2021

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The United States: “Virus” of Disinformation
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The United States: “Virus” of Disinformation

Part III: A New Cold War?

From: China Unbound

Chapter 9 features reporting from the United States that gathers evidence and points towards potential areas of global conflict with Chinese interests in the region and looks for what can be done … 36 $3.60 Add
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The Use of Data in Canadian Government Decision-Making
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The Use of Data in Canadian Government Decision-Making

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 explored case studies in the Canadian government, including … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Velocity of Perception
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The Velocity of Perception

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

Through the intersectionality of multiple crises such as the near-civil war following the 2007 Kenya election, the Covid-19 pandemic, global economic collaspe, the Black Lives Matter movement, … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Void

The Void

From: Walking Away from Hate

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The Way of the Peasant
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The Way of the Peasant

From: Civilizing the State

The Way of the Peasant begins with the impact of industrial agriculture on peasant farmers in India, before focusing on the resistance to these impacts through the anti-globalization and … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Wild West

The Wild West

From: Imagined Truths

The author discusses his family history, American history, and myth-making. 10 $1.00 Add
The World After Covid

The World After Covid

The Munk Dialogues on a Pandemic

From the world-renowned Munk Debates comes a collection of dialogues by leading intellectuals envisioning our post-pandemic future. During this time of social distancing, the acclaimed Munk … 153 View
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The World Unmasked
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The World Unmasked

From: Civilizing the State

The World Unmasked takes a look at what was learned about governance, the role of the state, our cultural values and differences during the COVID-19 pandemic. 18 $1.80 Add
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Alexa!
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There’s Life after Politics

From: Alexa!

Looks at Alexa’s tenure as president at Mount Saint Vincent University and the early onset of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Details her triumph and struggle with dementia as the years … 17 $1.70 Add
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Think Tanks and Progressive Policy Institutions
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Think Tanks and Progressive Policy Institutions

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, Jackson discusses the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which worked closely with the labour movement to counter the development of right-wing thought and policies. It … 8 $0.80 Add
This is My Real Name

This is My Real Name

A Stripper's Memoir

The frank and bracing memoir of a woman who spent ten years as a stripper. This Is My Real Name is the memoir of Cid V Brunet, who spent ten years working as a dancer at strip clubs, using the … 289 View
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"Those People Don't Vote for Us"

"Those People Don’t Vote for Us"

The Film Tax Credit and the Saskatchewan Divide

From: Divided

This chapter examines the elimination of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit, the impact of this decision on the province’s film industry, and the rural/urban divide that the … 11 $1.10 Add
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Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed

Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter details the author’s experiences growing up as a gay man in Eqypt, and his work with refugees and migrants who have been affected by HIV. 12 $1.20 Add
Three Funerals for my Father

Three Funerals for my Father

Love, Loss and Escape from Vietnam

What would you risk to save your children? Jolie Hoang grew up as one of ten children, part of a loving, prosperous Vietnamese family. All that changed when the communists took over in 1975; the … 232 View
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Through the Lens of Worldview

Through the Lens of Worldview

From: Indigenomics

Topics discussed in this chapter include Indigenous economic displacement and marginalization and Indigenous worldview and responsibility. 20 $2.00 Add