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Walmart on wheels

Walmart on wheels

Labour and unions

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

Chapter nine of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? examines the labour and union aspects of the three revolutions in automobility as well as of public transit, and finds that carpooling apps in … 18 $1.80 Add
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War = Profits

War = Profits

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines how World War II (1939-1945) meant profits for American business both in America and Germany. 11 $1.10 Add
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Warning Signs

Warning Signs

From: BlackBerry Town

Howitt asseses Research in Motion as its success is threatened by rival companies – most notably Apple’s iPhone. 16 $1.60 Add
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Water Export: The Site C End-Game

Water Export: The Site C End-Game

From: Damming the Peace

Investigative journalist Joyce Nelson links the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley to continental water-sharing plans. Her analysis is that the Site C dam is being … 15 $1.50 Add
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Water Use in the Home

Water Use in the Home

From: Dry Run

Let’s take a look now at residential water use, something that most of us are quite familiar with. The sources of water use inside the home with almost 60 percent goes for shower, toilet … 17 $1.70 Add
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Watering the Garden

Watering the Garden

The Chretien Years

From: The Tangled Garden

A first‑hand account of the development of Canadian culture policy by the Brian Mulroney Conservative government (1984 to 1993). Focuses specifically on initiatives by former communications … 16 $1.60 Add
We Are Not Okay

We Are Not Okay

The Pandemic and Its Consquences

COVID-19 made almost five million Canadians sick, put hundreds of thousands in hospital, and claimed over 50,000 lives. The numbers are startling yet they don’t begin to capture the … 101 View
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Wealth Driven Business Models and Their Alternatives

Wealth Driven Business Models and Their Alternatives

From: From Corporate Globalization to Global Co-operation

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Wealth versus Commonwealth

Wealth versus Commonwealth

From: Resilience Imperative

For the last 200 years, the ideology of unregulated markets, free-flow-ing capital, and minimalist government has waxed and waned. The unbridled markets of the 1920s gave way to state investment … ; 36 $3.60 Add
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Wear It!

Wear It!

Moving the Fashion Industry Forward

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

This chapter discusses how the fashion industry can move toward more ethical and sustainable choices, including an explanation of how the circular economy can be applied to fashion, using … 11 $1.10 Add
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Web Giants

Web Giants

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter explores solutions for taxing massive online corporations, who have hisotrically proved … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Welcome to Lev, Lemberg, Lwow, Lvov, Lviv . . .

Welcome to Lev, Lemberg, Lwow, Lvov, Lviv . . .

From: Family Ties

This chapter explores how regional Ukrainian nationalism was constructed, and examines stories of family displacement through archival research to clarify contested claims regarding Chrystia Freeland. 17 $1.70 Add
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Welcome to the Anthropocene
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Welcome to the Anthropocene

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is … 20 $2.00 Add
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Well-Being for First Nations

Well-Being for First Nations

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Measuring What Matters to Community Well-Being * Why a Community Asset Assessment? * Natural Capital Assessment * The Well-Being Community Planning Process * Benefits of a Well-Being-Based … 15 $1.50 Add
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Well-Being Impact Investing

Well-Being Impact Investing

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Virtuous Financial Leadership * Lintel Capital LLC: Investment for Good * Well-Being Impact Investment Funds * And the Times, They are a-Changin’ 9 $0.90 Add