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Two decades after the closing of the last residential school, Natives from different backgrounds are aiming for post-secondary education
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Book Review: What’s Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies
Tim Urban uses biology and funny drawings to explain why we are so polarized READ MORE
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Bolsonaro – The Bitter Fruit of the Brazilian Spring
How a popular uprising from left-wing student organizations set the chain of events that would elect an anti-woke populist READ MORE
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List of Countries A-Z (Read the World Challenge)
Here’s a list of all the countries I’ve read so far, with some of my favourite books. READ MORE
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Alexandre de Moraes: Who’s the Brazilian Judge at Odds with Elon Musk
How a Brazilian judge formerly nicknamed “Pitbull” by the left became the far-right #1 enemy READ MORE
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Series Review: The Last Czars and How Revolutions Die
An overview of the Russia pre-revolution and some reflections on the rise and death of autocratic regimes READ MORE
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Celebrating 3 Years in One Place
For the first time in my adult life, I’ve spent 3 years living in the same apartment. Here’s how I’m finally letting myself create some roots. READ MORE
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The Insanity of Toronto’s Public Health System
Why I have to take a 4-hour back-and forth commute to get a prescription refill. READ MORE
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Favourite Books (Read the World Challenge)
I decided to set myself on a (life long) quest to read one book from each country of the world. READ MORE
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Book Review: The Memory Police
An island in which everyday objects disappear from people’s memories. An oppressive and tense story told in the lightest way. READ MORE
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Inside the 2013 Brazilian Spring – The June that Brazil Wouldn’t Forget
How a 20 cents raise in bus fares combined with police violence and real-time sharing on social media made the popular indignation explode in Brazil. READ MORE
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