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  1. After the Crash
    The Emergence of the Rainbow Economy

    Resource Type: Book
  2. Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do
    The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1994
  3. Alien Invasion
    How the Harris Tories Mismanaged Ontario

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2001
    An examination of the devasting results of seven years of social and economic destruction inflicted the by the right-wing fanatics who ruled Ontario under the premiership of Mike Harris.
  4. Anarchy and Art
    From the Paris Commune to the Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
  5. The Anatomy of a Party
    The National CCF 1932-1961

    Resource Type: Book
  6. The Art of the Possible
    A Handbook for Political Activism

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
  7. Association of Canadian Pension Management
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
  8. The Blackest Streets
    The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2008
  9. Bound By Power
    Intended Consequences

    Resource Type: Book
    These essays focus on how power and ideology work within society. Interviews are with Noam Chomsky, Linda McQuaig, Robert Bertuzzi and others. They speak to the issues of the understanding of power and political dissent, the repression of dissent in post 9/11 media coverage and the war on terror.
  10. Bowling Alone
    The Collapse and Revival of American Community

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2000
    Bowling Alone documents the rise and fall of community activity in the twentieth century in the United States and the social changes this reflects. It offers all the evidence, the confirmatory and the contradictory, to give a complete look at trends of community involvement and how increased social capital can benefit everybody.
  11. Calling All Radicals
    How Grassroots Organizers Can Help Save Our Democracy

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
    Thompson argues that we can reclaim our democracy through grassroots organizing.
  12. Canada's Great Divide
    The politics of the growing gap between rich and poor in the 1990s

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2000
  13. Canadian Politics Through Press Reports (book review)
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1984
  14. Chomsky for Beginners
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
    An introduction to the life and works of Noam Chomsky.
  15. A Citizen's Guide to City Politics
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1972
  16. Class Warfare
    Interviews with David Barsamian

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
  17. The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters Volume 1: An Age Like This
    Resource Type: Book
  18. Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters Volume 2: My Country Right or Left
    Resource Type: Book
  19. The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters Volume 3: As I Please
    Resource Type: Book
  20. The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters Volume 4: 1945-1950
    Resource Type: Book
  21. The Color of Politics
    Race and the Mainsprings of American Politics

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1997
  22. The Common Good
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1998
    Interviews with Noam Chomsky on the U.S. and the world.
  23. Communication for and Against Democracy
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1989
  24. The Communist Manifesto
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1848
    Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels as the theoretical and practical platform of the Communist League, a workers' association.
  25. Compass Points
    Navigating the Twentieth Century

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1999
    A radical history of the twentieth century by a wide of Canadian authors and essayists grappling with crucial developments in politics, economics, society, and culture in Canada and abroad.
  26. Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1994
    A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rights, civil liberties, social change.
  27. Contested Truths
    Keywords in American Politics since Independence

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
  28. The Crisis of Modern Society
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1967
    Based on a talk given by Paul Cardan at Kent in 1965, "Crisis" elucidates upon the several endemic problems of modern societies, touching on the sciences, education, and the organization of work.
  29. Critique of the Gotha Programme
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1875
    Karl Marx's criticisms of the programme adopted by congress to unite the two German socialist parties in 1875.
  30. Democracy for the Few
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1995
    How does the U.S. political system work and for what purpose? What are the major forces shaping political life and how do they operate? Who governs in the United States? Who gets what, when, how, and why? Who pays and in what ways. These are the central questions investigated in this book.
  31. Devolutionary Notes
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1982
  32. The Dialectical Imagination
    A History of the Frankfurt School and the Institute of Social Research

    Resource Type: Book
  33. A Dictionary of Marxist Thought
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1983
  34. Educating for a Change
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
    For the authors of Ecuating for a Change, genuine democracy does not happen solely through our political and educational work. Democratic processes and practices are essential elements in achieving a truly participatory society. The books offers theory and practical tools for consciously applying the principles of democratic practice to daily work.
  35. Encyclopedia of American Political History
    Resource Type: Book
  36. Encyclopedia of Democracy
    Resource Type: Book
  37. Essential Works of Socialism
    Resource Type: Book
  38. Ethnicity and Politics in South Africa
    Resource Type: Book
  39. The Failure of Feminism
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
    The book's premise is that feminism, defined as a form of social activism aimed at improving the lot of women, accomplished a great deal of good, opening up corporate doors, garnering funds for women's college athletics, and so forth until about 1984.
  40. The Fight for Canada
    Four Centuries of Resistance to American Expansionism

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
  41. The Future of American Politics
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1965
  42. George Orwell: A Life
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1980
    A biography of George Orwell.
  43. Green on Red
    Evolving Ecological Socialism

