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When a software glitch crippled Delta Air Lines in July 2024, headlines placed the blame on a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. But nearly a year later, it’s clear that the real failure was not just in the code—it was in the boardroom. The July collapse is a critical case study for the importance […]

Every July 1st, we do something very un-Canadian: we brag… just a little. We tell ourselves a familiar story: that we are kind, fair, and the sort of country that says sorry and means it. We tell ourselves that our eggs are local, our meat is ethical, and our food system reflects our values. But […]

Even as a fragile ceasefire holds between Israel and Iran, the risk of renewed conflict in the Middle East continues to cast a long shadow over millions of South Asian migrant workers. With Israel and Iran trading airstrikes, closed airspace and warnings over aggressive posturing at an advanced stage, the prospects for a wider regional […]

The pursuit of luxury and power by a select few public leaders, despite the cost to many, comes at a time of extreme corruption and horrific violence in the U.S. political process. It’s not enough that pay to play techniques are rampant– including appointing tech execs as lieutenant colonels– it seems that stolen valor and […]

Walking to work while scrolling the news this month, I felt a pit in my stomach seeing footage of ICE raiding Los Angeles elementary school graduations, restaurants, and stores. Watching our government violently abduct fathers, mothers, and children off the streets with no due process felt like reliving my worst childhood fears. My family moved […]

In 1851, at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth stood before a crowd of white women and asked, “Ain’t I a woman?” And they laughed. In 1979, at the Second Sex Conference, Audre Lorde was invited only after organizers were called out for excluding women of color. She delivered a searing critique […]

Time and time again, our local, state, and national leaders work against the betterment of our youth by advocating for policies that make planning for a better future more complicated. From stripping access to comprehensive sexual health education to banning books in public libraries, our leaders are snatching knowledge more and more each day. As […]

Six months into the second Trump administration, and after four years of sustained rest, we have returned to the sweeping crescendos and vibrant movements of the legacy media’s symphony of sympathy. Now, the tune has been adapted for departing federal employees as President Trump moves to streamline the federal government — and fast-track its firings […]

When my family moved to Hawaii five years ago from Los Angeles, I also moved away from my “mainland mindset” by starting to call the continental US “the mainland,” and noticing that I was now one of many Asian kids on the street, where before I had been in the minority. Most Hawaiians embrace some […]

Recently, fate reminded me again: parenthood is where borders between countries dissolve. That’s how I met Misha at a backyard gathering in a quiet California town. He had just come to America for the first time to visit his childhood friends. He’s the father of five. His youngest is just six months old. His wife… […]