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by Jack Kevorkian (Author)The inventor of the controversial "suicide machine" outlines his startling views on planned death and its potential impact on organ harvesting and medical experimentation in this graphic and well-argued commentary. Photographs. Number of Pages: 270 Dimensions: 1.05 x 9.3 x 6.28 IN Publication Date: September 01, 1991

The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It - Paperback

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by Robert B. Reich (Author)From the bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good, comes an urgent analysis of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change "Reich has an almost unmatched ability to make insightful observations about the nation’s inequities, and in The System, he observes that the question is no longer Democrat versus Republican or left versus right, but 'democracy ve...

Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine - Paperback

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by Nada Elia (Author)An inspiring and intersectional re-imagining of the path to liberation in Palestine How is the struggle for Palestinian freedom bound up in other freedom struggles, and how are activists coming together globally to achieve justice and liberation for all? In this bold book, Palestinian activist Nada Elia unpacks Zionism, from its hyper militarism to incarceration, its environmental devastation, and gendered violence. She insists that Palestine's fate is linked through bo...

The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution - Paperback

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by Yuri Slezkine (Author)The epic story of an enormous Soviet apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy's War and Peace, Grossman's Life and Fate, and Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago, Yuri Slezkine's gripping narrative tells the chilling true story of an enormous Moscow apartment building where Soviet leaders a...

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life - Paperback

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by Richard Hofstadter (Author)Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society. "As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads. It is a rich, complex, shift...

Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty - Paperback

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by Dan Jones (Author)"Dan Jones has an enviable gift for telling a dramatic story while at the same time inviting us to consider serious topics like liberty and the seeds of representative government." --Antonia Fraser From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets, a lively, action-packed history of how the Magna Carta came to be--by the author of Powers and Thrones. The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles--eve...

Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming - Paperback

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by Paul Hawken (Editor)- New York Times bestseller - The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world "At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-...

Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic: The Deep State and the Unitary Executive - Paperback

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by Stephen Skowronek (Author), John A. Dearborn (Author), Desmond King (Author)A powerful dissection of one of the fundamental problems in American governance today: the clash between presidents determined to redirect the nation through ever-tighter control of administration and an executive branch still organized to promote shared interests in steady hands, due deliberation, and expertise. President Trump pitted himself repeatedly against the institutions and personnel of the executive branc...

Practicing Social Ecology: From Bookchin to Rojava and Beyond - Paperback

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by Eleanor Finley (Author)"Comes at a perfect time for our collective rethinking of how society can, and must, be reorganized so that all life can ﬂourish" Marina Sitrin, Professor of Sociology, Binghamton University "This lively book provides a wonderfully accessible exposition of the foundational ideas of social ecology--and inspiring examples of its practice. A powerful call to action for all who believe we can create a more democratic and ecological society" Debbie Bookchin, journalist, a...

Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Dilip Hiro (Author)In this comprehensive new treatment, a renowned political writer and historian places the politics, peoples, and cultural background of this critical region firmly into the context of current international focus. Number of Pages: 464 Dimensions: 1.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 01, 2011

Cultural Genocide: 13 Things You Haven't Been Told About Residential Schools, Mass Graves and Broken Treaties in Canada - Paperback

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by Drew Eldridge (Author)A carefully researched and shocking list of thirteen little-known details concerning residential schools, mass graves and broken treaties in Canada. What happened? Who was involved? Why was it allowed to go on for so long? In Cultural Genocide, Drew Eldridge invites readers to ask all the hard questions as they confront unsettling aspects of Canada's dark history. Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.18 x 7 x 4.37 IN Publication Date: July 22, 2022

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story - Paperback

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by Martin Luther King (Author), Clayborne Carson (Introduction by)MLK's classic account of the first successful large-scale act of nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott. A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the successful completion of the boycott. In his memoir about the event, he tells the stories that informed his radical political thinking before, during, and after the boycott--from first witnessing economic injustice as a teenager and wat...

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by John Womack Jr (Author), Peter Olney (Editor), Glenn Perusek (Editor)What would it take to topple Amazon? To change how health care works in America? To break up the media monopolies that have taken hold of our information and imaginations? How is it possible to organize those without hope working on the margins? In Labor Power and Strategy, legendary strategist, historian, and labor organizer John Womack, speaks directly to a new generation, providing rational, radical, experience-based p...

To Die for the People: The Writings of Huey P. Newton - Paperback

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by Huey Newton (Author), Toni Morrison (Editor), Elaine Brown (Introduction by)A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America.Long an iconic figure for radicals, Huey Newton is now being discovered by those interested in the history of America's social movements. Was he a gifted leader of his people or a dangerous outlaw? Were the Black Panthers heroes or terrorists?Whether Newton and the Panthers are remembered in a positive or a negati...

War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier - Paperback

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by Smedley D. Butler (Author), Adam Parfrey (Introduction by)General Butler's screed crosses all ideological boundaries.Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is GeneralSmedley Butler's frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing morethan serving as a puppet for big-business interests. The introduction discusseswhy General Butler went against the corporate war machine and how he exposed afascist coup d'etat plot against President Franklin Roosevelt. Widelyappreciated and re...

The Open Society and Its Enemies - Paperback

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by Karl R. Popper (Author)A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth century One of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. An immediate sensation when it was first published, Karl Popper's monumental achievement has attained legendary status on both the Left and Right. ...

Marx's Capital Illustrated: An Illustrated Introduction - Paperback

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by David Smith (Author), Phil Evans (Illustrator)This beginners guide to Capital illustrates the key concepts, humour, and immense vitality to be enjoyed in Marx's great work.Author BiographyDavid Smith is the editor of a forthcoming English-language volume of Marx's Notes on Global Capitalism and Non-Western Culture for Yale University Press. His publications include articles in many scholarly journals, including Sociological Theory, Rethinking Marxism, The American Psychologist, and Current...

