Activism & Social Movements
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From  Sun Yat-sen’s Unfinished Dream |
This chapter begins with the story of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China. The chapter goes on to provide a historical account of the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Terrorism Entrepreneurs |
- | John Sorenson | 27 | 2016 | $2.43 Add |
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From  NEW! The Elephant in the RoomPart I: Systems of Injustice |
In Chapter 1, Nyla Matuk reflects on her own experiences of growing up Palestinian in Canada. Matuk explores different episodes from her own life while placing them into the historical narrative, … | Nyla Matuk | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From  The Lady from America France, 1948-50From: Holocaust to Resistance |
Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis … | Suzanne Berliner Weiss | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The Materialization of DreamsFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
The Age of Revolt Rochdale A Brief History of Nowhere Co-operativism and Socialism Socializing Capital Stages of Co-operation | John Restakis | 31 | 2010 | $3.10 Add |
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From  The Social Dynamics of Canadian Protest Participation |
- | Nick Scott | 27 | 2008 | $2.70 Add |
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From  The Workers’ Revolt |
We find a new wave of organization and agitation rolling through the corportate capitalist world of the early 20th century this time involving both revived craft unions and a new more radical … | Craig Heron | 30 | 2012 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Tiny Disabled Moment #1: Small Moments of Disabled KnowingPART I: DISABILITY JUSTICE IN THE END TIME From: The Future is Disabled |
A personal anecdote that reflects on accessibility ("crip access"), disabled knowing, and support/understanding among disabled people. | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! What We Are Up AgainstScience and Politics |
In Chapter 1, Kaufman provides an overview of the scientific and political challenges climate activists face in the fight for climate justice. The chapter discusses topics including the … | Cynthia Kaufman | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! When People With Disabilities Fall Through the Cracks |
Chapter three explores what happens when people with disabilities fall through the cracks of governmental and societal support through the use of several case studies. The chapter then unpacks … | Deborah Stienstra | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Will Capitalists Save Us? What about Governments?From: Future on Fire |
Chapter 2 considered who we should look to for guidance in fighting climate change and how we can not leave it in the hands of the market. Topics discussed include the media industries … | David Camfield | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Women at the Table-Space InvadersPart 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office |
In Women at the Table-Space Invaders Nash explores the many ways women can lead. She examines what leading can look like, how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed leadership, and how new … | Peggy Nash | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! A Just Fossil Fuel Phase-OutFrom: The End of This World |
Chapter 3 focuses on the oil and gas industry, as it represents a much larger share of fossil fuel production by emissions than coal and has a stronger political influence, and because the … | Angele Alook; Bronwen Tucker; Crystal Lameman; David Gray-Donald; Emily Eaton; Joël Laforest | 21 | 2023 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! A Movie-Struck Kid From DetroitGoing Deeper into Movies From: Thinking While Black |
In this chapter the author examined the revolutionary ideas and culture of 1960’s Detroit through Armond White’s reviews of various media (film, theatre, music, and literature) … | Daniel McNeil | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! Another World Is Possible |
In Chapter 2, Kaufman provides a glimpse of what a post transition world might look like after we move away from a society built on burning fossil fuels and on exploitative of the third world, to … | Cynthia Kaufman | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! But What about the LandlordsFrom: The Tenant Class |
In this chapter, Ricardo responds to the misconception that the current housing climate has put landlords in jeopardy. Ricardo examines the differences and similarities between private rental … | Ricardo Tranjan | 13 | 2023 | $1.30 Add |
