it’s the cost of living. Recent polling commissioned by the Broadbent Institute showed that whether it’s housing, healthcare, or...
To fight populism and racism, close tax loopholes for the rich
It is widely argued that the rise of extreme income and wealth inequality, combined with the stagnation of wages of the middle-class and working class, have helped fuel the rise...
Defending democracy in the age of social media
Digital and social media technologies are transforming democratic society. But even as technologies changes how we do things, they reproduce old problems in new forms. Hacking, trolling, micro-targeting, and the...
