Progressive Politics
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From IntroductionA sad and beautiful world in peril From: SOS |
The introduction states that the purpose of this book is to tease out what genuine alternatives to capitalism might look like, discussing the history of capitalism, questions of modernity, … | Richard Swift | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 Add |
From NEW! Modernizing the Party: 2000–2008From: From Layton to Singh |
Chapter 1 examines the state of the New Democratic Party (NDP) as it entered into the twenty-first century. The chapter covers topics including a brief history of the NDP, the NDP’s success … | Matt Fodor | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
From Public matters, grey matterThe brain and decision-making From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter One explores the roots of our bad political decisions; but the author argues that none of those reasons are excuses for us to throw up our arms and say, “Well, what can you do? We … | David Moscrop | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
From Social Inequalities in HealthA Real and Persistent Problem |
The existence of social inequalities in health is now recognized as a very real and world-wide problem; this chapter examines systematic determinants of health, which are socially produced and … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
From NEW! Wants and Needs |
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! Why Me? Why You?Part 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office |
In <Why Me? Why You? Nash explores the the challenges surrounding turning ones’ activism and passion into concrete change. The chapter explores why ambition, competition and … | Peggy Nash | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
From Why Now Is the TimeFrom: Power Trap |
Examines why now is the time for progressives to break free of the power trap involved in having two progressive parties through analysis of the economy and economic policy, what conservatives … | Paul Adams | 32 | 2012 | $3.20 Add |
From “The Tools You Need To Discover Who Your Are”Aboriginal Learners in Selected Adult Learning Centre in Winnipeg From: In Their Own Voices |
- | Darlene Klyne; Jim Silver | 26 | 2006 | $3.38 Add |
From NEW! Breakthrough: the 2011 Federal ElectionFrom: From Layton to Singh |
Chapter 2 focuses on the period of momentum experienced by the Federal and Provincial NDP between the 2008 and 2011 Federal Elections. The chapter covers topics including the 2008 financial … | Matt Fodor | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
From NEW! Coming of Age in an AgeFrom: Alexa! |
Starting with her childhood foray into ballet and its effect on her outlook and discipline, this chapter continues to chronicle Alexa’s educational pursuits. Includes her study in the field … | Stephen Kimber | 34 | 2021 | $3.40 Add |
From Deciding in democraciesThe long road to self-government From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Two explores the context in which we make good or bad political decisions. You cannot separate a decision from the time and place in which it is made. Our personalities and brains, our … | David Moscrop | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
From Grassroots ActivismA Recent History From: Quiet No More |
chapter one surveys grassroots activism largely within the territorial boundaries of Mexico, Canada, and the United States (what Aboriginal activists call “Turtle Island”). Looks also … | Joel D. Harden | 28 | 2013 | $2.80 Add |
From NEW! How "Green" Lost Its Groove |
In this chapter, Grover details the ways in which an over-focus on purity is impeding the environmental movement, and reveals a lack of faith in collective action. | Sami Grover | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
From Sources of hopelife before capitalism From: SOS |
Chapter 1 explores what life was like before Capitalism, discussing the rise of capitalism, human happiness, Anthropology, hunter-gatherers and primitive communism, the commons, pre-capitalist … | Richard Swift | 9 | 2016 | $0.90 Add |
From The Best Strategies for Reducing Social Inequalities in Health |
Social inequalities in health may now be clearly recognized, but this is not true of strategies for reducing them. This chapter describes two pioneering initiatives aimed at reducing social … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! The Happy Family Game |
In “The Happy Family Game” the author reflects on their relationship with their family. Discussing the idea of a ‘happy family’, the nuclear family, family under … | Lori Fox | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |