BooksBill McKibben on how we might avert climate change suicideThe author argues the pipeline to B.C. is folly and Canada risks being ’a great source of destruction’
CultureWhy the Grammys need to stop putting America firstOpinion: With Latin, K-Pop and Bollywood artists having huge influence around the globe, the Grammy Awards need a rethink to become relevant again
BooksA son’s memoir: ’It would never have occurred to him that he gave me so much anguish’Mark Abley writes about a difficult parent, a renowned musician who was unable to teach him how to be a man
BusinessShould we break up the tech giants?Timothy Wu says Facebook’s huge corporate scale may well make it a threat to democracy
BooksThe surprising sounds and sides of Tanya TagaqThe throat singer and author talks about changing attitudes in Canada, communicating without words and why she’s often poking fun at herself
BooksWhy liberal democracies could devolve into ’digital dictatorships’Yuval Noah Harari also argues a Trump impeachment would be a ’disaster’—convincing a big chunk of the U.S. population to lose faith in the system
BooksWhy people hooked on opioids, especially in the U.S., keep falling through the cracksThe author notes that the culture of pill-taking often takes hold in early life, when kids are prescribed drugs such as Adderall or Ritalin for ADHD
BooksWhy social media has taken over your life—and you need to sign off nowJaron Lanier says social media is turning us into highly manipulable addicts. The only solution is for users to pay—and own their own data.
BooksNaomi Klein on ’disaster capitalism’ in Puerto RicoBy pushing Trans Mountain, Notley and Trudeau are ’still doubling down on the old economy, and that means they have failed,’ she argues
BooksIrvine Welsh on his new ’Trainspotting’ sequel and mass shootings in AmericaHe argues U.S. leaders do nothing about mass shootings —the subject of his next novel— to keep citizens ’in fear’