Big questions like “What should we be doing right now?” feel disorienting — it’s hard to know where to start as staggering news hurtles towards us and agency feels scarce. Thankfully, there’s professor and philosopher Alexis Shotwell. Zoë Yunker reports. Zoë is a Victoria-based journalist writing about environmental politics. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/02/Alexis-Shotwell-Interview/

What Should We Be Doing Right Now

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