Progressive Politics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Prologue From: Alexa! View Goose Lane Editions	A brief look at Alexa’s entry into the political fray and the women who inspired, supported, and pushed her to make such a difficult decision. Also a glimpse of the relationship and history …	Stephen Kimber	6	2021	$0.60 Add
From Public matters, grey matter The brain and decision-making From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	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 NEW! Public Narrative-Your Story Is Your Power Part 4. Getting Your Story Out From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Public Narrative-Your Story Is Your Power Nash explores the ways women can use their own stories and experiences to frame their own public narrative and find support through relatability. The …	Peggy Nash	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Public Speaking and Speech Writing Part 4. Getting Your Story Out From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Public Speaking and Speech Writing Nash explores the challenges and benefits of public speaking and speech writing. In the chapter Nash discusses her own experiences with public speaking, and …	Peggy Nash	9	2022	$0.90 Add
Quiet No More New Political Activism in Canada and Around the Globe	Spontaneous and creative protest movements have burst onto the political stage in Canada and around the world. Joel D. Harden, an activist, writer, and educator, offers a ground-level account of …		264		View
From Rebuilding the alternatives Southern-style From: SOS View Between The Lines	Chapter 7 explores the ongoing projects to reinvent ’21st-century socialism’, discussing what is 21st-century socialism, the Global South, defending and expanding the commons, the …	Richard Swift	24	2016	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Running From Hounds From: Alexa! View Goose Lane Editions	The budding of Alexa’s political career, the chapter explores her flirtation with the Liberal Party and her commitment to civic service and progress in Halifax, all while dancing ever …	Stephen Kimber	38	2021	$3.80 Add
Scandinavian Common Sense Policies to Tackle Social Inequalities in Health Baraka Books	When some claim austerity is the only answer to today’s economic woes, a close look at the best practices in Scandinavia and Finland gives pause for thought. Cited as models for their …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	192	2015	View
From Social Inequalities in Health A Real and Persistent Problem From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	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! Social Media Part 4. Getting Your Story Out From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Social Media Nash explores how social media has revolutionized political engagement in recent years. The chapter explores how social media can be used in campaigning, as effective Social Media …	Peggy Nash	10	2022	$1.00 Add
SOS Alternatives to Capitalism Between The Lines	Financial collapse and crisis; disgust at bankers’ greed; the devastating effects of yawning inequality: all these and more have led to widespread dissatisfaction and disenchantment with …	Richard Swift	190	2016	View
From Sources of hope life before capitalism From: SOS View Between The Lines	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 State socialism From: SOS View Between The Lines	Chapter 3 focuses on state Socialism, discussing its roots in the 19th century, the relationship between communism and social democracy, a comparison of two social democracies (François …	Richard Swift	15	2016	$1.50 Add
From Step Five: Join the Movement and Disrupt Normalcy From: Facing the Climate Emergency, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	In Chapter Five the author describes the need for collective action in facing the climate emergency.	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	7	2023	$0.70 Add
NEW! Still Hopeful Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism ECW Press	“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that …	Maude Barlow	240	2022	View
From Sustainable Development at the Local Level From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	This chapter tackles sustainable development at the local level and highlights some projects undertaken under municipal mandates. This study is limited to the Nordic capitals — Stockholm, …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	23	2015	$2.30 Add