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Strengthening Democracy by Practicing It

NonProfit Quarterly

This in turn has enabled a “philanthropic” colonization of the civil society within which people-based politics and social movements had been rooted. These approaches fail to enable democracy to work, because democracy is based on the equal value of each person’s voice in making collective decisions about the good of the whole.

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How to Advance a Just Energy Transition in Oil-Dominated New Brunswick

NonProfit Quarterly

New Brunswick is home to Canada’s largest oil refinery, which employs more than 4,000 full-time workers, produces over half the province’s export value—and emits 3 million tons of carbon annually. Hydrogen also holds export value, being transportable over long distances, and is carbon-free at the point of use.

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