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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves
by Andrew Ross Sorkin
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Andrew Ross Sorkin's website Andrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie Rose Watch a Video Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed... (read more)
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The Conscience of a Liberal The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman
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In this "clear, provocative" (Boston Globe) New York Times bestseller, Paul Krugman, today's most widely read economist, examines the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age and the 1920s... (read more)
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Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stickyou with the Bill) Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stickyou with the Bill)
by David Cay Johnston
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Free Lunch answers the great mystery of our time: How did our strong and growing economy give way to job uncertainty, debt, bankruptcy, and fear for millions of Americans? Acclaimed reporter David Cay Johnston reveals how government policies and spending... (read more)
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Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich -- and Cheat Everybody Else Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich -- and Cheat Everybody Else
by David Cay Johnston
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Now updated with a new prologue! Since the mid-1970s, there has been a dramatic shift in America's socioeconomic system, one that has gone virtually unnoticed by the general public. Tax policies and their enforcement have become a disaster, and thanks... (read more)
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What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
by Thomas Frank
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With a New Afterword by the Author The New York Times bestseller, praised as "hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests" (Molly Ivins) Hailed as... (read more)
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The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule
by Thomas Frank
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From the most astute political scoffer since H. L. Mencken, the definitive account of the conservative reign of misrule and corruption Hailed as a “hunk of dynamite” (Salon) and celebrated for its “satiric wit” (The New York Times... (read more)
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
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To be honest, I could not finish this book. It made me too angry. These are the stories about our country you don't want to know. Naomi Klein has cast a spotlight on the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the American dream. The Shock Doctrine... (read more)
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Myths of Free Trade: Why American Trade Policy Has Failed Myths of Free Trade: Why American Trade Policy Has Failed
by Sherrod Brown
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A revised and updated edition of the provocative book from the man Studs Terkel calls "one of the hippest members of Congress." The subject of widespread attention when first released, including the pages of the New York Times Book Review, Myths of Free... (read more)
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Renegade: The Making of a President Renegade: The Making of a President
by Richard Wolffe
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With exclusive access to Barack Obama and his inner circle, veteran political reporter Wolffe portrays a historic candidate and his inscrutable character and campaign in stunning detail.... (read more)
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The Promise: President Obama, Year One The Promise: President Obama, Year One
by Jonathan Alter
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Barack Obama’s inauguration as president on January 20, 2009, inspired the world. But the great promise of “Change We Can Believe In” was immediately tested by the threat of another Great Depression, a worsening war in Afghanistan,... (read more)
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