When the Bottrel General Store south of Cremona, Alta., first opened its doors in 1901, Sir Wilfred Laurier was Canada's prime minister and leader of the federal liberals. Laurier oversaw Alberta's ...

Political alienation is a profound sense of estrangement or disconnection from the political system and its processes. It manifests in various ways, including apathy, distrust, and a feeling of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The idea of ‘alienation’ by Karl Marx is one of the most widely discussed concepts in social, political and economic theory. It is an idea that a young Marx developed out of his study of Friedrich ...

Humans need relationships and connections to survive and thrive. After all, we are social creatures. When one human victimizes another, that betrayal can leave survivors feeling alienated—disconnected ...