Class, Inequality & Oppression

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Going Home

Going Home

From: Resistance and Renewal

Based on the study of survivors, the author talks about the alcoholism and the suicide statistics, the suffering and pain of many who attended the school and conversely to the strength of those … 21 $0.42 Add
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Grassy Narrows and Corporate Dispossession of Indigenous Waterways
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Grassy Narrows and Corporate Dispossession of Indigenous Waterways

Part One: Dispossession at Home

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

In Chapter 6, author Veldon Coburn examines the destruction of the English-Wabigoon River system in Northern Ontario for colonial capital. The chapter examines the history of colonial extraction … 26 $2.60 Add
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Growing Up Different  On Being More than One/Less than One

Growing Up Different On Being More than One/Less than One

Exploring Twin-ness

From: Experiencing Difference

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Hamilton I
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Hamilton I

The Freedom to Live with Some Dignity

From: The Case for Basic Income

This chapters explores Ontario’s basic income project in Hamilton, focusing on how basic income can improve public health. ; ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Hamilton III
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Hamilton III

New Choices

From: The Case for Basic Income

This chapter profiles another resident of Hamilton who participated in the basic income pilot. Unlike other participants, James Collura was not disabled, not on social assistance, and did not … ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
Health and Wealth

Health and Wealth

How Social and Economic Factors Affect Our Well-Being

This book looks at the well-known link between social equality and the health and well-being of a country’s population, with a Canadian perspective and using Canadian data. As of 1999, when … 136 View
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Heron Gate and the Financialization of Rental Housing

Heron Gate and the Financialization of Rental Housing

From: Resisting Eviction

Chapter 6 examines Heron Gate’s owner and landlord in more detail. Crosby takes a deep dive into the world of financialized real estate investment within a broader context of housing policy and … 15 $1.50 Add
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Heron Gate, Racial Stigma, and Strategic Neglect

Heron Gate, Racial Stigma, and Strategic Neglect

From: Resisting Eviction

Chapter 5 offers a profile of Heron Gate Village. Crosbys analyzes statistics on community demographics and housing. With its high concentration of immigrants, refugees, and people of colour, … 17 $1.70 Add
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Historic Entanglements of US Border Formation

Historic Entanglements of US Border Formation

From: Border and Rule

This chapter examines the history of the USA-Mexico border, as well as the situation there during the Trump presidency. 19 $1.90 Add
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History in the Present

History in the Present

From: Victims of Benevolence

In the decades after the establishment of the Mission school Native parents repeatedly protested the care being provided to their children at the school. Yet government officials and missionaries … 31 $0.93 Add
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Homes, Jobs and Friends

Homes, Jobs and Friends

From: Beyond Shelters

Describes what how homeless shelters should be assisting homless people in three areas: finding a home, preparing for work, and developing friendships. Analyzes how the Gateway Shelter (Salvation … 16 $1.60 Add
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How Indigenous-Specific Racism Is Coached into Health Systems
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How Indigenous-Specific Racism Is Coached into Health Systems

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 4, Barry Lavallee and Laurie Harding closely examine the process of Indigenous-Specific Racism Coaching —that is, the transmission of Indigenous-specific racism in the health … ; 18 $1.80 Add
How Societies Work

How Societies Work

Class, Power, and Change

In 2011, protesters around the world – including Canada – called for changes to the societies in which they live. Many observers were asking: “What do they want?” Some … 367 View
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How to Have Amazing Sex (And Become Your Best Self in the Process)
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How to Have Amazing Sex (And Become Your Best Self in the Process)

From: Decolonize Self-Care

Chapter 1 discussed women’s work, the gendered origins of multitasking, as well as sex as self-care. The authors detailed the idea that women are inherently prone to multitasking, therefore … ; 43 $4.30 Add
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"If They Don't Farm It, They Should Not Own It"

"If They Don’t Farm It, They Should Not Own It"

Land Investments and the Divisions of Farming

From: Divided

This essay examines patterns of land ownership in Saskatchewan, where outside investors are buying up more and more farmland. 11 $1.10 Add