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Michelle Goldberg In Conversation With Rudyard Griffiths

From: Political Correctness

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This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and New York Times Columnist Michelle Goldberg prior to the Munk Debate on the Political Correctness. The topic of the … ; 7 $0.84 Add
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The Great Experiment

From: A Short History of Progress

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The Market for Our Minds

From: Reset

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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

From: Power Shift

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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 Pursuit of Global Justice

From: Is This the End of the Liberal International Order?

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In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan begins by recalling his experiences as a human rights lawyer in The Hague. He describes notable cases he was involved in and how it shaped his … 85 $10.20 Add
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YANIS VAROUFAKIS IN CONVERSATION WITH RUDYARD GRIFFITHS

From: The Future of Capitalism

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This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis prior to the Munk Debate on the future of capitalism. The topic … ; ; ; 10 $1.20 Add
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You’re Not the Indian I Had in Mind

From: The Truth About Stories

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In this chapter, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King recalls his experiences travelling around North America on a photography expedition and provides accounts of the different ways … 32 $3.84 Add
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Young Hannah

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter describes Hannah Arendt’s birth of a middle-class Jewish family, her parents’ interest in society and politics, and the early loss of her father to syphilis. It also … 11 $1.10 Add
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A Holy Paradox

From: Power Shift

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Religion, Culture, and Custom — the roles they’ve played over time Please Note: A collection can contain up to 30% of the chapters from this title 61 $7.32 Add
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ARTHUR BROOKS IN CONVERSATION WITH RUDYARD GRIFFITHS

From: The Future of Capitalism

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This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks prior to the Munk Debate on the future of capitalism. The topic of the debate is … ; ; ; 10 $1.20 Add
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Beijing: Rule by Law

Part I: One China, One System

From: China Unbound

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Chapter 1 lays out the background of China’s crackdowns on civil society and its forging of an ambitious foreign strategy and vision for an alternative world order. Key topics include life … 38 $3.80 Add
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Chapter 2: This Time It’s Different

#MeToo, social change, and the cyclical nature of women’s push for power

From: No More Nice Girls

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Chapter 2: Why Chanie Ran

From: Seven Fallen Feathers

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In this reading, Tanya Talaga begins by describing a meeting with Alvin Fiddler, the Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. She goes on to provide a history of the residential school system … 47 $5.64 Add
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Chapter Three: The Third Space

From: All Our Relations

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In this reading, Tanya Talaga discusses the epidemic of suicides among Indigenous youth in Canada. The reading includes personal recollections of the author, historical and political context and … 53 $6.36 Add
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Debt as Plot

From: Payback

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Payback is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon these subjects. Rather, it is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central … 43 $5.16 Add
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Fools’ Paradise

From: A Short History of Progress

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