2024
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From  Medicare as Communist PlotFrom: A Communist for the RCMP |
Dennis Gruending | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add | |
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From MemoirsFrom: A Communist for the RCMP |
Dennis Gruending | 12 | 2024 | $1.20 Add | |
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From  NEW! Minding the CityFrom: Living Disability |
Corey Bialek writes about what living with double depression means for going outside and getting around a city, and how the way we design public spaces impacts mental health. | Corey Bialek | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Money, Land, and Law in a Nineteenth-Century Capitalist DominionFrom: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 |
This chapter addresses the growth of taxation in Canada in the late nineteenth century to finance the expanding role of the capitalist state infrastructure of roads and bridges and institutions … | Bryan D. Palmer | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Myth 1The Problem Is Overconsumption! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter deconstructs the narrative that consumers should bear the weight of environmental guilt, explaining that wealthy people and the issue of production pollute more than consumers. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From Myth 10Carbon Markets: They Work! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter examines the limitations of carbon markets, highlighting their ineffectiveness in reducing emissions and highlighting how offset projects result in the infringement of Indigenous … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
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From Myth 11Capitalism Is Inescapable Because Selfishness Is a Part of Human Nature From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter critiques the "human nature" justification for capitalism by demonstrating the ways many societies have historically prioritized mutual aid and cooperation over individual … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Myth 12Economic Planning Means Going Back to the USSR From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter critiques the shortcomings of both contemporary capitalist economies and the Soviet model, and proposes democratic planning as an alternative framework for organizing the economy. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Myth 13Market Is Freedom! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter interrogates the idea of the "free market," arguing that markets are actively shaped by dominant actors whose influence undermines innovation and contributes to systemic … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From Myth 14There’s No Alternative to Capitalism Anyway From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter outlines the practical organization of a democratically planned economy, highlighting how this model would be more environmentally responsible. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From Myth 15Democracy Is Slow, but the Climate Crisis Can’t Wait! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This section discusses the need for enhanced democratic engagement in response to the climate crisis, emphasizing citizen empowerment. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From Myth 16There’s Nothing Left to Do, It’s the End! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This section explains the importance of standing up to powerful political and economic groups by establishing a large-scale, environmentalist, popular power. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Myth 17The Problem Is That People Have Become Too Individualistic From: Ecology for the 99% |
This section highlights the need to build trust with people outside of the climate activist community, giving them time to adopt collective organizing practices and new ideals that support … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From Myth 18The Only Way to Mobilize People Is to Have Charismatic Leaders From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter explores the belief that prominent leaders drive social movements, arguing their influence is actually limited. It highlights the importance of strong, collective organization as … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
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From Myth 19All We Need Is to Elect an Eco-Friendly Government! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter explains that electing environmentally conscious governments is not enough to enact climate action. It emphasizes the need for pre-election action to highlight the urgency and … | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Myth 2The Problem Is Overpopulation! From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter reconsiders the dominant discourse which says that overpopulation is a primary contributor to the environmental crisis, discussing the harmful discourse resulting from this belief. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
