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Neoconservativism
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results45 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAlien Invasion: How the Harris Tories Mismanaged Ontario Cohen, Ruth (ed.) Book 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. Another world is possible if...  George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. Author Donald Gutstein reveals extent of Stephen Harper revolution in new book Harperism Smith, Charlie Article 2014 In Harperism: How Stephen Harper and His Think Tank Colleagues Have Transformed Canada (James Lorimer & Company Ltd.), Gutstein makes the case that neoliberalism is far more sinister than simply havi... Behind Closed Doors: How The Rich Won Control of Canada's Tax System... And Ended Up Richer McQuaig, Linda Book 1987 A stinging indictment of Canada's tax system and the people who shape it. The Billionaires' Tea Party Oldham, Taki (director) Film/Video 2010 Both a journey through a unique moment in American history and a thoroughly researched piece of investigative journalism. Through an examination of astroturfing and disinformation, we see how citizen ... Bleeding the Patient: The Debt/Deficit Hoax Exposed Article 1993 An edited transcript of a four-hour discussion held by nine progressive political economists. Discusses the hysteria around the government debt-deficit issue and the difficulty in developing counter-a... The Competition Myth - The Real Meaning of the Last Twenty-five Years Article 1997 The problems which working people have suffered in the last twenty-five years are not problems which the ruling elite are trying to solve but weapons they have devised to attack working people in a cl... Conservative Frank Luntz Has Set a Trap for Progressives -- Here's How to Outsmart Him and Boost the Occupy Movement: Progressives' basic morality needs to be talked about over and over again, in every corner of the country. Lakoff, George Article 2011 Luntz doesn't want progressives pointing out that corporations govern our lives far more than any government does - and for their profit, not ours. He doesn't want any discussion of corporate waste, o... Conservatives have perfected the trick of defending power by attacking it Monbiot, George Article 2011 The UK Cameron government is atempting to use a tried-and-proven trick: defending the elite by pretending to attack it. Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks Diemer, Ulli Article 2000 The story of Ontario's right-wing Harris government, which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster. The Deciders: The disastrous Iraq policies that led to ISIS were not President Bush's Hay, John Article 2015 In May 2003, in the wake of the Iraq War and the ousting of Saddam Hussein, events took place that set the stage for the current chaos in the Middle East. Yet even most well-informed Americans are una... The Deficit is No Accident Article 1997 The deficit and national debt were created intentionally by politicians of both parties, to destroy social programs which give working people some protection against unrestrained corporate power Flatly Outrageous Diemer, Ulli Article 2005 The flat earth society is not the equivalent of the Fraser Institute. Free Trade and the New Right Agenda Warnock, John Book 1988 A useful snapshot of the 'free trade' debate at the time of the 1988 Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. Harper: the Grim Reaper of Canadian politics Dobbin, Murray Article Harper as Prime Minister would be a disaster for Canada. History is a Weapon: Lockdown America in 22 Minutes Parenti, Christian Audio 2001 A talk by Christian Parenti, author of Lockdown America: Police And Prisons in the Age of Crisis, about the thirty year explosion in prisons in the United States, at the Stop The ACA(American Correcti... How should we remember Ralph Klein? Fillmore, Nick Article 2013 Ralph Klein was one of Canada's most aggressive neo-liberals. Klein's true legacy is a string of anti-social policies and programs. Madness and Ruin: Politics and Economy in the Neoconservative Age Watkins, Mel Book 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 h... The Myth of the Good Corporate Citizen: Democracy Under the Rule of Big Business Dobbin, Murray Book 1998 Dobbin argues that transnational corporations (TNG's) have power over every nation's government; they are not the good citizens they claim to be. Neocon con game: First deprive public institutions of their ability to act, then blame them for not acting: Margaret Wente's Chutzpah Diemer, Ulli Article 2005 The neocon con game: first deprive public institutions of their ability to act, then blame them for not acting
