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The Guardian

Is society coming apart?

~18 min read · 2021-11-25 · The long read presents Reconstruction after Covid: Despite Thatcher and Reagan’s best efforts, there is and has always been such a thing as society. The question is not whether it exists, but what…
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Technological utopians have always believed that if the machinery of industrialism had torn apart the social fabric, another machine could repair it.
Neuroscience News

Psychedelic Microdosing Improves Mental Health

3 min read · 2021-11-24 · Microdosing psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin alleviates symptoms of depression and anxiety while improving feelings of wellbeing.
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These findings highlight adults who are microdosing to treat their mental health conditions and enhance their wellbeing—rather than simply to get high,
women-gender-equality.canada.ca

Gender equality achievements

1 min read · 2021-11-02 · Actions have been taken to advance gender equality and empower women and girls in Canada and around the world. Learn more about the important achievements leading towards progress on gender…
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canada
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CBC News

Federal parties all say they'll make housing more affordable. Here's what we know about their plans

2021-08-19 · Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has become too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it.
Shared by 10, including Shawn Venasse, Alyssa C, CBC
Fast Company

This company is building a carbon calculator for every product in the world

4 min read · 2021-07-22 · Carbonfact is impossibly ambitious. But impossible ambition is just what the environment needs right now.
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something like Carbonfact needs to exist. Consumers deserve to be able to look up the environmental cost of their products with ease and transparency, and with standards (a la our FDA labels) that they can understand.
a16z

Choosing Your North Star Metric

~12 min read · 2021-06-15 · How to decide the guiding metrics for every type of business, based on a survey of employees at over 40 of today's most successful growth-stage companies.
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By maintaining a laser focus on a single metric for too long, teams risk short-term thinking, missing new opportunities, and sacrificing the user experience.
TechCrunch

The rise of cybersecurity debt

4 min read · 2021-06-04 · In software development, there is a concept called "technical debt." It describes the costs companies pay when they choose to build software the easy (or fast) way instead of the right way.
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In software development, there is a concept called “technical debt.” It describes the costs companies pay when they choose to build software the easy (or fast) way instead of the right way
unharm.org

'There is no stereotype': I became an ice addict at the age of 63

3 min read · 2021-04-29 · Unharm director Mark Hancock shares his experience with corporate Australia, the NSW government and methamphetamine.
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CBC News

Police chiefs call on Ottawa to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs for personal use

2020-10-26 · As Canada continues to battle an opioid epidemic, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is calling on federal lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for personal consumption.
Shared by 9, including Alyssa C
CBC News

The Ford government is floating changes to Ontario's election laws

2021-02-26 · With Ontario's next election a little more than a year away, the Ford government is proposing to increase campaign donation limits and to change rules governing political advertising by interest groups such as unions and Ontario Proud. 
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dontcallthepolice.com

Resources by city

1 min read · 2020-08-31 · Database of local and national community-based alternatives to calling the police or 911, broken down by city
Shared by 59, including 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Mathew Ingram, Alyssa C, jesse squires 🏴, Fern, Adrien Salazar, Alice Wong 王美華, Eithiriel DeMeré 🏴🏳️‍🌈, Anil
society
Al Jazeera English

Himalayan glacier bursts in India; dozens feared dead

2 min read · 2021-02-07 · Footage from local TV channels showed water gushing towards a dam in the state of Uttarakhand, washing away parts of it.
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Fast Company

Patagonia sells out of shorts with tags that read ‘Vote the Assholes Out’

2 min read · 2020-09-18 · It was the fashion equivalent of an Easter egg.
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iwillvote.com

I Will Vote

From 2016 · Confirm where you vote and learn what you need to cast your ballot.
Shared by 412, including Atif Mian, Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Hilary Mason, Prof Michael E. Mann, Scott Santens, Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉, William Gibson, Baratunde, Jeff Atwood, Chris Sacca 🇺🇸, Kevin M. Kruse, Anil, Ron Howard, M.G. Siegler, Ted Coiné, Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈 💔, Jimmy Kimmel, AI, swissmiss
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ABC News

JobSeeker lifted thousands of Australians out of poverty. Experts say the Government doesn't need to send them back

6 min read · 2020-10-03 · As demonstrated this year by the lockdowns, governments aren't faced with a binary choice between protecting the economy and caring for the vulnerable. Gareth Hutchens looks at how it could affect us.
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Al Jazeera English

Biden’s ‘inshallah’ during US debate dubbed ‘historic’ on Twitter

2 min read · 2020-10-01 · Social media users react to Joe Biden using the Arabic term to express hope over probe in Trump tax case.
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