Economic Justice

In Residual Governance, Gabrielle Hecht dives into the wastes of gold and uranium mining in South Africa to explore how communities, experts, and artists fight for infrastructural and environmental justice. Hecht outlines how mining in South Africa is a prime example of what she theorizes as residual governance—the governance of waste and discard, governance that is purposefully inefficient, and governance that treats people and places as waste and wastelands.

"The Radical Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr: From Civil Rights to Human Rights" is a powerful and thought-provoking examination of the life and legacy of one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. This book delves deep into Dr. King's transition from civil rights freedom fighter to human rights freedom fighter and how his views changed before his death. The book also explores how Dr. King's message of nonviolence, equality and justice continues to resonate with people around the world who are working for freedom and equality. This book provides an in-depth look at how Dr. ...

The murder of George Floyd sparked a fiery summer of activism and unrest all over the world in 2020, with peaceful protests sometimes erupting into violent clashes. From Shetland to Sao Paolo, people marched under the Black Lives Matter banner, decrying Floyd's death and demanding an end to racial injustice. Drawing on The Washington Post's unrivalled archives, in-depth reporting and award-winning series on Floyd, His Name Is George Floyd is a definitive biography that dives deep into the myriad ways that structural racism shaped Floyd's life and death.

From Wall Street to the West Coast, from blue-collar billionaires to blue-blood fortunes, from the Google guys to hedge fund honchos, All the Money in the World gives us the lowdown on, among other things: the all-time richest Americans, who made and lost the most money in the past 25 years, the fields and industries that have produced the greatest wealth, the biggest risk takers, the most competitive players, the most wasteful family feuds, the trophy wives.

101 Prophetic Principles regarding racism to lay a pure foundation of ethics, equality, stability, renewal and economic empowerment to advance every people and race whosoever desire to mature, grow and step into their God given greatness. Celebrate diversity and work hard equitably. Say goodbye to the double standards and pity party. Level the playing field and make the rules apply equitably to humanity. Ethics proceeds economic empowerment, as people get honest with themselves, establish priorities and take responsibility for their actions. Discover your true worth in God and purpose for ...

Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious labour, stagnant wages, a climate crisis, and the steady creep of automation—an ever-louder chorus of voices calls for a liveable and obligation-free basic income.

In Powering Prosperity: A Citizen's Guide to Shaping the 21st Century, Dr. Indranil Ghosh brings together his decades of experience as a sustainable economic development investor, an entrepreneur, and an MIT-trained scientist to provide a new framework for understanding the world's challenges and the choices societies must make to address them.