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Enclosures of Public Spaces and Infrastructure

From: Think Like a Commoner

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The city is one of the most fiercely contested arenas for market enclosures. Public squares, parks, walkways, sports arenas and the very face and identity of a city are being taken over by a cozy … 10 $1.00 Add
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Interlude

From: Grocery Story

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This chapter describes alternative, viable, models for grocery stores and the "food shed" of local retailers and growers in Nelson, BC, and Viroqua, Wisconsin. The grocery store chains … 11 $1.10 Add
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Riding the Rocket

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt details Research in Motion’s rise to prominence and what that meant for Canadian business, particularly in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Oil Industry

Corporate Power and Oil Industry Regulation in Alberta

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Nathan Lemphers looks at the overwhelming influence the oil industry exerts over Alberta, focusing on the history of the oil industry in the region and how it has shaped and … 17 $1.70 Add
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Boomtown

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt describes Research in Motion’s continued success, specifically from the point of view of several of the company’s key employees. 17 $1.70 Add
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Ecosocialism

From: Future on Fire

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Chapter 5 examines a future guided by ecosocialism. Topics discussed include the transition away from corporate, consumer, and crony capitalism, what makes ecosocialism a good alternative to … 9 $0.90 Add
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Enclosures of Knowledge and Culture

From: Think Like a Commoner

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Copyright and trademark law — with help from new types of “technological locks” that encrypt DVDs and ebooks — are privatizing more and more of our shared culture so that … 14 $1.40 Add
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Enter the Co-op

From: Grocery Story

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In this chapter the author describes the history of co-ops from 1761 in Scotland to the revival of community-owned grocery stores in the 1980s. The structure and types of co-ops, their … 13 $1.30 Add
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Nuclear Power

Regulating the Nuclear Power Industry — the Need for Independence of the Regulator

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Theresa McClenaghan discusses the history of of nuclear power in Canada and the world. She explains many aspects involved with the creation and sustaining of the nuclear … 28 $2.80 Add
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When Ideas Become Common Sense

From: Organizing the 1%

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The Corporate Reach Into Culture and Politics ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Drugs

Regulatory Capture and the Disabling of Drug Safety at Health Canada

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Michèle Brill-Edwards provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the Canadian government has quietly disabled the safety system for drugs in Canada. The Food and Drugs Act … 23 $2.30 Add
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Silicon Valley North

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt examines the growth of Kitchener-Waterloo’s growing reputation as a tech leader from the perspective of several staff and executives of other tech companies in the area. 26 $2.60 Add
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The Food Co-op Waves

From: Grocery Story

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This chapter describes Black American and working-class consumer co-ops founded in the 1930s Great Depression, many of which, resembling conventional grocery stores, are still in operation while … 18 $1.80 Add