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Welcome to the Anthropocene
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Welcome to the Anthropocene

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is … 20 $2.00 Add
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Welcome to the Revolution
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Welcome to the Revolution

Part I: The Big Lie

From: Has Populism Won?

The authors address the question of why populist movements have become so convincing. The chapter discusses several aspects including the everyman narrative, nationalism and nativism, cultural … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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#WelcomeRefugees
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#WelcomeRefugees

A Canadian Phenomenon That Illustrates the Temporal Dimension of Border Constructs

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

This chapter is organized in five parts. Part I is a literature review on the notion of the border construct and its various dimensions, as well as existing literature on time-space theory. Part … 15 $1.50 Add
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We’ll Get Back to You on That
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We’ll Get Back to You on That

From: How Government Really Works

Chapter 8 explores the world of government research, how information is collected and used and some of the challenges bureaucrats face when gathering or using research. ; 18 $1.80 Add
We're all Climate Hypocrites Now
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We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now

How Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement

Our culture tells us that personal responsibility is central to tackling the climate emergency, yet the choices we make are often governed by the systems in which we live. Whether it’s … 192 View
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We're all Climate Hypocrites Now
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We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

The opening chapter outlines a contradiction in environmental activism: we all know the problem is urgent, but we all continue to produce some amount of carbon emissions. Grover suggests that we … 13 $1.30 Add
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We're Desperate
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We’re Desperate

to breed or not to breed?

From: Bleed

In this chapter, Lindeman examines how reproductive health is impacted by the financially lucrative pharmaceutical industry. She recounts the non-consensual drug trials, mass-sterilizations, and … 44 $4.40 Add
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What Business Can Learn from Sports about Data (and Vice Versa)
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What Business Can Learn from Sports about Data (and Vice Versa)

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 4 of this text explore the ways in which data-driven decision making are applied to different industries. This chapter explores case studies in the world of professional sports … 20 $2.00 Add
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 10, Shaista Patel and Nisha Nath explore the idea of “settlers of colour,” in upholding ongoing colonial violence and Indigenous dispossession in North America. Building on … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate?
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What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate?

From: Runaway Climate

What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate:  Volcanism, low13C carbon, methane hydrate, orbital cycles, massive feedbacks 16 $1.60 Add
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What Difference Does It Make?
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What Difference Does It Make?

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

This chapter describes the efforts of cyclists in Amsterdam to resist the encroachment of cars and keep that city bike-centric. He uses their efforts as a model for how change has to take place … 19 $1.90 Add
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What Do I Get?
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What Do I Get?

navigating the healthcare minefield

From: Bleed

In this chapter, Lindeman examines reproductive rights in the context of hysterectomies. She describes her own personal experience attempting to obtain a hysterectomy, the dismissal of female … 12 $1.20 Add