    Resource Type: Book
    Essays exploring alternative economic and political strategies within an ecological context.
  44. Green Political Thought
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
  45. Professor Randall Hansen
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
  46. Healing the Wounds
    The Promise of Ecofeminism

    Resource Type: Book
  47. Tim Hector
    A Caribbean Radical's Story

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2006
    An account of the life of Antiguan activist Tim Hector.
  48. The History of the German Resistance 1933-1945
    Widerstand, Staatsstreich, Attentat

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1969
    A thorough portrayal of the plans, hesitations, frustrations, and failures of the opposition to Hitler.
  49. The Hutchinson Pocket Factfinder
    Second Edition

    Resource Type: Book
    This sourcebook provides topical information and core reference material on over 40 subjects.
  50. In The News
    The Practice of Media Relations in Canada

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2002
    Carney gives everyone, from student to seasoned practitioner, a thorough understanding of who the media are, how they work and how to approach them with stories.
  51. In the Tiger's Mouth
    An empowerment guide for social action

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
    Information for ordinary people to become activists for social change.
  52. Inventing Reality
    The Politics of News Media

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
    Parenti sets out to demonstrate how the news media distort important aspects of social and political life and why they do.
  53. The Irrational in Politics
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1975
    The Irrational in Politics examines the way in which we have been programmed by social and sexual patterns of the dominant ideology. The result is mass produced individuals incapable of automous thought and perpetually craving authority and leadership. In this light he looks as well at the sexual revolution and the failure of the Russian Revolution. His aim is to allow the ordinary individual to aquire insight into their own phychic structure and in doing so become harmonised with their own deep aspirations and desires.
  54. Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution
    Volume I: State and Bureaucracy

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1977
    A wide-ranging and thorough exposition of Marx's views on democracy.
  55. Keeping the Rabble in Line
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1994
    Interviews with Noam Chomsky covering issues such as free trade, health care, global warming, the nature of corporations, human rights, and democracy.
  56. Die Kunst findet nicht im Saale statt
    Politische Plakate

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1976
  57. The Life of Bertrand Russell
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1975
    A biography of the political activist, philosopher and mathematician.
  58. Literature as Pulpit
    The Christian Social Activism of Nellie McClung

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
  59. Living in a Dark Age
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
  60. The Long Loneliness
    Resource Type: Book
  61. Madness and Ruin
    Politics and Economy in the Neoconservative Age

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
    Watkin's book, based on his monthly articles in This Magazine is a scathing attack on the Mulroney government's adoption of neo-conservative economics. With their adoption of Reaganite policies they have cut back on transfer payments to the provinces thus hitting secondary school funding and medicare. They have also linked Canada to the United States with the adoption of the Free Trade Agreement and launched a full scale attack on the welfare state. The NDP is not spared his criticism and is blasted for its "appalling" performance in the free- trade election. It is a poweful jounalistic book that stands up well despite the passage of years.
  62. Making Trouble
    Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the University

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
  63. Manifestos, Programs, Visions
    Selected Manifestos - Political Statements - Programs

    Resource Type: Internet WWW site
    Published: 2009
    A selection of left manifestos, programs, poltical statements and visions from the 1600s to today.
  64. Marxism, Feminism, the State
    Volume 1

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1983
    Includes essays on the sexual division of labour, and socialist organizing in the 80s, referring to Engels, Ryerson, and MacPherson.
  65. Media relations for politicians
    A Service for Parliamentarians, Legislators, and Municipal Councillors

    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    Public relations tools for elected officials and community leaders.
  66. The MegaCity Saga
    Democracy and Citizenship in This Global Age

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2000
  67. Montreal
    A Citizen's Guide to Politics

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1990
  68. The Next Liberation Struggle
    Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy in Southern Africa

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2005
    An indispensable guide to understanding how the resources of that era can be used to contribute to real liberation for the region and for the continent of Africa as a whole.
  69. The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2002
    Ths book explores how democracy is constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class.
  70. Out In The World
    Gay and Lesbian Life from Buenos Aires to Bangkok

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
  71. Outrage!
    The Ordeal of Greenpeace

    Resource Type: Book
  72. The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1997
  73. The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations
    Second Edition with Supplement

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2004
  74. The Philosophy of Antonio Negri
    Resistance in Practice

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2005
  75. Political Columns
    Behind the scenes with powerful people

