Political Philosophy

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Marxism and Dissenting Social Work: A Commentary

Section: Marxist Social Work

From: Critical Social Work Praxis

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In seeking to endorse and amplify the previous two contributions, this short commentary focuses on three main issues: capitalism and the deterioration of social work; capitalism, poverty and … 7 $0.70 Add
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Mussolini the Builder

Did the Duce give all Italians a home to live in?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

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This chapter examines the dangerous association of the right to a home with Fascism in Italy, which the author calls one of the most effective and impactful posthumous propagandist operations for … 20 $2.00 Add
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Mutual Aid among Animals (continued)

From: Mutual Aid

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In Chapter II, Kropotkin continues to look at cooperation among animals. This chapter examines migration, hunting associations, packs of animals as societies, and argues against theories based on … 29 $2.90 Add
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Oil-Lobby Power, Railway-Lobby Power

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

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Analyzes the rise of Stephen Harper against the backdrop of Big Oil interests. Identifies how oil lobby, backed by rail lobby, and supported by Harper pushed through additional deregulation. He … 12 $1.20 Add
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Post-Debate Interviews with Moderator Rudyard Griffiths

From: The Rise of Populism

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This reading consists of two interviews following the Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism. Moderator Rudyard Griffiths interviews the two teams of debaters separately as they reflect on their … ; ; 6 $0.72 Add
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Reject Unions and Prosper

From: Harperism

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Looks at the Harper Government in terms of labour relations 34 $3.40 Add
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Rio to Kyoto

The Road Not Taken

From: The Big Stall

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Analyzes the tactic of "greenwashing" and the use of terms like "sustainable development" allowing big business to adopt the language of environmentalism but none of the … 16 $1.60 Add
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Sanders and Syriza: From Protest to Politics

From: The Socialist Challenge Today

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Socialism as Revolutionary Consciousness

From: Human Development

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The Aesthetics of Totalitarian Salvation

From: Spectres of Fascism

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This chapter explores how totalitarian regimes use aesthetics to project a promise of salvation. The author discusses this through the framework of the Romanian Revolution. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Allende of the North

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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This chapter examines the Dave Barrett NDP government of British Columbia, which was in power from 1972-1975. Jackson later worked with the BC NDP caucus as they tried to resist the resurgent … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Democratic Standard

From: Languages of the Unheard

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This chapter proposes a democratic standard of sound militancy by asking why some militant actions are seen as acceptable in advancing a just cause while other similar actions are not. This … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Fourth World Is Emerging: A Zombie Mine Resurrection and the Refusal of the Tsilhqot’in

Part One: Dispossession at Home

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

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In Chapter 4, co-authors Dawn Hoogeveen (a non-Indigenous settler) and Russell Myers Ross (a member of the Tsilhqot’in Nation) examine the struggles to preserve Teztan Biny (Fish Lake), … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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The Great Imperialist War

From: Myths of Modern History

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In this chapter the author argues against the cliché of conventional historiography that the First World War was a war for democracy, as well as the notion that this war was not a product of … 25 $2.50 Add
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The Tar Sands

Captured Regulation within a Regime of Obstruction

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, William K. Carroll looks beyond the immediate regulatory policies and practices placed onto the fossil fuel industry in Canada to examine the political and cultural channels that … 18 $1.80 Add
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Zero People of No Man’s Land

The Indo-Bangladesh Fence

From: Walls

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This chapter focuses on the wall beween India and Bangladesh, exploring the history of partition and the history of this division and how it has increased divisions between countries, religions, … 27 $2.70 Add