COMMONS

Hosted by Arshy Mann

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The Last COMMONS Ever / Introducing: The Hatchet

November 28, 2024

WORK #16 – Boss Fight

This is the story of Canada’s first-ever video game union. And the lengths that the industry went to try to stop it in its tracks July 3, 2024

WORK #15 – Canada’s New Underclass

The huge rise in international students in Canada — most of them from Punjab, India — has become one of the biggest stories in the country. June 26, 2024

WORK #14 – The Colossus of Roads

She expected to face opposition from tech companies and governments that are hostile to workers. But what she didn’t anticipate was that one of the biggest obstacles in her path would be a labour union. June 19, 2024

WORK #13 – Flying Under the Radar

Mandalena Lewis is one of far too many flight attendants who have been harassed or assaulted on the job. And her story is just one example of a culture of sexism and abuse that she alleges pervades the airline industry. June 12, 2024

WORK #12 – The Crucible of Confinement

In 2006, Zakaria Amara was arrested and imprisoned for planning what could have been one of the deadliest terror attacks in Canadian history. A ringleader of the so-called “Toronto 18,” he’s one of the most infamous Canadian convicts of the last few decades. June 5, 2024

WORK #11 – The Way the Music Died

♩♪ But Spotify, it’s nearly killed us Ticketmaster’s ground us to dust The companies got too large Now monopolies are in charge ♩♪ May 29, 2024

WORK #10 – Prison Labour Industrial Complex

Not only do Canadian prisoners work for for-profit businesses, but they’re sometimes doing the most dangerous and nauseating work around May 22, 2024

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