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1 2 3 4 5 >>>     sort list by title | author America at War with Itself Henry A. Giroux An eye-opening critique of how America's drift toward authoritarian intolerance is dividing the nation and intensifying social and political conflicts. Breaking Through Power It's Easier Than We Think Ralph Nader Now Available! A Thomas Paine-style indictment of how wealthy corporations control politics and how average Americans, through democracy, can fight back and win. October tour stops in D.C., Santa Cruz, the Bay Area, Portland, Seattle! The Earth Wants YOU Reverend Billy Talen A motivational handbook for earth activists, filled with inspired visions of a wild, creative, Earth-led cultural revolution. Stop shopping and sign up now for the struggle of our lives! Earthalujah! Learning to Die in the Anthropocene Reflections on the End of a Civilization Roy Scranton An Iraq War vet's bracing, visionary response to the challenge posed by global warming and his hope in the humanities. Under the Affluence Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America Tim Wise A scalding indictment of how the wealthy influence the national economy, politics, and media to disadvantage those already less fortunate. Because We Say So Noam Chomsky Concise, forceful commentaries on US politics and global crises, from cyberwar and surveillance to the increasing urgency of climate change. Disposable Futures The Seduction of Violence in the Age of Spectacle Brad Evans, Henry A. Giroux A dazzling exploration of the seduction of violence and spectacle in politics, culture, entertainment and everyday life. Writing on the Wall Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal Mumia Abu-Jamal, Johanna Fernández New Release: Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on black experience, race relations, freedom, justice, social change, and the future of American society. With a foreword by Cornel West. In Search of the Movement The Struggle for Civil Rights Then and Now Benjamin Hedin Available Now: Published on the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery, Alabama marches, Ben Hedin analyzes the legacy of the Civil Rights movement, and illuminates the work that continues to be done today. The Violence of Organized Forgetting Thinking Beyond America's Disimagination Machine Henry A. Giroux "Giroux refuses to give in or give up. The Violence of Organized Forgetting is a clarion call to imagine a different America—just, fair, and caring—and then to struggle for it."—Bill Moyers Border Patrol Nation Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security Todd Miller Fast-paced frontline reporting and analysis on the militaristic spread of the U.S. Border Patrol. "What Jeremy Scahill was to Blackwater, Todd Miller is to the U.S. Border Patrol!"--Tom Miller, author, On the Border Spying on Democracy Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance Heidi Boghosian "Everyone of us is under the omniscent magnifying glass of the government and corporate spies. How do we respond to this smog of surveillance? Start by reading Spying on Democracy: Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance by Heidi Boghosian."—Bill Moyers National Insecurity The Cost of American Militarism Melvin A. Goodman Former CIA analyst Mel Goodman reveals why pumping more money into US military spending destabilizes both the economy and long-term national security. Arguing for Our Lives A User's Guide to Constructive Dialog Robert Jensen With public discourse more skewed than ever by big money's propaganda, our future hinges on our capacity for critical thinking. 1 2 3 4 5 >>>