Mani Asadieraghi
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OpinionsThe knowledge gap behind anti-union messaging
Anti-union messaging rarely persuades outright; it arrives where legal literacy is missing. When workers are taught compliance before rights, organizing begins to feel risky rather than protected, and silence is mistaken for preference.
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OpinionsWhen solidarity is selective, silence becomes political
As protests spread across Iran and dozens are killed amid internet shutdowns and mass arrests, the lack of sustained attention on university campuses raises an uncomfortable question: how do we decide which injustices demand solidarity, and which are allowed to fade into silence?
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OpinionsThe hidden politics of learning
Cognitive inequality is the silent curriculum in our universities. Students don’t struggle because they lack ability; they struggle because politics shapes their mental bandwidth long before class begins.
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OpinionsThe cost of compartmentalization
Compartmentalizing identity quietly erodes both personal freedom and public life.
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OpinionsAccountability starts with us
Montreal’s biggest challenge isn’t policy—it’s a culture of accountability that only active, engaged citizens can create.
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OpinionsMontreal calls itself an AI hub, but a hub for whom?
The voices missing from AI today will decide whose lives are overlooked by its systems tomorrow.
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OpinionsMontreal chose diversity. Will Quebec choose fear?
Quebec risks undermining its future by prioritizing uniformity over inclusion, while Montreal shows that confidence in francophone culture can thrive alongside diversity.
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OpinionsWhy student democracy doesn’t feel like democracy
Low turnout and insider rules keep most Concordia students disengaged, except when the stakes are real.
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OpinionsIt’s time to break the academic paywall
Despite billions in public funding, most Canadian research remains locked behind corporate paywalls, while publishers profit and students and researchers lose. Open access isn’t just a policy, it’s a principle we must fight for.
