Political Science
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From  Myth 19All We Need Is to Elect an Eco-Friendly Government! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter explains that electing environmentally conscious governments is not enough to enact climate action. It emphasizes the need for pre-election action to highlight the urgency and … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Myth 2The Problem Is Overpopulation! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter reconsiders the dominant discourse which says that overpopulation is a primary contributor to the environmental crisis, discussing the harmful discourse resulting from this belief. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From Myth 20People Have to Organize through Social Media! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This section argues that online activism is less effective than in-person engagement, since it mostly reaches those already aware of environmental issues and rarely persuades new audiences. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Myth 3New Tech Will Come to Our Rescue! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter examines the idea that the adoption of new technologies, such as geoengineering, will help mitigate the climate crisis. It explores how these proposed technologies risk further … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 12 | 2024 | $1.20 Add |
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From Myth 4The Real Problem Is the Religion of Infinite Growth! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter interrogates the belief that economic growth can solve social and ecological problems, advocating for a decrease in production and degrowth policies. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From Myth 5We Are Not the Problem—China Is! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter considers the harm that comes from stigmatizing the pollution of countries in the global South, discussing the interdependent relationships that connects Western countries to the South. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Myth 6It’s Not about Political Vision, It’s about Science From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter describes the relationship between climate science and the political interest of major governments. It explains that while political leaders acknowledge the environmental crisis, … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Myth 7We’re All in This Together From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter highlights how the climate crisis affects communities unequally, with some facing greater hardships and critiques the leaders responsible for these affects. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Myth 8Nothing Is Preventing Capitalism from Becoming Green! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter challenges the idea that capitalism can grow without harming the environment, critiques the concept of "decoupling", and highlights how climate impacts are unevenly … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Myth 9We Just Need to Make an Energy Transition! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter discusses why capitalism is unlikely to abandon its dependence on fossil fuels and transition toward a renewable economic model. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Mythbusting |
This chapter debunks a variety of myths surrounding basic income | Evelyn L. Forget | 30 | 2020 | $3.00 Add |
 NEW! Myths of Modern HistoryFrom the French Revolution to the 20th century world wars and the Cold War - new perspectives on key events |
Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels challenges readers to reconsider what they know about some key events in the last 250 years of world history. At a time when it’s all too easy to … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 392 | 2022 | View |
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From  Nakba |
Chapter Three focuses on the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. The chapter explores the creation of the colonial settler state of Israel, aided by the British after the First World … | Stephen Gowans | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From Naksa |
Chapter Seven focuses on the ‘Naksa’ or defeat of the Arab states and the Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli army during the 1967 War, or the June War. The chapter explores the … | Stephen Gowans | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From Nasserism |
Chapter Six explores Nasserism. As a nationalist and socialist ideology, Nasserism, which took its name from the Egyptian leader and president Gamal Abed Nasser, greatly influenced and inspired … | Stephen Gowans | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From  National Policy ToryFrom: Merchant Princes |
1848-1887 . Examines the life of John Fitzwilliam Stairs and his entry into politics as a Tory and how he was involved in the creation of national policy. Looks at sugar refining and steel making … | James D. Frost | 34 | 2003 | $3.40 Add |
