Political Activism
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From  Wei Jingsheng’s Awakening |
This chapter begins with the story of Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard under Mao who became China’s most famous dissident and now runs a foundation in Washington D.C. The chapter goes on … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! What Being Pro-Palestine Means to MeFrom: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Benembarek reflects on the personal risks of public pro-Palestinian solidarity. | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  What Is Capitalism?From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter explains capitalism as both an economic system and a form of social organization. It also explores how capitalism can be undemocratic and highlights the problems with capitalist companies. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! What is Public Safety?From: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Grzejszczak examines the tension between public safety and political speech through the story of Leila Marshy, a York Region paramedic terminated in June 2025 after defending a … | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  What Moves Us Now?The Contradictions of “Community” From: Whose Streets? |
From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest | Clare O'Connor | 18 | 2011 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! What We As Citizens Can Do About PolarizationFrom: Divided We Fall |
In this chapter, Cameron explains his case that good citizenship remains the most effective antidote to polarization in Canadian society. | Max Cameron | 31 | 2026 | $3.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Where Are We Going? |
In this chapter, Himelfarb examines Canada’s sovereignty, economic vulnerability, and political direction following Trump’s 2025 tariffs. | Alex Himelfarb | 26 | 2026 | $2.60 Add |
Whose Streets?The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest |
In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets? is a combination of testimonials … | Tom Malleson | 256 | 2011 | View |
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From Women Resist, Police RepressGendered Police Violence at the Toronto G20 From: Whose Streets? |
From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest | Shailagh Keaney | 11 | 2011 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Working With OthersParticipation and Democracy From: Educating for Action |
In the following pages I will examine how democracy works, breaking down the process from voting to lobbying. I will explore the role that social movements and demonstrations play in creating … | Joshua Ryan Holst | 28 | 2014 | $2.80 Add |
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From Xi Jingping’s China |
The book ends with an exploration of Xi Jingping’s China, including a brief overview of the country’s current conflicts, and looks at the future of democracy in China in the context … | Michael Cormier | 17 | 2013 | $1.70 Add |
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From  You Could See the Shame on Their FacesFrom: Resist! |
Liberty | 6 | 2001 | $0.60 Add |
