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The Middle Power Advantage in the Age of AI
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The Middle Power Advantage in the Age of AI

From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

In this chapter, Wang examines how Canada can exercise agency in the wake of artifical intelligence. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Might of Memory

The Might of Memory

From: The Memory We Could Be

The fight to tackle climate change is a fight to determine the fatality of the future. A fight over the vindication of life. It will require much of us: to unlearn our despair and learn our … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Militant’s Vocation

The Militant’s Vocation

From: Languages of the Unheard

This chapter explores two case studies in the recent history of militancy: the recent Assemblies movement and the Global Justice movement from around the turn of the twenty-first century, and … 24 $2.40 Add
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The Minister's Downfall

The Minister’s Downfall

From: Canada is Not Back

A rare insider’s perspective on the operation of the Trudeau cabinet and PMO. Describes Justin Trudeau’s relationship with Stephane Dion while Dion served as Minister of Foreign … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Modern North, 1945–1985

The Modern North, 1945–1985

From: North of Superior

Most historians agree that the end of the Second World War ushered in a new era in Canada. The economic and social upheaval that had dominated the 1930s became a thing of the past, and the 1950s … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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The Month of Traitors (November)

The Month of Traitors (November)

From: Sir John A. MacDonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885

In this chapter, Dutil examines November 1885, a month in which the execution of Métis leader Louis Riel for treason ignited fierce conflict between English and French Canada.Prime Minister … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Moral Ambiguity of America

The Moral Ambiguity of America

From: The Lost Massey Lectures

In this lecutre, Goodman examines the structural flaws in American political pluralism during the 1960s. 107 $10.70 Add
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The moving picture of incomes
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The moving picture of incomes

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author analyzes the meaning of statistics about disparities in income and what they actually say about economic inequality and well-being in Canada. He points out that the … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Métis Nation and Provisional Government in the North-West, 1869-71

The Métis Nation and Provisional Government in the North-West, 1869-71

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter examines the Metis nation in communities such as the Red River and Saskatchewan River in the late nineteenth-century Canadian colony, the Canada Party, Louis Riel, and the … 12 $1.20 Add
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The multicultural Satan (2017–2023)
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The multicultural Satan (2017–2023)

From: Dream Interrupted

In this chapter, Pelletier explores Quebec’s deepening opposition to Canadian multiculturalism between 2017 and 2023, tracing the policy’s origins to the Laurendeau-Dunton Commission. 11 $1.10 Add
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The multipolar world
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The multipolar world

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter examines Libya’s collapse into civil war and jihadist takeover while the US shifted its focus to containing a rising China and Russia, whose growing independence signaled a new … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism

The Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism

From: The Rise of Populism

This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism. The resolution being debated is "Be it resolved, the future of western politics is populist not … ; ; 49 $5.88 Add
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The Mutilated City

The Mutilated City

Belfast

From: Walls

This chapter focuses on walls and divisions in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, looking at the history of Catholic and Protestant enclaves and tensions between these groups in the city. … 49 $4.90 Add
The Myth of the Good War

The Myth of the Good War

America in the Second World War

Was the role of the United States in the Second World War an essentially idealistic one, a crusading struggle to conquer the dark forces of German fascism and Japanese militarism? Was it an … 328 View
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The Myth of the Modernate Rebel

The Myth of the Modernate Rebel

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

When the Daraa riot broke out in mid-March, 2011, two armed Islamist groups, which would play a lead role in the war against the Syrian government, Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham, had already … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 1 of this title explore the political and economic decisions and trends that have led to economic inequality in Canada. This chapter lists and debunks several myths that are used … ; 16 $1.60 Add