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Duped and How

Duped and How

Assault on Democracy with Alex Himelfarb

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

Himelfarb believes that the Right prefers to shut down public discourse and that modern life makes it easy for this to happen. Issues of the common good often don’t make it to the table. It … 7 $0.70 Add
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Duped and How

Duped and How

Gaslighting Blurs our Reality with Bryant Welch

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

Welch said that today’s gaslighters work in the public square to create confusion and prey on public vulnerability, using sophisticated forms of manipulation, mind games and PR spin. … 6 $0.60 Add
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Duped and How

Duped and How

Summary: The Polluted Public Square

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

I found the attacks on scientists and the volume of propaganda used to cloud environmental issues puzzling. I found myself becoming angrier about the deception and lack of fair play than I was … 12 $1.20 Add
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Duthchas and the Ethos of the Commons

Duthchas and the Ethos of the Commons

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

Explaining the ancient property laws of Scottish clans as they exised until the encroachment of kings. 6 $0.60 Add
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Dwelling in the Ethical Quicksand of Archival Research Violence and Representation in the Telling of Terror Stories
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Dwelling in the Ethical Quicksand of Archival Research Violence and Representation in the Telling of Terror Stories

From: Unravelling Research

In Chapter 3, Teresa Macías reflects on the ethical challenges associated with researching stories of state-sponsored terror recorded in archives. This chapter discusses topics including … 24 $2.40 Add
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Dynamics of Market-led Development

Dynamics of Market-led Development

From: Illusion or Opportunity

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Early Child Development, Food Security and Housing
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Early Child Development, Food Security and Housing

From: About Canada: Health and Illness

Chapter Four details the social determinants of health, for example early childhood development, food security, public policy, and housing highlighting the significant impact of these factors on … 26 $2.60 Add
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Early Empires and Popular Resistance
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Early Empires and Popular Resistance

From: Humans

This chapter discusses the resistance of ordinary people to the ruling of elites as societies became increasingly stratified. It explores slave revolts, popular rebellion and religious movements … 43 $4.30 Add
Early Intervention

Early Intervention

How Canada's social programs can work better, save lives, and often save money

Governments and social agencies tackle the toughest social problems their citizens face — poverty, homelessness, mental and physical illness, violence, abuse, and more. Yet these problems … 232 View
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Eating

Eating

From: Curry

This chapter focuses on South Asian culture through eating, cookbooks, and nostalgia. There is an exploration of South Asian food writing and its intersection with colonialism, international … 36 $3.60 Add
Ecology for the 99%

Ecology for the 99%

Twenty Capitalist Myths Debunked

Ecology for the 99% provides inspiration for building grassroots environmental movements through a lively discussion of the most persistent capitalist myths. It presents compelling evidence for … ; ; ; ; 276 View
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Economies of Agglomeration
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Economies of Agglomeration

Section 1: The Economist’s City

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 1 examines the theory of economic agglomeration, topics discussed include “economies of scale,” types of economies of agglomeration (Shared pool of labour, Input sharing, … 10 $1.00 Add
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Economists and Canadian Democracy

Economists and Canadian Democracy

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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Ecosocialism
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Ecosocialism

From: Future on Fire

Chapter 5 examines a future guided by ecosocialism. Topics discussed include the transition away from corporate, consumer, and crony capitalism, what makes ecosocialism a good alternative to … 9 $0.90 Add
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Ecosocialism
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Ecosocialism

PART 3: The System-Changing Frameworks

From: Worlds at Stake

Chapter 9 examines the argument for ecosocialism, its framework, and offers several critiques of existing capitalism, and encourages the reader to raid a critical eye towards the present system … 16 $1.60 Add