Class, Inequality & Oppression

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The Gendered Violence of Canadian Extraction
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The Gendered Violence of Canadian Extraction

Part One: Dispossession at Home

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

In Chapter 2, author Rebecca Hall provides an expansive gendered analysis of the violence related to and actively caused by Canadian resource extraction. The chapter examines topics including … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Gig Is Up

The Gig Is Up

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter is a small love note to the iwc (Immigrant Workers Centre) for always being willing to experiment to find new ways to build leadership and solidarity. It’s difficult for unions to … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Government Investigation

The Government Investigation

From: Victims of Benevolence

The Indian Superintendent of B.C., A.W. Vowell was tasked to conduct the investigation into the death of Duncan Sticks. Vowell discredited the student testimonies, putting the blame on them … 21 $0.42 Add
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The Happy Family Game
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The Happy Family Game

From: This Has Always Been a War

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 … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Hard Part

The Hard Part

The Erasure of Queer and Trans Experiences in an Online Debate about Male-Only Barbershops

From: Divided

This essay explores the controversy generated by the author’s attempt to get a men’s haircut at a barber shop in Regina. The author suggests that due to heteronormative conceptions of … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Home Visit

The Home Visit

From: Experiencing Difference

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The Hour You Are Most Alone
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The Hour You Are Most Alone

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “The Hour You Are Most Alone” the author explores the darkest point in their life. Discussing their mental health, depression, abuse, cyclical poverty, suicidal ideation, recovery, … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Housing Crisis That Isn’t
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The Housing Crisis That Isn’t

From: The Tenant Class

Ricardo introduces his argument that there is no "housing crisis" in Canada but instead a housing market that functions exactly how it was built to. He describes this book as being a … 12 $1.20 Add
The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture

First published in 1992, The Imaginary Indian is a revealing history of the “Indian” image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to … 284 View
The Imaginary Indian

The Imaginary Indian

The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture

First published in 1992, The Imaginary Indian is a revealing history of the "Indian" image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to … 284 View
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The Kafala System in the Gulf States

The Kafala System in the Gulf States

From: Border and Rule

This chapter examines the Gulf Cooperation Council, the main destination for labour migration in the Global South. 9 $0.90 Add
The Killer's Henchman
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The Killer’s Henchman

Capitalism and the Covid-19 Disaster

Summer 2021, the novel coronavirus is scything through populations worldwide. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces the Covid-19 pandemic will end “when the world … 280 View
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The Lame One
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The Lame One

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “The Lame One” the author reflects on their life back in the Yukon at the age of 35. Discussing their recovery from severe poverty, alcohol abuse, mental health episodes, … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Long Struggle for Status

The Long Struggle for Status

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

This chapter is an effort to convey the urgency of permanent status for migrants. The chapter examines the campaigns of self-organized migrants who have constructed communities of struggle that … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Moving Picture of Incomes

The Moving Picture of Incomes

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

Inequality of annual incomes is like a snapshot of inequality, which only captures part of the moving picture of our fluctuating incomes. Lifetime income depends on career progression and whether … 20 $2.00 Add
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The moving picture of incomes
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The moving picture of incomes

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author analyzes the meaning of statistics about disparities in income and what they actually say about economic inequality and well-being in Canada. He points out that the … 22 $2.20 Add