Argentina rejects legal abortion — and not all Catholics are celebrating
Aug 13, 2018 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Unswayed by the estimated 2 million abortion rights activists gathered outside its doors, Argentinas conservative-leaning Senate on August 9 rejected a bill that would have made abortion legal up to 14 weeks of...
The Saudi-Canada spat: Both countries are wrong
Aug 13, 2018 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The sudden and unexpected diplomatic crisis between Canada and Saudi Arabia has raised questions about their levels of bilateral economic relations, the $12 billion arms sale signed by the two countries in 2014 and the...
Toronto needs more beauty in its waterfront designs
Aug 13, 2018 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views
A healthy and happy city includes creating social capital those benefits that come with social networks, public spaces and community, much as the Danes have in their famous city of Copenhagen. Torontos focus, too, should...
It was time to walk away from Ontario's flawed basic income project
Aug 13, 2018 14:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Social and anti-poverty activists have greeted the dumping of Ontarios basic income pilot project with the usual lamentations. These critics of the new Conservative government argue the funds allocated to the project is a...
How to improve farm safety for kids
Aug 13, 2018 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Agriculture is rated among the most dangerous industries by the International Labour Organization, and not just for adults. Children living on farms experience exceptionally high risks of traumatic injury, and evidence...
People power is finally making the gig economy fairer
Aug 13, 2018 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
New York City legislated this week to require a minimum pay rate for rideshare drivers the result of a two-year campaign by the Independent Drivers Guild. This massive mobilisation of drivers in New York could...
A strong immune system helps ward off colds and flus, but it's not the only factor
Aug 13, 2018 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its peak flu season. Youre cold, rugged up and squashed on public transport or in the lift at work. You hear a hacking cough, or feel the droplets of a sneeze land on your neck. Will this turn into your third cold this...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects