Ideas

1557 - Massey at 60: Jennifer Welsh on how inequality is undermining liberal democracy

IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.

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1557 - Massey at 60: Jennifer Welsh on how inequality is undermining liberal democracy

Thu, 09 May 2024
1556 - How a nation could be both free and equal

Tue, 07 May 2024
1555 - A Reality Check on Reality TV

Mon, 06 May 2024
1554 - Lisa LaFlamme: In Defence of Democracy

Fri, 03 May 2024
1553 - Starting a global conversation to restore civility and liberal democracy

Thu, 02 May 2024
1551 - An Outsider Inside the Trades: Hilary Peach

Wed, 01 May 2024
1549 - The Life and Times of Salman Rushdie

Tue, 30 Apr 2024
1548 - Could resetting the body's clock help cure jet lag?

Mon, 29 Apr 2024
1547 - Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society | Tech Expert Ron Deibert

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
1546 - Massey at 60: Ron Deibert on how spyware is changing the nature of authority today

Thu, 25 Apr 2024
1545 - The Making and Unmaking of Violent Men | Miglena Todorova

Wed, 24 Apr 2024
1544 - Salmon depletion in Yukon River puts First Nations community at risk

Mon, 22 Apr 2024
1543 - The "Reconciliation" Generation: Indigenous Youth and the Future for Indigenous People

Thu, 18 Apr 2024
1542 - The history of bombing civilians — and why it’s still a military tactic

Wed, 17 Apr 2024
1541 - Humboldt's Ghost, Pt 2: The meaning of education

Tue, 16 Apr 2024
1540 - Humboldt's Ghost, Pt 1: Origins of our 200 year-old public education system

Mon, 15 Apr 2024
1539 - The 2000 CBC Massey Lectures: The Rights Revolution by Michael Ignatieff

Fri, 12 Apr 2024
1538 - Massey at 60: Michael Ignatieff on how human rights language has shaped Canadian politics

Thu, 11 Apr 2024
1537 - Bonus | 2024 Massey lecturer Ian Williams on courageous conversations and taking risks

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
1536 - How the outdoors has inspired women to become trailblazers

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
1535 - Authoritarian study makes a comeback to understand lure of far-right movements

Tue, 09 Apr 2024
1534 - Living in legal limbo: How states create 'ghost citizens'

Thu, 04 Apr 2024
1533 - Betrayal of Faith: The Story of Pastedechouan

Wed, 03 Apr 2024
1532 - Ross Gay on the Necessity of Joy and Delight

Tue, 02 Apr 2024
1531 - Putin Critic Garry Kasparov: Winter is Here

Thu, 28 Mar 2024
1530 - Conflicted: a Ukrainian journalist covers her nation at war

Wed, 27 Mar 2024
1529 - Kate Beaton: What's lost when working-class voices are not heard

Tue, 26 Mar 2024
1528 - Astra Taylor: The Hidden Truth of the World

Fri, 15 Mar 2024
1527 - Massey at 60: Reflecting on Jean Bethke Elshtain's CBC Massey Lectures, Democracy on Trial

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
1526 - The Hague: City of Peace and Justice

Wed, 13 Mar 2024
1525 - The Poetry of Why: Chimwemwe Undi

Tue, 12 Mar 2024
1524 - The Endless Procession of Days | Ian Williams

Mon, 11 Mar 2024
1523 - Massey at 60: Tanya Talaga on what Canada can learn from the stories of Indigenous peoples

Wed, 06 Mar 2024
1522 - Papyrus: Exploring the Invention of the Book

Tue, 05 Mar 2024
1521 - The Way of the Trucker

Mon, 04 Mar 2024
1520 - Christina Sharpe on Ordinary Notes — Blackness in Canada

Thu, 29 Feb 2024
1519 - A Life-giving Chord: The Power of Gospel Music

Wed, 28 Feb 2024
1518 - Healing the Land, Part Two: From Eden Ecology to Indigenous Ecology

Tue, 27 Feb 2024
1517 - Healing the Land, Part One: After the Fire

Mon, 26 Feb 2024
1516 - Singing in Dark Times | Sandeep Banerjee

Thu, 22 Feb 2024
1515 - Marriage and the Modern Woman

Wed, 21 Feb 2024
1514 - From Page to Stage: Exploring sex and gender in Shakespeare's work

Tue, 20 Feb 2024
1513 - What’s Up with The Birds?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024
1512 - For the Sake of the Common Good: Honouring Lois Wilson

Thu, 15 Feb 2024
1511 - Obtaining Justice Without Demonizing Your Enemies: Martha Minow

Wed, 14 Feb 2024
1510 - 5 Canadian Writers on Subverting Identity

Mon, 12 Feb 2024
1509 - Queer Diplomacy: Negotiating 2SLGBTQ+ Rights in a Fraught World

Wed, 07 Feb 2024
1508 - Be Reasonable: Scholars Define Who Is and Who Is Not

Tue, 06 Feb 2024
1507 - Puro Cubano: The Meaning of Tobacco in Cuba

Mon, 05 Feb 2024
1506 - Ulysses and the Art of Everyday Living

Fri, 02 Feb 2024