Political Philosophy

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The Anthropocene and Us

Grounds for the Augmented Left

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

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Untenable Futures: From Ecomodernism to Green Social Democracy – Embracing a Contingent Future 12 $1.20 Add
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The Fight Against Inequality

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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In this chapter, Jackson writes about the Great Recession of 2008-2009, and suggests that the functioning of democracies relies on economic and social equality. The best way to achieve this … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Trial of Tom Harding

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

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Detailed account of the five-month criminal negligence trial of three front-line Montreal, Maine and Atlantic employees, which rendered non-guilty verdicts. Examines the rationale behind the … 13 $1.30 Add
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Welcome to the Clean Growth Century

From: The Big Stall

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Analyzes Justin Trudeau’s environmental policies and his alliance with Rachel Notley. Liberal Party policies speak about capitalizing on the opportunities of a low carbon economy, but fail … 20 $2.00 Add
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"Without a Place to Call My Own"

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Heberlein discusses Hannah and Heinrich’s arrival in New York, and Arendt’s thoughts and feelings about being a refugee. 6 $0.60 Add
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Art Contra Politics

Liberal Spectacle, Fascist Resurgence

From: Spectres of Fascism

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This chapter explores the politicization of art as spectacle. In particular the author focuses on it’s use as advertising and commodity. 20 $2.00 Add
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Canada and the Czechoslovak Crisis of 1968

From: 1968 in Canada

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In 1968, Czechoslovakia experienced its Prague Spring as a gradual political liberalization took place in this previously tightly controlled Communist nation. During the Prague Spring, political … 19 $1.90 Add
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Conclusion

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt concludes his analysis of the Kitchener-Waterloo tech sector and how, despite its collapse, Research in Motion led the way to continued success. 5 $0.50 Add
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Environmental Contradiction

The Need for an Eco-Socialist Paradigm on the Brazillian Left

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

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The Brazilian Pink Tide’s Ecological Record – The Radical Left’s Own Environmental Contradictions – The Brazilian Left Needs a New Paradigm – Grassroots Resistance … 11 $1.10 Add
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Institutionalized Capture

Institutionalizing Regulatory Capture as Regulatory Practice

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Mark Winfield examines how the past twenty-five years have seen widespread instances of outright deregulation, wherein the rules that applied to regulated activities were … 19 $1.90 Add
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Postscript

From: Mutual Aid

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Postscript from GATS. 2 $0.20 Add
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Recipe for a Renewed Economy

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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This chapter details Jackson’s policy proposals for a green economy that is capable of sustaining future generations. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Double Consciousness of Capital

From: The Socialist Register 2022

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David Harvey provided an analysis of Karl Marx’s “Grundrisse” through using W.E.B. Du Bois’ concept of ‘double consciousness’, to locate a tension in the … 18 $1.80 Add
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Two Degrees Too Late (A Shell Game)

From: The Big Stall

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Examines why climate scientists believe it is imperative to limit warming to no more than 2 degrees celsius. Discusses why turning to natural gas, as is advocated by energy corporations and many … 21 $2.10 Add
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A Democratic Socialist Future

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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In his concluding chapter, the author surveys the political present, and notes that narratives about elections being won by appealing to the "mushy centre" are disproven by the success … 16 $1.60 Add
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Andean Intercultural Eco-socialism in Times of Buen-Vivir?

A Red-Green Culturalist Approach

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

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A Hobsbawmian Approach to Particularism-Universalism – Universalist and Particularist Perspectives of Buen-Vivir – The Citizens’ Revolution and Neo-extractivism – … ; ; 13 $1.30 Add