Supplierism

From Russia Without Love

How our money funded Putin’s war in Ukraine

Nov 3 • Chris G.

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October 2026

A short history of the long and slow end to child labour in England

As a child, Robert Blincoe began his days before the sun, roused in the dark and marched to the cotton mill at five in the morning, where he worked…

Oct 27 • Chris G.

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Who’s Paying Trump?

Probably you.

Oct 20 • Chris G.

1

What lies beneath

Part 2

Oct 13 • Chris G.

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What lies beneath

Part 1

Oct 6 • Chris G.

1

September 2026

The Footprint Chronicles, revisited

In 2007, a web producer at Patagonia named Lisa Polley did something that changed the way I see the world.

Sep 29 • Chris G.

2

Self-Service

From the Piggly Wiggly to your very own procurement department

Sep 22 • Chris G.

2

The Bad Sport

From the Expos to the Rangers, sports offer expensive lessons

Sep 15 • Chris G.

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Kids and families get nothing

Meta settles for $17.1 billion

Sep 8 • Chris G.

2

The mind bomb

Fifty years ago, a camera in a small rubber boat changed the way we see the world

Sep 1 • Chris G.

2

August 2026

Updated Terms

Last month I turned on the TV to watch the Blue Jays game and got Samsung’s updated privacy terms instead.

Aug 25 • Chris G.

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The 1980s wonder-kid supplier

In the early 1980s, the world was consumed by economic debates about capitalism vs socialism, free markets vs central planning, private ownership vs…

Aug 18 • Chris G.

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