The Story of Obedience | Serbulent Turan | TEDxTerryTalks
In this TEDx talk, Serbulent Turan tries to formulate an answer to the age-old question “why do we obey?” using the hybridity between political science and…
Read articleMeet One of UBC’s Protesters Against Tuition Increases
On December 2nd, UBC’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to raise tuition on international students–by 10% and by a subsequent 3% for the next four years.…
Read articleStudent Protests Around the World
Blog Post by Terry Project Researcher Eric Bing UBC’s proposed tuition and residence fee increases have been met with significant outcry from students, and triggered the…
Read articleHow Canadian Spies “Stack the Deck” Against the Left
Listen to historians Reg Whitaker and Greg Kealey (authors of the book Secret Service) tell stories from Canada’s sordid history of political policing: In 1920–in the…
Read articleA look at hidden homelessness among refugees and new immigrants in Vancouver
Rising rents and the decline in rental accommodation is contributing to a rising trend of “hidden homelessness’ among Vancouver’s refugees and new immigrants. According to a…
Read articleThese guys live in Vancouver, pay next to nothing for rent and throw epic parties [somewhat NSFW photos]
On yesterday’s episode of Terry Project on CiTR we profiled Vlad and Andrew, two young guys who pay around $360 each a month to live in a big house…
Read articleTerry Project on CiTR #47: Zombie City
Are high housing prices turning Vancouver into a “zombie city?” Are young people and working class families being priced out of the market? Listen to our investigation: Subscribe…
Read articleThe Terry Project on CiTR #27: [Update] Silencing the Scientists
This is an update to one of our most popular episodes, silencing the scientists. Has Harper politicized federal science? Since 2006, the Canadian government has laid…
Read articleThe Four Pillars Revisited
In 2001, after much campaigning by activists, academics and public health officials, Vancouver’s municipal council approved the boldest, most progressive drug policy in North America:…
Read articleRise of the Citizen Policy Analyst: Altay Sedat Otun at TEDxTerry Talks 2013
Altay Sedat Otun speaks about the need to create opportunities for students to get more involved in critical policy debates affecting the world. He argues that…
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