Author

Ashwin Nair

Ashwin Nair is a third-year student currently majoring in Materials Engineering and minoring in Political Science. As an Indian-Canadian who grew up in Hong Kong, his areas of interest include Canadian & Quebec politics, Indian subcontinental affairs, and Hong Kong-China relations, as well as antiracism, feminism, taxation & wealth redistribution policy, and environmentalism.

Poli-Tea: Why Won’t Trump Concede?

Ally Lemieux Fanset Nov 24, 2020

In this first episode of Poli-Tea, hosts Ally Lemieux Fanset, Ashwin Nair and Parmida Bakhshi chat about Trump's unwillingness to concede the US Presidential Election, the transition period, and what the state of the Democratic and…
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Dig Deeper: Thinking About the Climate Crisis In Light of COVID-19

Ashwin Nair Sep 13, 2020

The Climate Crisis has always been a crisis - but have we recognized that? Now that we've experienced the COVID-19 crisis, are we in a better place to progress on climate action at the rate that's necessary in order to avoid a global…
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Dig Deeper: Reimagining Political Lobbying to Enhance Democracy

Ashwin Nair Jul 26, 2020

In this episode of Dig Deeper, host Ashwin Nair talks to Dave Meslin, author of Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, about the links between corporate lobbying, grassroots political influence, and the strength of democracy in…
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Dig Deeper: Basic Income

Ashwin Nair Mar 29, 2020

In this episode of Dig Deeper, host Ashwin Nair looks at the Basic Income debate in two countries: India and Canada. Dr Sarath Davala, the Vice-President of Basic Income Earth Network and Coordinator of the India Network for Basic Income…
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Dig Deeper: Should the police be abolished?

Ashwin Nair Mar 19, 2020

In this first episode of Dig Deeper, host Ashwin Nair talks to Alex S. Vitale, Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and author of the book "The End of Policing" on the impact of police brutality on marginalized communities in…
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