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
    A reader of his book will get Bonner's insight on everyone from Winston Churchill to Belinda Stronach. It is a series of columns, many of which were written for the US magazine Winning Campaigns.
  76. Political Dissent: an International Guide
    Resource Type: Book
    Covers some 1,000 political opposition movements, whether violent, terrorist, guerilla, or non-violent, opposition trade union movements, and human rights groups. Details include international affiliation, leadership, background and history, and politica
  77. Political Ideology
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
  78. Politics
    Essays on Political Criticism

    Resource Type: Book
  79. Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory
    Resource Type: Book
  80. Politics and the English Language
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1946
    In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism., question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness.
  81. The Politics of Aristotle
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1968
  82. Politics of Communication
    A Study in the Political Sociology of Language, Socialization, and Legitimation

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1973
  83. Politics of Illusion
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 1980
    Elections have become a contest to determine who is the best actor.
  84. The Politics of Obedience
    The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1997
  85. Politics Past
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1970
    A collection of essays by Dwight Macdonald.
  86. Politics Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts
    Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources

    Resource Type: Internet WWW site
    A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on politcal topics and politics in the Sources directory for the media.
  87. Portugal: The Impossible Revolution?
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1977
  88. Power
    Resource Type: Book
  89. The Power of Persuation
    The Politics of the New Right in Ontario

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
    Kozolanka looks at how the New Right government of former Ontario Premier Mike Harris came to power by using successful strategies from other countries to gain public consent for its neo-conservative policies. Relying on evidence drawn from literature, interviews and content analysis, she argues that this trajectory was "neither haphazard nor narrowly constructed."
  90. Power To Us All
    Constitution or Social Contract?

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
    Woodcock calls for a true participatory democracy.
  91. The Prince
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1947
  92. Profit over People
    Neoliberalism and Global Order

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1999
  93. Rae Days
    The Rise and Follies of the NDP

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1994
  94. Raids and Reconstructions
    Essays on Politics, Crime, and Culture

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1976
    A collection of essays on culture and poltics.
  95. Retreat From Governance
    Canada and the Continental-International Challenge

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1989
  96. Revolution in the Revolution
    Resource Type: Book
  97. The Road to Wigan Pier
    Resource Type: Book
    George Orwell's investigation of an English working class community in the 1930s.
  98. Ruling Canada
    Corporate Cohesion and Democracy

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2005
  99. SDS
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1974
  100. Selections from the Prison Notebooks
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1973
    Gramsci's Notebooks cover a wide range of subjects including history, culture, politics, and philosophy.
  101. The Seventh Decade
    The New Shape of Nuclear Danger

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2008
    The Seventh Decade reveals many things. Amongst them is the history of global nuclear politics and the Bush government's policies that endanger the security of Americans and the world. Schell asserts that the Bush/ Cheney administration has forsaken traditional diplomacy and treaties that restrain nuclear proliferation preferring a first-strike military option. In so doing they have attacked Iraq using the excuse that they had WMD's, and have threatened North Korea and Iran with no results-North Korea now has the bomb and Iran is on the way. The administration has also encouraged the development of new generations of such weapons. He contends that the policies of the American government has intensified the trafficking of nuclear weapons which pose a renewed threat to humanity.
  102. Sign Crimes/Road Kill
    From Mediascape to Landscape

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
    A collection of thirty short essays by Joyce Nelson, a writer specializing in the politics of the mass media.
  103. Simon Fraser University
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
  104. Social Democracy Without Illusions
    Renewal of the Canadian Left

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
  105. The Spectre of Capitalism
    The Future of the World Economy After the Fall of Communism

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
  106. Spinwars
    Politics and New Media

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1999
    An examination of media manipulation in late 20th Century North American politics.
  107. Strange Empire
    Louis Riel and the Metis People

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1974
  108. Strategies for Canadian Economic Self-Reliance
    Resource Type: Book
  109. University of Winnipeg
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
  110. The Unknown Dimension
    European Marxism Since Lenin

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1972
    The radical intellectual tradition of European post-Leninist Marxism, so different from the dogma of the orthodox leftist parties, is an unknowwn dimension. This anthology sets out to recover this Marxist tradition and to restore the centrality of Marxist revolutionary thought and practice.
  111. Volcano Days
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1994
    Brian Johnson's semi-fictional novel based on his experience (nervous breakdown, etc.) at the time he was a labour reporter on the Montreal Gazette and a member of the Revolutionary Marxist Group.
  112. The Wealthy Banker's Wife
    The Assault on Equality in Canada

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
  113. Women Organizing for Change
    Confronting the Crisis in Latin America

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
  114. Women, Resistance and Revolution
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1974
  115. World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties
    Resource Type: Book
  116. The Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing Winners
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2005
    This award is presented for a non-fiction book of outstanding literary merit that enlarges our understanding of contemporary Canadian political and social issues.

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