Shares of the week

Recipes

• Linguine with Chickpeas - This was so delicious. Savory and filling. I held the anchovies and instead topped it off with a dollop of Spicy Chili Crisp.

Software Development

• What’s it like as a senior engineer - Someone who has been in the software industry as long as I have is considered a senior. This article goes though one person’s experience of what it actually takes to be a senior engineer beyond coding.

Covid-19

• Discrimination and COVID-19: Why did Saskatchewan Lockdown the North? - This piece examines the differences in how outbreaks in northern mostly-indigenous communities and in Hutterite communities in the south were handled.
• The Government’s Pantry Isn’t Bare — the People’s Pantry Is Bare - Governments can print money. Households cannot. The stock market is soaring while people are going hungry. This article explains how this is no time for austerity.

Politics and Technology

• Inside the Chinese military attack on Nortel - Canada used to be on the forefront of telecommunications in the world. This is an in-depth look at how things quickly changed when bad actors exploited weak management and security at the now-defunct company.

The Movement

• The Vast Majority: Coalition or Confrontation for Socialists - This podcast from Jacobin Radio has Jared Abbot on to discuss his piece about the strategic dilemma that American democratic socialists face in the post Bernie Sanders world.