Debra Thompson
Debra Thompson is an associate professor of political science at McGill University and serves as the Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies. She is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail, where she provides insights on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in Canada.
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Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
How much state violence will America accept?
Canada· 2026-01-26
Debra Thompson stated that year one of Trump's second term has been catastrophic for American democracy.
One year later, it’s clear Donald Trump is the most consequential president of our lifetimeCanada· 2026-01-16
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Year one of Donald Trump’s second term has been catastrophic for American democracyCanada· 2026-01-16
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
The Democrats can’t just be content with building a ‘big tent’Canada· 2025-11-14
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Can the courts stop Trump’s aggressive agenda?Canada· 2025-09-10
Debra Thompson points out that the realm of ideas cannot be controlled by executive order.
Letters to the editor, Aug. 30: ‘I still marvel at how little progress the West has made in understanding world affairs when it comes to Russia’Canada· 2025-08-31
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Trump is wielding U.S. citizenship as a weaponCanada· 2025-07-25
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
A parade, protests and assassinations: tensions keep rising in Trump’s AmericaCanada· 2025-06-17
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail and an associate professor of political science at McGill University.
What is happening to higher education in the U.S. right now is not reform. It is destructionCanada· 2025-05-24
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Opinion: The reckless deregulation of America is a golden opportunity for corporate lobbyistsCanada· 2025-04-28
Debra Thompson is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Opinion: Donald Trump wants to decimate public education in AmericaCanada· 2025-03-29
Debra Thompson is an associate professor of political science and the Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University.
Opinion: The name can change, but the work must not: why Canada still needs DEICanada· 2025-02-08
