How the petrodollar took over the world
The shockwaves triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran have made clear the extent to which the global economy relies on oil, and the U.S. dollar. It’s no accident. So today we are going to try and u...
30 Huhti 27min
Mark Carney’s economic update
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has delivered its spring economic update amidst an unpredictable global backdrop. It included a better-than-expected deficit figure and billions of dollars for ...
29 Huhti 27min
Can surveillance pricing be stopped?
For years, Jim Balsillie has been one of the loudest voices in the country to speak out about how data is being used to concentrate wealth and power, and to manipulate our behaviour.That’s included he...
28 Huhti 27min
A third attempt on Trump’s life?
On Saturday night, as U.S. President Donald Trump sat on a dais in front of a room full of journalists, gunshots were heard inside the building. An armed man was taken down by Secret Service members, ...
27 Huhti 35min
Why can’t the U.S. win its wars?
Nearly two months into the war on Iran one thing remains clear: Iran has secured strategic leverage that before this war began, seemed unlikely.And it's left many asking why the United States’ militar...
24 Huhti 30min
The FBI’s controversial Kash Patel
In his 14 months as director of the FBI, Kash Patel has not only overseen a radical transformation of the bureau, but has also embroiled himself in a seemingly endless list of controversies.Late last ...
23 Huhti 30min
Rights and reconciliation collide in B.C.
A conflict playing out in British Columbia is testing the limits of reconciliation in the province. It’s a fight that involves resource extraction, democracy, political flip-flops, and a test of value...
22 Huhti 35min
Can liberal democracy be saved?
Jayme sits down with Nobel laureate economist, Daron Acemoglu, a professor at MIT, and one of the leading thinkers about labour, politics and technology. He’s the author of the best-selling book “Why ...
21 Huhti 28min
