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Astra Taylor: The Age of Insecurity (2023, House of Anansi Press) 5 stars

Writer, filmmaker, and organizer Astra Taylor takes a curious, critical, and ultimately hopeful look at …

Excellent!

5 stars

Really well-done survey of how modern life is characterized by insecurity and how the disappearance of the commons and the decline of the social safety net encourages us to fall back on working harder and harder to accumulate personal security rather than rely on solidarity.

Originally given as a series of lectures available here: www.cbc.ca/radiointeractives/ideas/2023-cbc-massey-lectures-astra-taylor