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@nazpatel.bsky.social
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Scribbles on political philosophy- multiculturalism, immigration and religious diversity. Lover of the beautiful game and literature. (he/him)

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nazpatel.bsky.social @nazpatel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Leading U.S. feminist Gloria Steinem dead at 92 | CBC News
Gloria Steinem, the celebrated U.S. author and activist who became one of the most potent voices of the feminist movement, has died. She was 92.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 30/05/2026
Going into the 2026 World Cup qualifying process, no former champion had ever failed to qualify three straight times. Italy is now the first, and some have theorized that the country’s immigration policies could be to blame. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Why Has Italy Failed to Qualify for Three Straight World Cups?
Going into the 2026 World Cup qualifying process, no former champion had ever failed to qualify three straight times. Italy is now the first, and some have theorized that the country’s immigration policies could be to blame.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/05/2026
Pep Guardiola’s perpetual revolutions have changed face of English football | Jonathan Wilson
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Pep Guardiola’s perpetual revolutions have changed face of English football | Jonathan Wilson
Departing Manchester City manager has left huge imprint but equally stands alone in his willingness to adapt
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Luc Turgeon @lturgeon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Ma chronique pour @onfrtfo.bsky.social sur le récent budget ontarien.
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Budget de l’Ontario : les choix difficiles remis à demain
« Gouverner, c’est choisir, si difficiles que soient les choix ». Cette phrase toute simple, prononcée à l’Assemblée nationale française par Pierre Mendès France en 1953, est fréquemment citée pour fa...
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The Alberta government continues to say that it is not bringing in US-style, two-tier health care Have a read of this update from an ophthalmologists' office A clear and blatant violation of the Canada Health Act and the principle of access based on need, not ability to pay #cdnpoli #abpoli
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IRPP @irpp.org · 29/01/2026
📅 La conversation se poursuit le 5 février, lors d’un webinaire avec @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad et @mireillepaquet.bsky.social Inscription : irpp.org/fr/irpp-even... @irms-concordia.bsky.social @migration.ubc.ca
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« Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape: Top five things to watch out for in 2026 » (Webinaire) - IRPP
Le paysage de l’immigration au Canada est en plein changement et l’année 2026 s’annonce comme une année pivot. Joignez-vous à nous lors de ce webinaire qui sera l’occasion de se pencher sur les grande...
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
My latest in the @theguardian.com on how the Trump admins latest immigrant visa ban takes us back to the racial quotas abolished in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Racial quotas for immigration are back | Heba Gowayed
The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the US
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 17/01/2026
Making America White Again with immigration policy. (I would add to @hebagowayed.bsky.social's comparison that the 1920s racists were also roiled by a birth rate panic, as we are again today)
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P Graefe @pgraefe.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy to share some recent research on the NDP and the working class (with @mattpolacko.bsky.social and @sjkiss.bsky.social) in the latest Perspectives magazine. perspectivesjournal.ca/changing-cla...
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The Changing Class Basis of Canadian and Social Democratic Futures | Perspectives Journal
Elements of a redistributive and working-class agenda are already in demand, but many voters and especially the working class, feel politically alienated and disaffected that their interests are not b...
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Kids Can Press @kidscanpress.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Kids Can Press company logo and logo and image of Franklin character with statement text,”Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy, and inclusivity. We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.”
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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I’m so thankful for the chance to compile & share #ScholarSunday threads of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books. So let’s end the holiday weekend with my 252nd! Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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#ScholarSunday Thread 252 (11/30/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
I’m so thankful for the chance to compile & share #ScholarSunday threads of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. So let’s end the holiday weeke...
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Edward the Movie Buff 🎞🎬🎥📽 @midgetmoxie.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Graham Greene (1952-2025) #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
King Charles’ speech from the throne is a harbinger of a rightward shift www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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King Charles’ speech from the throne is a harbinger of a rightward shift - CCPA
For the first time since 1977, and the third time ever, the monarch of the British empire appeared before Canada’s parliament to read the speech from the throne to open a parliamentary session.
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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I would apply for this job if I didn't have the best job in the world. And if I knew anything about tax!
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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This is a super insightful thread. Canadians must think much more strategically about our interests in a world where the US has lost is primacy in Europe and where its power and credibility globally evaporate a bit more every day.
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Alex Neve @alexneve.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Relieved to hear that Francesca Albanese has been renewed for 3 more years as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights/Palestine, despite aggressive efforts to silence her. Note to governments: truth triumphs, Palestinian lives & rights matter.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
For those with institutional access: This book appears to now be available electronically. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Book cover for Interpreting Modernity: Essays on the work of Charles Taylor
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Notthedarkweb @notthedarkweb.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
My modest contribution to the recent online discussion on whether Fukuyama is good, actually.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 15/03/2025
“As much as my dad called himself a nationalist, he was also a fierce protector of Canada’s sovereignty — he dedicated his life to its defence.”
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To My Late Father, Mel Hurtig: We Need You Now | The Tyee
His passionate work for Canadian sovereignty offers lessons for how to respond to the political moment.
