Political Activism
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From ![]() CounterspinFrom: Resist! |
Anne Marie Wierzbicki | 3 | 2001 | $0.30 Add | |
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From ![]() Crossing the carbon divideFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an overview of the arguments presented in previous chapters outling the oil industry’s hold on democratic institutions and concludes … | Kevin Taft | 14 | 2017 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Dangerous opportunities |
The author describes world leaders and thinkers who posit: never let a good crisis go to waste. He continues: conflict is an essential driver of human progress, so long as it is managed … | Arno Kopecky | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() David vs. GoliathFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter explores how, as the public consultation process developed, so did opposition from local citizens. In this instance, Goliath is the dump currently owned by Waste Management of Canada … | Poh-Gek Forkert | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() Declaration of the Second People’s SummitFrom: Resist! |
Delegates of the Second People's Summit | 6 | 2001 | $0.60 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Defining PrioritiesFrom: Class Action |
In Defining Priorities Hanson explores the ever-evolving focus of education. Topics discussed in the chapter include “special education,” educational experts authority over teachers, … | Andy Hanson | 44 | 2021 | $4.40 Add |
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From ![]() Demoviction 2018: Tenant Resistance to DomicideFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 8 documents the second phase of demoviction in 2018 and the emergence of the Herongate Tenant Coalition to try and stop the evictions. Crosby explores a number of coalition tactics … | Andrew Crosby | 19 | 2023 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Deng Xiaoping’s Victory |
This chapter begins with an account of Deng Xioping’s tour of southern China in 1992. The chapter goes on to discuss the economic miracle of the 1990’s, engineered by Deng Xiaoping, … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Desperately Seeking DryFrom: Living Disability |
Dorothy Ellen Palmer writes about adult diapers, including the need people have for them due to disability and/or aging, the difficulty of disposing of them in public, their expense, and … | Dorothy Ellen Palmer | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Disability at the Desk and BeyondFrom: Living Disability |
Anika Abdullah writes about disability and employment. She discusses how many workplaces and employers are not ready for disabled workers, the provincial rules in Ontario, the difficulty of … | Anika Abdullah | 9 | 2024 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Disruptive Direct ActionFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
The militant intends to gain a hearing for the silenced or ignored, giving voice to the voiceless and defending public autonomy against the antidemocratic influence of intransigent elites and … | Stephen D'Arcy | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Documenting DissentFrom: Resist! |
Ali Kazimi | 7 | 2001 | $0.70 Add | |
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From ![]() Double Agent DeyFrom: Resist! |
Sujata Day | 4 | 2001 | $0.40 Add | |
![]() Ecology for the 99%Twenty Capitalist Myths Debunked |
Ecology for the 99% provides inspiration for building grassroots environmental movements through a lively discussion of the most persistent capitalist myths. It presents compelling evidence for … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 276 | 2024 | View |
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From ![]() EpilogueFrom: In Defiance |
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From ![]() EpilogueFrom: Fighting Dirty |
Epilogue. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |














