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Migrant workers in the gig economy are arguably the most exploited labour force in Canada.Derailing Dignity (https://mayworks.ca/project/derailing-dignity/) ...

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Canada's largest cities come together for a "Joint Declaration", calling on the federal government to work with local and provincial governments to address the funding crisis facing the country’s largest transit agencies.

The 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by economist Isabella Weber, demonstrating how economic shocks and corporate profits have affected our affordability crisis. From gas to groceries, this lecture provides valuable context and a policy toolkit for helping ordinary Canadians through economic crisis.

Building It Green is a national training program to strengthen the construction industry’s ability to support journeypersons, apprentices, and trades instructors as they meet the challenge of a net-zero future and the challenges posed by climate change.

A conversation with scholar Matt Huber on climate strategy and class politics.

Last fall, municipal and transit-sector leaders issued a joint declaration calling on the federal government to fix our broken public transit funding model. So far, they’ve been ignored.

Find out how the government can help Canada double its public transit ridership by 2035 and reduce emissions by 65 million tons.

Public Transit, Good Jobs The Green Economy Network (GEN) has a comprehensive plan to address the current needs of public transit systems across the country and develop high speed rail travel between the nation’s most populous urban centres and along its busiest routes

Fraser has argued that much scholarship in political science and democratic theory on these issues is hampered by “politicism”: an inclination to view the political in separation from other social spheres, which fails to appreciate the structural nature of contemporary crises. Fraser argues that the political arena is important because it is here that collective regulatory powers are exercised, however it needs to be situated within a broader understanding of the social totality to understand how it is affected by crisis dynamics in other spheres and how it might contribute to attenuating, or resolving, these.

The 2025 World Happiness Report points to declining happiness and social trust to explain the rise in political polarization.

Policymakers and experts need to go beyond minimum standards and examine how urban spaces continue to exclude people with disabilities.

Educators are finding ways to help their students experience the mental and physical health benefits of awe.

The three systems of the brain involved in forgiveness can improve our well-being in other areas of life.

New research finds that COPs can help educators feel more confident in their teaching and more optimistic about impacting students.

The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.

Why are so many people turning to right-wing leaders? Why is the planet burning while jobs disappear and families struggle? In this explosive UpFront intervi...

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There is an inverse relationship between education and support for the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Under the guise of efficiency and fraud prevention, the federal government is breaking down data silos to collect and aggregate information on virtually everyone in the US.

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Is Capitalism the only choice for modern society? Sofa Gradin doesn't think so and she has some alternatives she wants to tell you about.Sofa Gradin research...

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Learn how building a network in new cities can unlock opportunities in the green economy for career growth and sustainable success.