The disability paradox
Some years ago, I sat on a bench in the city centre and the man sitting next to me looked at me, looked at my walking stick, and said “Get off your arse and get a job”. I told him I had a job. He...
Year: 2017
The Chinese Exclusion Act is Back, But Now It’s Called the RAISE Act
There’s no way around it: Donald Trump’s “Great America” is a “White America”. This is nothing new (for Trump or frankly, US history). But with Trump’s ban on immigrants from largely...
#WednesdayWisdom: Won’t somebody please think of the rapists?
Woody Allen is right, there’s a witch-hunt going on. A witch-hunt against rapists. We can call it a rapist-hunt for short. With Harvey Weinstein being outed as a serial harasser of women and an...
CVS is writing the wrong prescription on opioids
U.S. pharmacy chain CVS has recently updated their policy on opioid pain medications as a means of helping to combat the opioid abuse and addiction epidemic. A statement released on the company’s...
Must reads: Trans youth, fundamentalists, Cecilia Lam, labour abuses, secret societies
Good morning, gentle readers! The best way to start off the week is with some rich longreads, so, naturally, we've got your back with a mix of some of the things we're loving this week — but in a...
On Harvey Weinstein and why men must hold men to account
In the last few days, how many times have we heard a famous man say "It's important that I speak out against the sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein because I have a daughter, a sister, a mother,...
The creepiest of the creeps: Spooktacular horror anthologies
As a child raised on B-grade horror movies on cable and The Twilight Zone, I had aspirations of becoming a horror host. I couldn't wait to have my own horror pun name and my own local public...
Why do pro-life Democrats still exist?
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a 20 week abortion ban last week, and we decided to take a look back in our archives for those who think the battle over bodily autonomy is new. Here's Sady...
Halloween horror show: Four bad guys I always root for
There I was in my local park, watching a special outdoor showing of The Creature From the Black Lagoon in a lawn chair, fighting off mosquitos coming for my precious blood. There was a point in the...
Must reads: Water, fraternities, essential oils, elder abuse, and media
Good morning, gentle readers! What a wild week it's been, especially in the wide world of institutionalised sexism. There are a lot of amazing longreads out there this week, so we had a trouble...