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The Blue Pages, 2nd Edition: A Directory of Companies Rated by Their Politics and Practices (Blue Pages: A Directory of Companies Rated by Their Politics & Practices) מאת Angie Crouse By summarizing the political contributions and business practices of hundreds of corporations, this handy directory helps you support companies that share your political values. Follow your money; you might be surprised. The Blue Pages includes valuable information on political contribu...

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Red Highways: A Liberal's Journey Into the Heartland מאת Rose Aguilar A San Francisco radio host grown tired of media stereotypes, Rose Aguilar packed up her van, picked up her boyfriend, and set out on a six-month road trip through the red-state West to find out what voters there really care about. Equal parts travelogue, political reportage, and personal discov...

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They Said What?: Astonishing Quotes on American Democracy, Power, and Dissent מאת Jim Hunt Want to hear what real American power sounds like? Retired high school teacher Jim Hunt's collection of astonishing quotes, some almost comically grotesque, covers everything from squashing domestic dissent to threatening foreign ambassadors. They Said What? includes major American figures from...

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The Next Progressive Era: A Blueprint for Broad Prosperity מאת Phillip Longman Progressives 100 years ago were deeply concerned about vast income inequalities, concentrated corporate power, a weak labor movement, high immigration rates, threats to small-scale producers and retailers, middle-class debt levels, environmental degradation and unsafe food, terrorism, religious...

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Rules of Disengagement: The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent מאת Marjorie Cohn Rules of Disengagement examines the reasons men and women in the military have disobeyed orders and resisted the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It takes readers into the courtroom where sailors, soldiers, and Marines have argued that these wars are illegal under international law and unconstitution...

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50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America מאת Michael Huttner The 2008 presidential election was historic in that it reflected Americans' overwhelming call for change in the United States. Now, the millions of people who worked hard to elect Barack Obama are asking themselves, "What's next? How do we keep the momentum going?" 50 Ways You Can Help Obama Chan...

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Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It מאת Sasha Abramsky Trapped in a triangle of the housing market collapse, rising energy costs, and an increasingly dysfunctional healthcare system, America's working poor are now battling an even more formidable enemy: hunger. This time, the battle is taking place well outside of the media spotlight, which ha...

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Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours מאת Phillip Longman The long-maligned Veterans Health Administration has become the highest-quality healthcare provider in the United States. This encouraging change not only has benefited veterans but also provides a blueprint for salvaging America's own deeply troubled healthcare system. "Best Care Anywhere...

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The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion מאת Marcia Mitchell In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, a young British intelligence officer thought she had information that could halt the march to war. To leak that information, however, would mean breaking her pledge to protect state secrets. In the end, Katherine Gun decided to reveal what she had d...

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Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law מאת Marjorie Cohn In "Cowboy Republic," Marjorie Cohn offers a penetrating analysis of the six most important ways in which the Bush administration has weakened the rule of law. Cohn, a respected legal scholar, details the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq; the policy of torture; war crimes; Guantanamo's k...

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The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't מאת Cliff Schecter

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Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the Standardized Testing Industry מאת Todd Farley The No Child Left Behind Act uses the phrase scientifically-based research more than 100 times when discussing standardized testing, but Making the Grades raises serious questions about the validity of many large-scale assessments simply by describing one man's career in the industry. This firs...