With the world in crisis, many say end globalisation. I say that would be a mistake | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Terms like ‘deglobalisation’ have become commonplace, but what we need is true multilateralism, says Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Readers still exist! Don’t lose heart.

Stitch It, Don't Ditch It: Resisting Fast Fashion Through Visible Mending Stitchers around the world are repairing their clothes with pride, turning a once-hidden process into a bold fashion statement.

LOVE this! reasonstobecheerful.world/clothing-vis...

Tech companies want us to believe our work and profiles are incredibly valuable — and also too worthless to pay for - Halifax Examiner All kinds of companies are built on hoovering up information they find online and repurposing it, profiting from it while the creators get nothing.

Tech companies want us to believe our work and profiles are incredibly valuable — and also too worthless to pay for
Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

Future Students - United States Thinking about Dalhousie? Explore our programs and admission requirements, learn about tuition and transfers for US students.

www.dal.ca/dal/usa.html Thinking of studying in Canada? it's not too late for next year. Dalhousie has the country's first Black and African Diaspoara Studies, Gender and Women's Studies... and most of the stuff you'd expect of a U15 institution (Canada's equivalent of an R1).

Pope Francis Was an Amiable Mold Breaker in the Vatican Although he had a conservative reputation in his earlier years, Pope Francis used his role as a world religious leader to campaign against poverty and social oppression, directly challenging the appro...

I’m an atheist myself, but I have a lot of time for progressive religious leaders and communities. I recommend this obituary of Pope Francis.

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How a Reddit Meme Birthed a Nationwide Anti-Trump Movement 50501 is a new activist coalition of protesters that’s inspiring millions to take to the streets to fight Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and fascism.

Wondering what 50501 is? Rolling Stone offers a glimpse of its emergence www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

International students contribute $44 billion to the US economy annually, creating 1 job for every 4 students enrolled.

Higher ed is America’s 10th largest export industry. A finance professor explores how their impact reaches beyond big cities to small towns like Mankato, MN. buff.ly/kcGr5b1

"No, you shouldn't worry about what you'll do with your Arts degree" By Phoebe Knight (BA’21)

Love this…. Finding a job you love with an Arts degree…. www.dal.ca/faculty/arts...

WOW. One of the Venezuelans whom Kristi Noem tried to render to El Salvador's slave prison managed to avoid removal and was able to make it to immigration court, and you'll never guess what happened: THE GOVERNMENT GAVE NO EVIDENCE OF HIS GANG MEMBERSHIP. Due process ftw

Dalhousie Legal Aid urges vigilance as stricter deadlines for tenants are put in place - Halifax Examiner New changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that include limiting time between late rent and eviction notices, allowing evictions of tenants who are repeatedly late paying rent, and rules limiting su...

Beware, Halifax renters. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/housing/dalh...

A new north strong and free? How should Canada reimagine itself in the age of Trump?

We asked six Dalhousie experts to answer that question — offering insights into how Canadians should navigate the choices ahead. ow.ly/ftSf50Vu3MO

‘Professors are the enemy’: Trump’s war on higher education Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-03-26 · 35m

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f.... So articulate, thoughtful and chilling.

My colleague, Karen Foster (herself a researcher with clear local relevance), on the dangers of the Houston government’s post secondary policy.

Bolstering Canada’s right to repair could shield it against U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty The right to repair can increase the amount of well-paying Canadian jobs and reduce Canada’s dependence on unpredictable global markets.

Bolstering Canada’s right to repair could shield it against U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty

Just watched Hamilton again. Feels very timely.

The 'I am Canadian' ad is back in a big way. Its star has mixed feelings  | CBC Radio Before he was a staple of CBC Radio, Jeff Douglas was best known as Joe from Molson’s wildly popular “I am Canadian!” television commercials. Now, 25 years later — amid a looming trade war with the U....

While he has "fond memories" of the commercial and is glad it's "resonating with people in difficult times," he says he's "learned a lot more in recent decades about the darker aspects of Canadian history, and worries about the country sliding back into the "blind patriotism" of the early aughts."

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person

"The buck stops here"- Harry Truman

"I don't take any responsibility at all."- DJT

Sure this isn’t The Onion?

Ghouls!

What was the last time the hospitals and healthcare system was systematically dismantled and destroyed and healthcare workers systematically killed and abducted? Is this unprecedented in modern medical care?

The 100th number of "Focaal, journal of global and historical anthropology" re-analyses Wolf's "Europe and the people without history" (1982) -a must read book. This celebratory number also brings a list of 100 indispensable works for thinking in our times:
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Hasan Piker on how Trump seized online culture Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2024-11-13 · 42m

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Great discussion!