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Author Explores the Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canadanew

Mainstream-media reporters and columnists are largely unaware of the growing influence of the religious right in Canada, according to Marci McDonald, the author of a new book on the subject.
The Georgia Straight  |  Charlie Smith  |  05-24-2010  |  Books
Tags: Marci McDonald, The Armageddon Factor

Books Explore the Games Behind the Olympic Gamesnew

This penetrating analysis by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, a Toronto sociologist and activist, remains a classic for how thoroughly it exposes the secrecy, elitism, hypocrisy, corruption, and lack of accountability of what she calls the “Olympic industry”.
The Georgia Straight  |  Charlie Smith  |  02-16-2010  |  Nonfiction
Tags: Vancouver Olympics, Figure Skating’s Greatest Stars, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism, The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: The Vancouver Edition—Winter 2010

Economic Rogues Run Amok in the Worldnew

Loretta Napoleoni says the epicenter of the economic and financial world is moving eastward, which spells bad news for us in North America.
The Georgia Straight  |  Charlie Smith  |  04-14-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Loretta Napoleoni, Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality

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