On Guard for Thee: An Independent Review of the Free Trade Agreement Bowker, Marjorie Montgomery Book 1988 Ontological "Difference" and the Neo-Liberal War on the Social: Deconstruction and Deindustrialization Goldner, Loren Article 2001 We have today legions of people with a smattering of knowledge turning out reams of books filled with buzz words that could be (and have been) produced by a computer program, and could be (and are) pi... The Poor Must Die: Anglo-American Political Philosophy 101 Floyd, Chris Article 2010 For more than 30 years, the world-dominating Anglo-American alliance has been under the sway of factions which, for all their internal squabbling and hair-splitting, are strongly united in their stead... Profit over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1999 Chomsky confronts neoliberalsim: the pro-corporate system of economic and political policies presently waging a form of class war worldwide. The Profits of War: Planning to Bomb Iran: Against The Current vol. 125 Hossein-zadeh, Ismael Article 2006 It is no longer a secret that the Bush administration has been methodically paving the way toward a bombing strike against Iran. The administration’s plans of an aerial military attack against that co... The Quick and The Dead: Brian Mulroney, Big Business And The Seduction Of Canada McQuaig, Linda Book 1991 McQuaig argues that since 1984, there has been a systematic transfer of power in Canada from the democratically elected government to the private sector. Reform Party Cardozo, Andrew L. Article 1992 The 'new Canada' that Reform Party leader Preston Manning is proposing is a mean-minded society based on the survival of the fittest. It simply ignores the fact that the majority of Canadians do not p... School Reform and the Attack on Public Education Stratman, Dave Article 1997 The education reform movement is part of a wider corporate and government plan to undermine democracy and strengthen corporate domination of our society. Shooting the Hippo: Death by Deficit and Other Canadian Myths McQuaig, Linda Book 1995 An examination of how economic policies systematically favour the interests of the rich while pretending to be for the common good. Slumming It At the Rodeo: The Cultural Roots of Canada's Right-Wing Revolution Laird, Gordon Book 1998 Are the Federal Reform Party's Manning, Ontario's Harris and Alberta's Klein the struttin' cowboy champions of direct democracy? Or just sell- outs to the private sector? Laird tackles these question... The Trouble With Billionaires McQuaig, Linda; Brooks, Neil Book 2010 The glittering lives of billionaires may seem to be a harmless source of entertainment, but authors Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks argue that such financial power not only threatends everyone's economi... Trust Me: A Handbook of Tory Contortions Article 2003 Satirical bites from Ontario’s past — 1995 to 2003. They expose the Common Sense Revolutionary backgrounds of some of Canada’s highest-ranking conservatives currently on the scene. What Do We Do Now? Building a Social Movement in the Aftermath of Free Trade Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 We have the potential to create a social movement in this country that goes beyond single-issue organizing to work toward an integrated vision of a more just and caring society. Will the real Stephen Harper please stand up? Article A citizen's guide to comparing election campaign promises to deeply held beliefs. Working Class Experience: Rethinking the History of Canadian Labour, 1800-1991 Palmer, Bryan D. Book 1983 From nineteenth-century tavern life to late twentieth-century cinema, from rough canallers and the first stirrings of craft unionism to contemporary public-sector strikes, this books provides a sweepi... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Marxsite Trotskyist-leaning site with a relatively broad range of resources.
Sources LibraryListeria Outbreak Alarms Walkerton Survivors Sources News Release 2008 Governments should have learned from the mistakes that led to the tragedy in Walkerton. Food security and public safety should never be placed on the chopping block in the name of cost cutting.
The Myths of Reaganomics Rothbard, Murray N. 1987 How well did Reagan succeed in cutting government spending, surely a critical ingredient in any plan to reduce the role of government in everyone's life? In 1980, the last year of free-spending Jimmy ... From the Connexions ArchivesDouble Standards Website Focusing on double standards in the media and in international politics. "Double Standard 1. a rule or principle applied more strictly to some people more than others (or oneself)." |
