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Looking Back on A Moment of Truth: An International Perspective

From: A New Kind of Union

Economist and union activist Jim Stanford looks back on Canada’s union movement since 2011 and how Canadian labour fares compared to other countries with the use of key graphs and statistics. ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Agitation and Rebellion:

Agitation and Rebellion:

Riel and the Farmers in the 1880s

From: The Rise of the New West

Regarding Farmers in the prairies A close examination of the record shows that from the outset, the farmers’ agitations had more to do with senators than seasons, with railway charges than … 10 $1.00 Add
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Alberta

Alberta

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Reading nearly fifty years of Canadian Dimension’s eye on Alberta is both sobering and heartening. Sobering because one realizes how little the province’s political culture and … 9 $0.90 Add
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at John A. MacDonald’s National Policy in the 1870s ‘ and 1880s’ post-Confederation Canada in the form of railroads, tariffs and immigration, as well as the … 15 $1.50 Add
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All I Want for Christmas

All I Want for Christmas

From: To Wawa with Love

Talks about performing in a Christmas Concert and the embarassing event that occurred at one 6 $0.60 Add
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America and the Red Peril

America and the Red Peril

From: The Myth of the Good War

Analyzes how the American Power elites were against communism and Bolshevism and therefore liked European facism and Hitler’s Nazism. 13 $1.30 Add
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America Between Confidence and Concern

America Between Confidence and Concern

From: The Myth of the Good War

Contemplating the future in the post war world has both elements of confidence and concern for America which are analyzed in this chapter which concludes that there is no room for communism in … 10 $1.00 Add
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American Fans and Partners of Hitler

American Fans and Partners of Hitler

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels looks at the support that Hitler received from American industrialists and bankers who were tied to German business from 1920-1940. 17 $1.70 Add
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An Activist Perspective on the Sidewalk Project
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An Activist Perspective on the Sidewalk Project

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Chapter 5 explores the impact of Toronto’s Sidewalk Labs project from the perspective of Labour organization and activism. 11 $1.10 Add
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An Anti-Soviet Crusade?

An Anti-Soviet Crusade?

From: The Myth of the Good War

The so-called German Option, the possibility of an alliance between the Americans and the British on the one side and the Germans on the other, thus constituted an important element of the hard … 13 $1.30 Add
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An example of regulatory chill

An example of regulatory chill

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

Opponents of investor-state arbitration have long warned that it may lead to so-called “regulatory chill,” by creating financial risks for countries that deter responsible regulation … 10 $1.00 Add
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An Unexpected Path to Political Life

An Unexpected Path to Political Life

From: The Golden Age of Liberalism

1966-1971. Outlines LeBlanc’s time at the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, ends with the October crisis and LeBlanc’s decision to return to New Brunswick 42 $4.20 Add
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An Unnatural History

An Unnatural History

Earthquakes, Dams and Fracking

From: Damming the Peace

Investigative journalist Andrew Nikiforuk describes the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on the downstream Athabasca Delta. 13 $1.30 Add
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An Unsatisfied Beneficiary

An Unsatisfied Beneficiary

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels breaks down the different ways big business in Germany supported facism and how it relates to their support of Hitler from 1933-1945. 7 $0.70 Add
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An Unusual Research Opportunity

An Unusual Research Opportunity

From: Protecting Research Confidentiality

Looks at a proposal regarding ethnographic research on prostitution and the ethics committee’s response to it at SFU, analyzes the question does all research matter, and looks at addressing … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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And Economy that Works - For the Wealthy

And Economy that Works – For the Wealthy

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 1 of this title explore the political and economic decisions and trends that have led to economic inequality in Canada. This chapter discusses the current degree of income … ; 19 $1.90 Add