{ Electric City Magazine ]

Watching the coverage of the Ontario election has been a bit depressing. It’s not just the content of the news—all the sniping and ugly back-and-forths and bizarre drama of party politics—but it’s the coverage itself. Let me ask you: why is so much of the coverage centred around sniping, ugly back-and-forths, and bizarre drama of […]

When we meet with new writers who are interested in writing about some social or political issue in town, we frequently have the same question: “Ok, but what are we going to do about it?” Electric City Magazine has frequently become a paper of dissent in town, naysaying local government decisions and bemoaning everything that’s […]

Another Perspective Re: “Point/Counterpoint: Basic Income” Thank you for opening up a proper debate on Basic Income. As much discussion of BI tends to alternate between uncritical enthusiasm for it or outright opposition on account of it being a social program, it is refreshing to read a critical yet sympathetic debate. Both Elisha and David […]

{Editor/ial] Fair warning up top: yes this editorial ends with an appeal to donate to our Patreon. We recently re-launched our crowdfunding page, and I’d like to tell you about it. But in a wider sense, I want to talk about the new direction of the magazine, and how the fundraising appeal fits into that. […]

Deep Gratitude Re: “On Reconciliation” [letter edited for space] Deep thanks for your many great articles. Education and sharing information to inspire new choices and new actions for our collective humanity are needed for these times. We cannot change unless we can see what it is we need to see in order to change. Your […]

{Editor/ial] We’re approaching the stage in Electric City Magazine’s development where it’s becoming a little-known fact that we started out as a local music blog. Electric City Live had been around almost four years when we launched the magazine at the start of 2016. Its live music listings were widely trusted and widely consulted, and […]