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The Great Greenwashing

The Great Greenwashing

How Brands, Governments, and Influencers Are Lying to You

Saving the planet is big business. Realising this, savvy companies are hopping on the sustainability bandwagon. Some may have altruistic ends in mind, but most want to make a quick buck. As … 298 View
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The Holocaust

The Holocaust

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter details how Arendt came to learn about the Holocaust, and her focus on totalitarianism as the cause of the genocide. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Image of Confederation

The Image of Confederation

From: More Lost Massey Lectures

From More Lost Massey Lectures: Recovered Classics from Five Great Thinkers 87 $8.70 Add
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The Improbable Team

The Improbable Team

From: Spin

From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age 27 $2.70 Add
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The Knowledge of Suffering

The Knowledge of Suffering

From: In Search of a Better World

In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan begins by recounting his own experiences coming to Canada from Iran as a result of the upheval of the 1970s. He interweaves personal … 76 $9.12 Add
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The Literature of the Streets and the Shaping of News

The Literature of the Streets and the Shaping of News

From: The Triumph of Narrative

From The Triumph of Narrative: 32 $3.20 Add
The Lost Massey Lectures

The Lost Massey Lectures

The CBC Massey Lectures, Canada’s preeminent public lecture series, are for many of us a highly anticipated annual feast of ideas. However, some of the finest lectures, by some of the … 418 View
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The Maiden from Afar

The Maiden from Afar

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter concerns Arendt’s conflicting feelings of homesickness and alienation in regard to Germany. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Market for Our Minds

The Market for Our Minds

From: Reset

Chapter 1 explores the economic engine that underlies social media: the personal data surveillance economy. Social media platforms describe themselves in many different, seemingly benign ways: … 40 $4.00 Add
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The Mating Game

The Mating Game

From: Power Shift

Sex — from the pleasure principle to rape Please Note: A collection can contain up to 30% of the chapters from this title 61 $7.32 Add
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The Meaning of Hope

The Meaning of Hope

On Suicide

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Hebelein discusses the suicidal thoughts Arendt experienced during her internment, and the suicide of her friend Walter Benjamin in 1940. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Moral Ambiguity of America

The Moral Ambiguity of America

From: The Lost Massey Lectures

From The Lost Massey Lectures: 107 $10.70 Add
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The Munk Debate on the Future of Capitalism

The Munk Debate on the Future of Capitalism

From: The Future of Capitalism

This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on Capitalism. The resolution being debated is "The capitalist system is broken. It’s time to try something different… … ; ; ; 57 $6.84 Add
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The Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism

The Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism

From: The Rise of Populism

This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism. The resolution being debated is "Be it resolved, the future of western politics is populist not … ; ; 49 $5.88 Add
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The New 9-5

The New 9-5

Pushing Hard For a Gender Equal Economy

From: The Time Has Come

In chapter four, Kaufman examines the barriers faced by women in the workplace. Exploring the issues of the Gender Pay Gap, Job Ghettoes, Missing or Inadequate Parental Leave, Barriers to … 32 $3.84 Add
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The New Social Gospel in Canada

The New Social Gospel in Canada

From: Compassion and Solidarity

From Compassion and Solidarity: The Church for Others 19 $1.90 Add