The Latest

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  The literal – and literary – futures we build

  by Saima Desai – 9 min read

  Briarpatch editor Saima Desai talks to two judges of our Writing in the Margins contest about Idle No More and MMIWG, ethical kinship, writing queer sex, and their forthcoming work.

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  “At least hookers get wages”

  by Bee Khaleeli – 14 min read

  If sex were factored out of the equation, sugaring would look a lot like the precarious gig economy jobs of Uber drivers or bike couriers. And – like in other web-based jobs – sugar babies in Montreal are struggling to develop collective strength with their fellow workers.

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  Striking for the common good

  by Saima Desai – 4 min read

  Teachers bargaining for the common good contains the seed of radical change – and I mean “radical” in the same way that Angela Davis uses it, meaning “grasping at the root.”

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  The cost of a T-shirt

  by Samantha Ponting – 19 min read

  In Honduras, women maquila workers are fighting back against the multinational garment companies that they say are endangering their health and safety.