#The rise of Afterpay: The bite-sized retail therapy our pandemic-weary populace doesn’t need

#The rise of Afterpay: The bite-sized retail therapy our pandemic-weary populace doesn’t need

“#The rise of Afterpay: The bite-sized retail therapy our pandemic-weary populace doesn’t need” Point-of-sale financing companies Afterpay, Splitit and Sezzle have found their moment during the pandemic, as Canadians turn to online shopping for a quick hit of dopamine With full COVID vaccination rates reaching the 63 per cent mark in August, Canadians have a…

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#One thing America needs is a lot less politics

#One thing America needs is a lot less politics

“#One thing America needs is a lot less politics” The day before Election Day, Reuters ran a story about the personal toll politics has taken on some peoples’ lives. Mayra Gomez told her 21-year-old son she’d be voting for Trump. He essentially disowned his own mother in response: “You are no longer my mother.” Gayle…

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# Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opposes Coinbase’s ‘no politics’ policy

# Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opposes Coinbase’s ‘no politics’ policy

“# Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opposes Coinbase’s ‘no politics’ policy ” Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of blockchain-based payments firm Ripple, disagrees with Coinbase’s new policy restricting its employees from engaging in political discussions at work. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong first announced the ‘apolitical’ policy in a blog post on Sep. 27. He encouraged Coinbase employees…

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#What we’re seeing in 2020 is Idle No More 2.0

#What we’re seeing in 2020 is Idle No More 2.0

“#What we’re seeing in 2020 is Idle No More 2.0” Pam Palmater: A much larger and more powerful movement than the last, led by Black and Indigenous peoples and supported by millions of Canadians Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has prorogued Parliament in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, a reset that may serve to intensify…

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#Death and distrust in Alberta

#Death and distrust in Alberta

“#Death and distrust in Alberta” Jacob Sansom and Morris Cardinal went on a hunting trip and never came back. The killing of the two Métis-Cree men deepens Indigenous peoples’ sense that their lives are less valued. Sansom (left) and Cardinal in the selfie sent to Sansom’s wife hours before the pair were killed (Photograph by…

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