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Rea

Rea

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author describes his realtionship with a sexual health nurse. 4 $0.40 Add
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Red Shadows

Red Shadows

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author explores her feelings for her mother, who died of AIDS when Mayer was 3 years old. 5 $0.50 Add
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Regime Change

Regime Change

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

Two forces sought to topple the secular Arab nationalists of Ba’athist Syria, each for its own, and separate reasons. Both forces were equally determined to end the influence of secular … 31 $3.10 Add
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Relationship to Fear

Relationship to Fear

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter details the author’s sex education at school, her being tested with a friend for HIV, and how fear of AIDS influenced her romantic life as a lesbian. 7 $0.70 Add
Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

From Tragedy to Useful Imperial Fiction

“… essential reading.” Edward S. Herman An accepted narrative holds that horrible Rwandan Hutu génocidaires planned and executed a satanic scheme to eliminate nearly a million Tutsis after a … 276 View
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Sabotaging an Alternative to the US-Led Global Economic Order

Sabotaging an Alternative to the US-Led Global Economic Order

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter thirteen, Sabotaging an Alternative to the US-Led Global Economic Order focuses on a north Korean reunification. The DPRK defines itself as “a revolutionary State” originating … 29 $2.90 Add
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Saddam

Saddam

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Chapter Nine focuses on Saddam Hussian. During the 1970s, Saddam used Iraq’s oil wealth to pursue ambitious programs of social reform and economic uplift, earning him the plaudits of the … 12 $1.20 Add
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Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author discusses how he "grew up on a steady diet of AIDS fear," and the impact that has had on adult life. 10 $1.00 Add
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Scouts at her Majesty's Service

Scouts at her Majesty’s Service

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 4, Philpot critiques and highlights the fact that a commission comprising of mainly American, Canadian, and French nationals– six of ten members of whom admitted that they knew … 12 $1.20 Add
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Settlers

Settlers

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Chapter Eleven focuses on the ideology of the Israeli Settlers. Settler colonialism is a system through which natives are displaced by immigrants. Under this system, the natives are defined as … 13 $1.30 Add
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Shun Thy Neighbour

Shun Thy Neighbour

The U.S.-Mexico Border

From: Walls

The author explores the history and harsh reality of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the Mexican perspective and the plight of migrants looking to immigrate to the U.S.. 47 $4.70 Add
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Sirte

Sirte

Keystone of Independence

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

In Chapter One Sirte: Keystone of Independence, Forte contrasts the city of Sirte– found to be in near total ruin by the end of the 2011 Libyan Civil War– to the Sirte which was once … 39 $3.90 Add
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Sirte

Sirte

Touchstone of Imperialism

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

In Chapter Two Sirte: Touchstone of Imperialism, Forte examines how Sirte represented a post-colonial Libya, as the seat of the Al-Fateh Revolution and later the focus of international attention … 68 $6.80 Add
Slouching Towards Sirte

Slouching Towards Sirte

NATO's War on Libya and Africa

NATO’s war in Libya was proclaimed as a humanitarian intervention—bombing in the name of “saving lives.” Attempts at diplomacy were stifled. Peace talks were subverted. … 344 View
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Status Symbol

Status Symbol

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter explores St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, where the author has regular blood work. He writes that it inspires a sense of community, and it is where he feels safest from stigma. 5 $0.50 Add
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Summer Camp
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Summer Camp

From: Up the Coast

Chapter Six contrasts life in North Vancouver and Oxford Bay, logging life and realities, evidence of previous loggers in the areas, Smokey the dog discovering a human skull, American tourists on … 30 $3.00 Add