On Friday, June 24, America’s Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion a constitutional right. And as when any big news breaks south of the border, the story dominated our news feeds and conversations as well. The next day, there was a “rally for abortion rights and access” in downtown […]
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America just doubled down on the war on drugs
When California started 2018 by formally legalizing weed, it felt like a blow to Canada’s cool cred. California has more people and a bigger economy than Canada, and it made legalization happen January 1, while prime minister Justin Trudeau is already losing his nerve for what had seemed a firm July 1 deadline. That’s weak, […]
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SCIENCE MATTERS: Trump is a pariah in the face of climate crisis
In withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrated monumental ignorance about climate change and the agreement itself. As Vox energy and climate writer David Roberts noted about Trump’s announcement, “It is a remarkable address, in its own way, in that virtually every passage contains something false or misleading.” From absurd claims that […]
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SCIENCE MATTERS: Facts and evidence matter in confronting climate crisis
We recently highlighted the faulty logic of a pseudoscientific argument against addressing climate change: the proposition that because CO2 is necessary for plants, increasing emissions is good for the planet and the life it supports. Those who read, write or talk regularly about climate change and ecology are familiar with other anti-environmental arguments not coated […]
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The Halifax student behind @Trump_Regrets
[Image-1] “I heartily recommend taking a look at @Trump_Regrets,” writes billionaire tech investor Chris Sacca to his 1.7 million followers on Twitter. “It’s cheaper than therapy.” Countless hot takes have been ignited since November trying to understand how the hell Donald Trump became president of the United States of America. Halifax student Erica Baguma was […]
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Halifax barbershop shows support for Donald Trump
[Image-1] It’s pretty funny, says the owner of Bennett’s Barbershop. But not everyone’s laughing. For the last month Leroy Bennett has had a Donald Trump election sign hanging in the window of his Almon Street barber shop. “I put it in the front window just to piss people off,” says Bennett, a self-described “shit-disturber.” The […]
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Meet Halifax’s biggest Trump supporter
Canadians can’t buy American election merchandise. Technically, that’d count as a foreign donation to a presidential campaign. That hasn’t stopped Margaret MacLennan from collecting three Make America Great Again hats sent to her by one of her fans—well, four if you count the unofficial one she had made at the mall. “They were like, ‘What […]
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Making America hate again
Two words that should never be spoken in polite company are now the planet’s nightmare: president Trump. Is that extreme? I hope so. Although like they say, hope for the best, plan not to visit the States for a while. At its greatest, America as a country was an inspiration for the rest of the […]
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Heated debates ignore an overheating planet
[Image-1] Scientists worldwide accept that Earth is warming at an unusually rapid rate, that humans are primarily responsible, mainly by burning fossil fuels, and that the consequences for humanity will be disastrous if we don’t take immediate, widespread action. The U.S. Defense Department calls climate change a security risk “because it degrades living conditions, human […]
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Consul General Richard Riley won’t meet with protesters
[Image-1] American consul general Richard Riley won’t be joining today’s Halifax solidarity march, organized in response to the ongoing crisis in Ferguson, MO. “Probably not,” says a media contact at the U.S. consulate when I ask if Riley will take part in the peaceful gathering, noting that he hasn’t been invited to anyway. The solidarity […]