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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This paragraph definitely jumped out. Translation: “Why should other countries have sovereignty?! It’s not fair, and it’s not fine!”
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Health in Canada: a pivotal political moment. Canada must fiercely defend the integrity of its cherished universal health-care system. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.bsky.social
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nazpatel.bsky.social @nazpatel.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
I’m Canadian - so my opinion should carry no weight as we respect the sovereignty of the USA. That said - YOU NEED TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT!
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trantidis.bsky.social @trantidis.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Nick Cowen and I were right about Trump. Unfortunately.
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Hayek versus Trump: The Radical Right’s Road to Serfdom | Polity: Vol 52, No 2
Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom has been interpreted as a general warning against state intervention in the economy.1 We review this argument in conjunction with Hayek’s later work and discern an institut...
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Yasmeen Abu-Laban @yasmeenabulaban.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A timely discussion of the trend to cut spending on the public good. thewalrus.ca/death-of-big...
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They Sold Out Big Bird, and They’ll Sell Out the Rest of Us Too | The Walrus
The spirit of uplift that gave us Sesame Street, the CBC, and public schools is under threat
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Is there a reason why Danielle Smith is traveling to Florida on taxpayers’ dime to participate in a far-right talk show that routinely has its content removed for hate speech? www.forbes.com/sites/antoni... #ableg
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Andy Lamey @andy-lamey.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Philosopher Joe Heath (Toronto) on why the Democrats need a project 2029.
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Opinion | Democrats Need Their Own Version of Project 2025
A call for a reform project that is ambitious, radical and iconoclastic yet grounded in a genuine desire to fix the problems of American governance.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Well done, Mike Myers
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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Hard to miss the irreparable harm for #USAID employees tonight. Watch this litigation, and the foreign aid freeze cases - it isn’t over yet… www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Team Canada usually plays hockey like it needs it, but this was different. At this hinge point of history, at this moment of uncertainty, Canada really needed this one. It felt good to win. www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...
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Bruce Arthur: Canada’s 4 Nations win over U.S. transcends hockey. We’re keeping our country and, at least for now, our game too
Beating the United States in 2010 or 2014 was one thing: beating this America, right now, was something else, writes Bruce Arthur.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Perhaps our greatest contemporary thinker on democracy.
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𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑 @abizadeh.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Political philosopher Joseph Heath with a thought-provoking analysis of the USA crisis as fuelled by flaws inherent to the USA constitution, and why Dems are caught bw rock & hardplace
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Observations on the U.S. constitutional crisis
I’m a bit surprised that Pierre Trudeau’s famous “sleeping with an elephant” speech has not been getting more play in recent weeks:
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alex himelfarb @alexhim.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Excerpted and adapted from Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge - What it will take to deal with American decline, Inequality and the Climate Crisis
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𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑 @abizadeh.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Giving online talk on “Ethics in Academic Publishing” at the SJ Center for Business Ethics on Feb. 10 at 5pm EST. I’ll be discussing the crisis of for-profit academic journal publishing, the emerging diamond open access alternative, and what we can do. You can register to attend online here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Ethics in Academic Publishing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Prof. Arash Abizadeh from McGill University will be discussing the ethics and inequities in academic publishing, focusing on exploitation by commercial publishers and barriers to accessing knowledge. ...
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DT Cochrane @dtcochrane.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I will follow Luke’s lead and let my Twitter go dormant.
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Sean Tucker @seantucker.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Strong statement in support of academic freedom for speech & learning related to Gaza by Dr. Peter McInnis, President of @caut.bsky.social. Thank you, Peter! Respect for the courageous group of UBC SPPH students who provided a statement for this article.
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Ashwini Vasanthakumar @ashwinivasantha.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Because this is still going on, and will, as difficult as it is to conceive, likely get worse under Trump.
theguardian.com
Gaza death toll 40% higher than official number, Lancet study finds
Analysis estimates death toll by end of June was 64,260, with 59% being women, children and people over 65
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William Clare Roberts 🇵🇸 @marxinhell.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I always love Jacob's ideas about the history of liberalism. A fun consequence of this thread: Marx when he was writing for the NY Tribune was perhaps one of the foremost liberal voices in America, since he opposed both the Southern planter class & the protectionism of the Northern Republicans.
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nazpatel.bsky.social @nazpatel.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/f...
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Former President Jimmy Carter Is Dead at 100
The Nobel laureate, who died Sunday at home in Georgia, was known for his dedication to public service, including his transformative partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
"We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly world," said Kwame Alexander in the statement on the renowned Nikki Giovanni’s death
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Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/12/2024
Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, Amnesty International report finds
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Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, Amnesty International report finds
Human rights group says Israel ‘brazenly, continuously and with total impunity … unleashed hell’ on strip’s 2.3m population A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide…
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Andy Lamey @andy-lamey.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Jeff McMahan is always worth reading.
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Jeff McMahan, Proportionality and Necessity in Israel’s Invasion of Gaza, 2023–2024 - PhilPapers
This article seeks to show that Israel’s war in Gaza in 2023 and 2024 has been an unjust war because it has violated both the requirement of proportionality and the requirement ...
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