We Are Heirs of the World's Revolutions: Speeches from the Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-87 - Paperback

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by Thomas Sankara (Author)Our revolution in Burkina Faso draws on the totality of man's experiences since the first breath of humanity. We wish to be the heirs of all the revolutions of the world, of all the liberation struggles of the peoples of the Third World. We draw the lessons of the American revolution. The French revolution taught us the rights of man. The great October revolution brought victory to the proletariat and made possible the realization of the Paris Commune's dreams of jus...

The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers

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Report copyright infringementby Don Gillis (Author)How Mayor Ray Flynn's leadership and a coalition of activists transformed Boston, challenging established powers and setting new precedents for urban governance The Battle for Boston captures the remarkable era under Mayor Ray Flynn, whose election in 1983 marked the beginning of a profound shift in the city's political and social landscape. Don Gillis, a Flynn senior advisor, chronicles the inspiring journey of a city that dared to challenge...

Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-1987 - Paperback

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by Thomas Sankara (Author) Number of Pages: 448 Dimensions: 1.25 x 11 x 8.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 2007

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by Karl Marx (Author), Friedrich Engels (Author), Vladimir Pozner (Introduction by)"A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of Communism." So begins one of history's most important documents, a work of such magnitude that it has forever changed not only the scope of world politics, but indeed the course of human civilization. The Communist Manifesto was written in Friedrich Engels's clear, striking prose and declared the earth-shaking ideas of Karl Marx. Upon publication in 1848, it quickl...

Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen's Guide to Transformational Advocacy, 2024 Edition - Hardcover

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by Sam Daley-Harris (Author)Almost everyone shies away from advocacy as a way to make a difference. We donate to climate change organizations, but we don't meet with a member of Congress or write a letter to the editor. We donate to groups working to end gun violence, anti-hunger organizations, groups dedicated to racial justice, and many others, but we don't become advocates on those issues beyond signing an online petition or going to an occasional rally. Why? Because most of us see advocac...

Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen's Guide to Transformational Advocacy, 2024 Edition - Paperback

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America - Paperback

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by Richard Rothstein (Author)Widely heralded as a "masterful" (Washington Post) and "essential" (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law offers "the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation" (William Julius Wilson). Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein desc...

Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism - Paperback

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by Harsha Walia (Author), Robin D. G. Kelley (Foreword by), Nick Estes (Afterword by)An urgent, global account of the migration crisis and the function of borders across political, social, cultural, and economic systems.Author BiographyHarsha Walia is the award-winning author of Undoing Border Imperialism (2013). Trained in the law, she is a community organizer and campaigner in migrant justice, anti-capitalist, feminist, and anti-imperialist movements, including No One Is Illegal and Women's...

The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life - Hardcover

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by Sophia Rosenfeld (Author)A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became equated with freedom Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to love, what profession to practice, and even what to believe. But the option to choose in such matters was not something we always possessed or even aspired to. At the same time, we have been warned by everybody from marketing gurus to psychologists about the neg...

Evaluating Gun Policy: Effects on Crime and Violence - Paperback

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by Jens Ludwig (Editor), Philip J. Cook (Editor)"Compared with other developed nations, the United States is unique in its high rates of both gun ownership and murder. Although widespread gun ownership does not have much effect on the overall crime rate, gun use does make criminal violence more lethal and has a unique capacity to terrorize the public. Gun crime accounts for most of the costs of gun violence in the United States, which are on the order of $100 billion per year. But that is not...

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by Paul E. Peterson (Author)"What is the price of federalism? Does it result in governmental interconnections that are too complex? Does it create overlapping responsibilities? Does it perpetuate social inequalities? Does it stifle economic growth?To answer these questions, Paul Peterson sets forth two theories of federalism: functional and legislative. Functional theory is optimistic. It says that each level of the federal system is well designed to carry out the tasks for which it is mainly...

Monitoring Government: Inspectors General and the Search for Accountability - Paperback

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by Paul C. Light (Author)"Until the Department of Housing and Urban Development scandal in 1989, the public knew little about federal inspectors general (IGs). Suddenly, Congress, the press, and the public were seeking answers to a scandal that challenged the role of the IGs in ensuring government accountability. Within days, the IGs were front-page news, and greater emphasis was placed on fraud, waste, and abuse as a measure of whether government could be held accountable.Monitoring Governme...

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by Shashi Tharoor (Author)A revelatory and original contribution to our understanding of the role of religion in society and politics. India's leading public intellectual, Shashi Tharoor, lays out Hinduism's origins and its key philosophical concepts, major texts and everyday Hindu beliefs and practices, from worship to pilgrimage to caste. He is unsparing in his criticism of extremism and unequivocal in his belief that what makes India a distinctive nation with a unique culture will be imper...

Urban Warfare: Housing Under the Empire of Finance - Paperback

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by Raquel Rolnik (Author), Gabriel Hirschhorn (Translator)How finance and politics have caused the global housing crisisThe most comprehensive survey of the current crisis, Urban Warfare charts how the financial crisis and wider urban politics have left millions homeless and in financial desperation across the world.The financialization of housing has become a global catastrophe, leaving millions desperate and homeless. Since the 2008 financial collapse, models of home ownership, originating ...

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by Heather MacDonald (Author)False charges of racial profiling threaten to obliterate the crime-fighting gains of the last decade, especially in America's inner cities. This is the message of Heather Mac Donald's new book, in which she brings her special brand of tough and honest journalism to the current war against the police. The anti-profiling crusade, she charges, thrives on an ignorance of policing and a willful blindness to the demographics of crime. In careful reports from New York an...