Progressive Politics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The utopia debate From: SOS View Between The Lines	Chapter 6 focuses on the idea of ‘utopia’, discussing Plato’s Republic, the anti-utopians, utopianism for the powerful and wealthy, and lived utopias.	Richard Swift	11	2016	$1.10 Add
From There’s Life after Politics From: Alexa! View Goose Lane Editions	Looks at Alexa’s tenure as president at Mount Saint Vincent University and the early onset of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Details her triumph and struggle with dementia as the years …	Stephen Kimber	17	2021	$1.70 Add
NEW! This Has Always Been a War The Radicalization of a Working-Class Queer Arsenal Pulp Press	A powerful, personal critique of capitalist patriarchy as seen through the eyes of a queer radical. Capitalism has infiltrated every aspect of our personal, social, economic, and sexual lives. By …	Lori Fox	321	2022	View
From NEW! This Has Always Been a War From: This Has Always Been a War View Arsenal Pulp Press	In “This Has Always Been a War” the author recounts their time working in the vineyards, orchards, and gardens of Naramata, Salt Springs, and Penticton, British Columbia. Discussing …	Lori Fox	39	2022	$3.90 Add
From NEW! Tight Organization and Dedicated Volunteers Part 5. Campaigning From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Tight Organization and Dedicated Volunteers Nash examines the direct involvement with democracy that running as a progressive candidate can give you. The chapter discusses canvassing, …	Peggy Nash	5	2022	$0.50 Add
Too Dumb for Democracy?	Brexit. Trump. Ford Nation. In this timely book, David Moscrop asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age. In an …		256		View
NEW! Toward Sustainable Communities Solutions for Citizens and their Governments	The go-to guide for sustainable community development, from the neighborhood to the regional level.		402		View
From NEW! Traditional and Other Media Part 4. Getting Your Story Out From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Traditional and Other Media Nash discusses ways to manage all sorts of media. The chapter discusses topics such as handling media requests, managing reconnaissance, preparation and remaining …	Peggy Nash	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Trailblazer From: Alexa! View Goose Lane Editions	Explores Alexa’s impact on feminism and politics in Canada—her passion and compassion.	Stephen Kimber	4	2021	$0.40 Add
From Understanding Activism From: Quiet No More View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter five then identifies the strengths and weakness of the existing literature on progressive activism, and proposes a new approach that grasps the place, ideas, and organization of …	Joel D. Harden	27	2013	$2.70 Add
From NEW! Volunteers Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Volunteers Nash explores why people volunteer and the role they play in elections. The chapter explores the motives for volunteering, where to find volunteers, who can be a volunteer, …	Peggy Nash	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Wants and Needs From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, the author unpacks our consumer impulses, and how a consumer state of mind does not encourage environmental action.	Sami Grover	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From NEW! We Keep Each Other Safe Organizing for Prison Abolition during a Pandemic From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In We Keep Each Other Safe the authors examine how the pandemic has brought with it an opportunity to push for decarceration as well as opportunity to imagine what a world without prisons could …	Alannah Fricker; Jessica Evans; Rajean Hoilett	9	2022	$0.90 Add
NEW! We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now How Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement	Our culture tells us that personal responsibility is central to tackling the climate emergency, yet the choices we make are often governed by the systems in which we live. Whether it’s …		192		View
From NEW! We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now View New Society Publishers	The opening chapter outlines a contradiction in environmental activism: we all know the problem is urgent, but we all continue to produce some amount of carbon emissions. Grover suggests that we …	Sami Grover	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From NEW! What Difference Does It Make? From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now View New Society Publishers	This chapter describes the efforts of cyclists in Amsterdam to resist the encroachment of cars and keep that city bike-centric. He uses their efforts as a model for how change has to take place …	Sami Grover	19	2021	$1.90 Add