Politics & Power

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Origins and Development of Sexual Work in the United States and Britain

Origins and Development of Sexual Work in the United States and Britain

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

This chapter focuses on sexual work; it discusses history, sexuality, class, and gender/labour politics. 16 $1.60 Add
Patriarchy of the Wage

Patriarchy of the Wage

Notes on Marx, Gender, and Feminism

At a time when socialism is entering a historic crisis and we are witnessing a worldwide expansion of capitalist relations, a feminist rethinking of Marx’s work is vitally important. In … 144 View
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Power and Order

Power and Order

Inequality, Injustice, and Paths Beyond

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 8, Khasnabish concludes the book by taking a critical look at the way our social relations and institutions are structured and how they are deeply shaped by prevailing power dynamics. … 24 $2.40 Add
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Powerless and Powerful Identities

Powerless and Powerful Identities

Hegemony and Supreme Power

From: The Power Manual

Powerless and Powerful Identities, explores the space between Gramsci’s hegemony, the idea that the very acceptance of power as dominance renders one powerless, and the philosophy of … 11 $1.10 Add
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Precarious Work Requires Precarious Workers

Precarious Work Requires Precarious Workers

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter specifically follows the rise of temporary placement agencies as a tool of employers to utilize undocumented, precarious and racialized migrants for capital. The shift from … 12 $1.20 Add
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Restoring the Canadian Left

Restoring the Canadian Left

From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking

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Revolution Begins at Home: Rethinking Marx, Reproduction, and the Class Struggle

Revolution Begins at Home: Rethinking Marx, Reproduction, and the Class Struggle

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

This essay’s argument is divided in four parts. Part 1 examines the evidence and reasons for Marx’s undertheorization of “reproduction,” focusing on his reductive concept … 20 $2.00 Add
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Starting as Professionals, 1920-1969
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Starting as Professionals, 1920-1969

From: Leading Progess

In this chapter, the author discusses how the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada emerged and changed along with Canada during its first fifty years, when major external and … 27 $2.70 Add
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Stepping Up to a Larger Union Stage, 2010-19
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Stepping Up to a Larger Union Stage, 2010-19

From: Leading Progess

In this chapter, Russell explores how PIPSC dealt with issues and opportunities as it approached its hundred-year aniversary. PIPSC members confronted the Harper government’s muzzling of … 34 $3.40 Add
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Striking for Status

Striking for Status

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter describes why undocumented migrants’ struggles for status are fundamentally about workers’ rights. In certain moments, like 2006 and 2017 in the US and 2008 in France, marginalized … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Construction of Domestic Work in Nineteenth-Century England and the Patriarchy of the Wage

The Construction of Domestic Work in Nineteenth-Century England and the Patriarchy of the Wage

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

This chapter examines the history of our current understanding of "domestic work/women’s labour" and the effects of this relatively recent construction on women. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Gig Is Up

The Gig Is Up

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter is a small love note to the iwc (Immigrant Workers Centre) for always being willing to experiment to find new ways to build leadership and solidarity. It’s difficult for unions to … 10 $1.00 Add