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Back to SearchHe championed a radical dream — a 'United States of Africa'
Africa is a centre of world history — a fact that's been deliberately obscured, says journalist Howard W. French. In this talk based on his book, The…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The origins of celebrity, from medieval divas to Kris Jenner
From Joan of Arc to Kim Kardashian, and Davy Crockett to Donald Trump, celebrity culture has deep and wide roots. Famous people who elicited Kardashi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Believe it or not, romance novels are more popular than ever
Heated Rivalry, Love is Blind or Boyfriend on Demand all underline the global appetite for passionate swooning. But let’s not forget the source for a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Canada forgot it once had a segregated health system
In the days before her medically-assisted death, journalist Elaine Dewar made it her mission to finish writing her book revealing ignored history. Fo…
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Pt 2 | What the River Wants to Be
For thousands of years, estuaries were central to Indigenous agriculture on the West Coast. Then, when colonists arrived, they diked many of these ec…
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Can abolishing all political parties topple fascism?
Simone Weil had a radical solution to end fascism that surged through Europe in the aftermath of the First World War: abolish political parties. She …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
How to measure 'prosperity'
It's safe to say right now the majority of us are feeling the pinch. Grocery and fuel prices are on the rise and the income gap between the wealthy, …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
What intellectual influencers teach us, one video at a time
A young generation of thinkers is trading in the bread and butter of social media branding — lifestyle, beauty, and consumption — for intellectual co…
2 months ago
Could the Dust Bowl of the 30s happen again?
The Dirty Thirties might seem like the distant past but according to IDEAS contributor and professor Evan Fraser now is the time to heed the lessons …
2 months ago
Why the world feels like a shipwreck
What does an IDEAS producer do when he notices that shipwreck stories keep appearing in his life? He embarks on a journey to try and figure out what’…
2 months ago