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A Working-Class Perspective on Taylor Swift

December 6, 2024December 7, 2024 Abram Mardan, Grace Bodie

Grace Bodie and Abram Mardan On December 8, Taylor Swift’s 21-month world tour, Eras, ends in Vancouver. It included 149 shows and was the highest-grossing tour of all time, raising over US$1 billion. There is no doubt that Swift has talent and stamina, and has an exceptional support team to make it all happen – musicians, […]

Trans Mountain Pipeline Boondoggle

October 7, 2023 Grace Bodie, Ang Berlinic

Back in 1953, the first oil traveled through the Trans Mountain (TMX) pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby. The initial capacity was 150,000 barrels of oil per day. The most recent expansion, approved in 2019, will increase daily capacity to 890,000 barrels. The operation of the expanded pipeline will produce an estimated 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse […]