Politics & Current Affairs

Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada

According to Robert Paehlke, professor emeritus of environmental and resource studies and political science at Trent University, Canada’s record on greenhouse gas reduction is dismal. After years of talking the talk, we are not walking ... Read More »

September 29, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Class Project: How to Kill a Mother – the True Story of Canada’s Infamous Bathtub Girls

By Bob Mitchell

Most true crime books fall somewhere between the poles of sensationalism and a careful weighing of the evidence and facts. The Class Project, by veteran Toronto Star reporter Bob Mitchell, is no exception. In ... Read More »

September 26, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life

By Richard Florida

At some point in the next year or so, an immigrant seeking a better life – or a refugee fleeing regional violence, or a retiring Boomer who wants to be closer to their children – ... Read More »

September 15, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Urban Nation: Why We Need to Give Power Back to the Cities to Make Canada Strong

By Alan Broadbent

At some point in the next year or so, an immigrant seeking a better life – or a refugee fleeing regional violence, or a retiring Boomer who wants to be closer to their children – ... Read More »

September 15, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Shut Up, I’m Talking and Other Diplomacy Lessons I Learned in the Israeli Government

By Gregory Levey

For most people, the endless fighting in the Middle East isn’t a joking matter. But maybe, as Ryerson professor Gregory Levey’s new book, Shut Up, I’m Talking, seems to suggest, you just had to be ... Read More »

August 28, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense

By Normand Baillargeon; Andrea Schmidt, trans.

The idea behind this book is explained in an epigraph from Noam Chomsky: “Citizens of the democratic societies should undertake a course of intellectual self-defense to protect themselves from manipulation and control.” So it’s no ... Read More »

August 28, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Tilted: The Trial of Conrad Black

By Steven Skurka

In Tilted, an insightful play-by-play account of one of the more notorious corporate trials of the past few decades, Toronto lawyer and legal pundit Steven Skurka argues that Conrad Black got a raw deal, thus ... Read More »

August 28, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Perils of Empire: America and Its Imperial Predecessors

By James Laxer

The American empire is waning. A neo-conservative, unilateralist America is stuck in quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan while at home the economy staggers. Increasingly successful challengers abound: Iran, China, the EU, even Venezuela. Will the ... Read More »

August 28, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games

By Christopher A. Shaw

In the 19th century, travelling carnivals roamed the American West, promising spectacular sideshows, games of skill, and unforgettable thrills. It was only after the roadshow had rolled on that the townsfolk, their pockets emptied, would ... Read More »

July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Other Side of the Coin: The Emerging Vision of Economics and Our Place in the World

By David Orrell

“Neoclassical economics,” writes Edmonton-born mathematician David Orrell, “sees the world in terms of independent, autonomous agents that act to maximize their own utility, measured in terms of financial success.” Such thinking is full of erroneous ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada

The Class Project: How to Kill a Mother – the True Story of Canada’s Infamous Bathtub Girls

Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life

Urban Nation: Why We Need to Give Power Back to the Cities to Make Canada Strong

Shut Up, I’m Talking and Other Diplomacy Lessons I Learned in the Israeli Government

A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense

Tilted: The Trial of Conrad Black

The Perils of Empire: America and Its Imperial Predecessors

Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games

The Other Side of the Coin: The Emerging Vision of Economics and Our Place in the World

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