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A Quest for Meaning
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Down To Earth (2020)
Ego Not Bad
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Anarcho-Syndicalist Principles
Democracy At Work: How This One Idea Could Make Your Job Amazing
10 Principles of Radical Ecological Democracy
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Prout: Economic Democracy in Practice (2004)
Earth Democracy
Principles to Guide Our Activism
10 Principles of Radical Ecological Democracy
Six Principles of Nonviolent Campaigns
8 Principles for a Regenerative Civilization
We’ve Got a Better World in Mind - 8 Principles for a Beautiful Future
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Indigenous Principles of a Just Transition
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The History and Philosophy of Aikido
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Liberation Theory: a Working Framework
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