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End This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman Publisher Comments The Great Recession is more than four years old--and counting. Yet, as Paul Krugman points out in this powerful volley, "Nations rich in resources, talent, and knowledge--all the ingredients for prosperity and a decent standard of living for all--remain... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover 
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Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) by David Cay Johnston Publisher Comments A bestselling author's shocking analysis of the many ways everyday people are systemically victimized by powerful corporations. David Cay Johnston has made a name for himself as the defender of the common man, calling out the rich and powerful for... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy by Lisa Dodson Publisher Comments "I pad their paychecks because you can't live on what they make." —Supervisor of a Fast-food Pizza Place Here is a book that tells the real story of the countless unsung heroes who bend or break the rules to help those millions of Americans... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Audacity of Greed: Free Markets, Corporate Thieves, and the Looting of America by Jonathan Tasini Publisher Comments Jonathan Tasini is one of the country's premier labor writers. Not just a reporter, he brings a wealth of firsthand, frontline, experience to every issue he tackles.--Barbara Ehrenreich This is must reading for anyone who wants to know how we got us into... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth by David C. Korten Publisher Comments Today's economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression. However, as David Korten shows, the steps being taken to address it — including pouring trillions of dollars into bailouts for the Wall Street institutions that created the mess —... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Joseph E Stiglitz Publisher Comments America has already spent close to a trillion dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there are hundreds of billions of bills still due--including staggering costs to take care of the thousands of injured veterans, providing them with disability... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Back on the Road to Serfdom: The Resurgence of Statism by Thomas Woods Synopsis Leviathan is back The threat of statism has reemerged in force. The federal government has seized on the economic crisis to radically expand its power—through bailouts, “stimulus” packages, a trillion-dollar health care plan... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility by David M Walker Publisher Comments He's one of America's most capable, canny, candid, and independent financial experts. Now David M. Walker sounds a call to action. Comeback America is a tough-minded, innovative, inspiring guide to help us avoid the approaching economic abyss and put the... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Taking Back the Corporation: A Mad as Hell Guide by Ralph Estes Publisher Comments Not so long ago, corporate America was respected. Our products set the standards for the world; corporations bore a fair share of the tax burden; employees would stay with a company until retirement; customers and workers felt a loyalty to companies like... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis by William Bonner Publisher Comments In no-nonsense prose, Empire of Debt confronts critical concerns about the position of the United States as the world's leading economy and great military might. For many years, the United States has been the country from which others sought advice... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Origins of the Crash: The Great Bubble and Its Undoing by Roger Lowenstein Publisher Comments With his singular gift for turning complex financial events into eminently readable stories, Roger Lowenstein lays bare the labyrinthine events of the manic and tumultuous 1990s. In an enthralling narrative, he ties together all of the characters of the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.75 Used - Trade Paper
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The Road Ahead for the Fed by John B. Taylor Publisher Comments Essays examine the recent actions of the Federal Reserve and debate key issues on how it can best navigate the road ahead, particularly in regard to risk in the financial system and reducing the need for crisis-driven intervention.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis by William Bonner Publisher Comments In no-nonsense prose, the authors confront critical concerns about the position of the United States as the world's leading economy and its great military might.... (read more) Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform by George Pratt Shultz Publisher Comments A former U.S. secretary of the treasury evaluates the current state of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, sharing practical and optimistic resolutions for making each program more solvent and fiscally sound in ways that will provide for seniors... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $22.14 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Looting of America: How Wall Street's Game of Fantasy Finance Destroyed Our Jobs, Pensions, and Prosperity--And What We Can Do about It by Les Leopold Publisher Comments "I loved this book. A worms'-eye dissection of the Wall Street crisis from a very sharp and very knowledgeable labor economist. Here's hoping that before the Washington consensus gets set in stone, policymakers will read it and reflect on the havoc the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Joseph E. Stiglitz Publisher Comments Reveals massive expenses associated with the Iraq War in a cautionary account that evaluates the war's long-term costs, both financial and human, as well as their consequences to taxpayers.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $20.37 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Selling of Free Trade Nafta Washington & by John R Macarthur Synopsis MacArthur shows that the ongoing decline of American democracy came vividly true when the American people were sold on NAFTA--what they thought was free trade but was actually a subversion of their political system.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Road Ahead for the Federal Reserve by John B Taylor Publisher Comments A timely dialogue on the most important economic institution in the world. The Federal Reserve is the single most important economic policy institution in the United States. Its recent unprecedented actions and interventions have raised serious concerns... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes by Stephanie Greenwood Publisher Comments This short, snappy handbook counters the anti-tax, anti-government rhetoric that permeates American culture and reminds citizens why taxes lie at the heart of a functioning democracy.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too by James Galbraith Publisher Comments The cult of the free market has dominated economic policy-talk since the Reagan revolution of nearly thirty years ago. Tax cuts and small government, monetarism, balanced budgets, deregulation, and free trade are the core elements of this dogma, a dogma... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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