I Am a Truck
by Michelle Winters
Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?
In this episode, I chat with author Cory Doctorow about "enshittification," his viral term for how digital platforms and smart technologies inevitably get worse over time. We explore how monopoly…
This mining company murdered people
in Guatemala
Whole ecovillage fits inside giant greenhouse: walkable, weatherproof
Thirty years ago, a group of friends in British Columbia set out to create a new kind of ecovillage—and they built it under glass. Located 30 miles south of Vancouver,…
Sled Dog Slaughter
Canadian history
Spirit Halloween
Each fall, across the United States and Canada, around 1500 empty storefronts are taken up by the signature yellow, orange and black signage of Spirit Halloween. The seasonal retailer sells…
Diodora Antonia Hernández
Mining Companies and Murder
There’s no such thing as ‘parents’ rights’
The basic problem with the conservative discourse around “parents’ rights” is that it frames children as chattel—that is, as parents’ property. But—and I can’t believe I even have to say…
Why North America Can’t Build Nice Apartments
Decoding Density