National Network for Equitable Library Service

It’s a very short trip from the limousine seat to the curb.” Jim Mann never missed a payroll for the dozen men who worked for his flourishing landscaping business he built from the ground

The utopian promise of the internet, much talked about even a few years ago, has given way to brutal realities: coltan mines in the Congo, electronics factories in China, devastated neighborhoods i

Few people doubt the threat of climate change and the urgent need to conquer fossil fuel addiction.

An in-depth look at two decades of a movement that aims to challenge the ethical foundations of the global market.

A wide-ranging exploration of why inequality persists and what can be done about it, the No-Nonsense Guide to Equality discusses the positive effects that equality can have, using examples and case

User Error explodes the myth of computer technology as juggernaut. Multimedia educator Ellen Rose shows that there is no bandwagon, no out-of-control dynamo, no titanic conspiracy to overwhelm us.

In the 1960s, for at least a brief moment, Montreal became what seemed an unlikely centre of Black Power and the Caribbean left.

Has the battle for women’’s rights been won?

What exactly is money and what does it do? We might understand coins, notes, and gold bars but do we understand credit default swaps and sovereign wealth funds?

Using colourful and detailed case material, Street-Level Democracy introduces a new method of researching everyday politics.

The world is changing and especially so for lesbians, gays, and people who are bisexual and transgendered.

Under capitalism we are led to believe in the steady, inevitable march of progress, from the abacus to the iPad.

The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting is the first book of its kind.

An in-depth study of European immigrants to Canada during the Cold War, Gatekeepers explores the interactions among these immigrants and the “gatekeepers”—mostly middl

As the Egyptian revolution gained momentum in the winter of 2011, a common refrain echoed across Cairo’s Tahrir Square: “The wall of fear came down!” Mass protests against fear and authoritarianism