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Rylan Higgins
Rylan Higgins is an associate professor of anthropology at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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'It's pretty brutal, pretty unforgiving': Why the West should move beyond an oilpatch economy
Working in the petroleum industry is only a good living if you're foresighted and fortunate enough to prepare for the bust, which always comes.
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Transparency about where our clothing is made won't improve the lives of garment factory workers
A recently released report urges greater supply chain transparency in the garment and footwear industries. But knowing where our impossibly cheap clothing is made probably won't really change much.
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