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The Fifteen Biggest Lies about the Economy: And Everything Else the Right Doesn't Want You to Know about Taxes, Jobs, and Corporate America by Joshua Holland Publisher Comments "Who knew that the daily gusher of corporate myths and right-wing lies could be boiled down to just fifteen big ones? Holland and Team AlterNet toss up all fifteen for us and knock 'em out of the park, while also teaching us how to detect any new twists... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Society Must Be Defended: Lectures at the College de France, 1975-1976 by Mauro Bertani Publisher Comments An examination of the relation between war and politics, by one of the twentieth centurys most influential thinkers From 1971 until 1984 at the Collège de France, Michel Foucault gave a series of lectures ranging freely and conversationally over... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Plato: The Republic (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Plato Publisher Comments This is a completely new translation of one of the great works of Western political thought. In addition to Tom Griffith's vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, this edition is suitable for students at all levels. It contains an... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Carne Ross Publisher Comments The Leaderless Revolution explains why our government institutions are inadequate to the task of solving major problems and offers a set of steps we can take to create lasting and workable solutions ourselves. In taking these steps, we can not only... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right by Thomas Frank Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at why the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism Economic catastrophe usually brings social protest and... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Predator Nation: Corporate Criminals, Political Corruption, and the Hijacking of America by Charles Ferguson Publisher Comments Charles H. Ferguson, who electrified the world with his Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job, now explains how a predator elite took over the country, step by step, and he exposes the networks of academic, financial, and political influence, in all... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Thinking the Twentieth Century by Tony Judt Publisher Comments The final book of the brilliant historian and indomitable public critic Tony Judt, Thinking the Twentieth Century maps the issues and concerns of a turbulent age on to a life of intellectual conflict and engagement. The twentieth century comes to... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Communist Manifesto and Other Revolutionary Writings: Marx, Marat, Paine, Mao Tse-Tung, Gandhi and Others by Robert Blaisdell Publisher Comments This concise anthology presents a broad selection of writings by leading revolutionary figures of the world.... (read more) List Price $4.50 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--And a Plan to Stop It by Lawrence Lessig Publisher Comments @font-face { font-family: Times; }@font-face { font-family: Geneva; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman; color: black; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } In an era when... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Getting Steamed to Overcome Corporatism: Build It Together to Win by Ralph Nader Publisher Comments The most powerful political force on the planet is the P.O. Factor: people getting so pissed off that they decide to do something about it. In this engaging book, Ralph Nader—long the F-5 tornado of effective pissed-offness—rallies all of us to... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank Publisher Comments 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) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Justice : What's the Right Thing To Do (09 Edition) by Michael J. Sandel Publisher Comments “For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport,” The Nations reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed book—based on his legendary Harvard course—Sandel offers a rare education in thinking through the complicated issues... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline by Morris Berman Publisher Comments Praise for Why America Failed "Morris Berman is one of our most prescient and important social and cultural critics. He marries a laser-like intelligence with a deep moral core. His writing is as lucid and crisp as it is insightful.His newest book, Why... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism by Norman Ornstein Publisher Comments Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America’s two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Only One Group Can save America!: A 3 Step Plan to Convince Congress to Begin Making Decisions by Freddy Bishop Publisher Comments America's is headed for bankruptcy and ultimate disaster. America's leaders are failing Americans. Only one Group can save the United States! A Three Step Plan.... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $3.54 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America by Kevin Bleyer Publisher Comments The United States Constitution promised a More Perfect Union. It’s a shame no one bothered to write a more perfect Constitution—one that didn’t trigger more than two centuries of arguments about what the darn thing actually says. ... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision: A Progressive's Handbook by George Lakoff Publisher Comments Two years ago George Lakoff published the bestselling Don't Think of an Elephant Its account of the conservative monopoly on effective framing touched off a national discussion about political language. It also gave rise to a chorus of pleas for more... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent by E. J. Dionne Publisher Comments Our Divided Political Heart will be the must-read book of the 2012 election campaign. Offering an incisive analysis of how hyper-individualism is poisoning the nations political atmosphere, E. J. Dionne Jr. argues that Americans cant agree on who we are... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family--A Test of Will Andfaith in World War I by Louisa Thomas Publisher Comments It was a time of testing and uncertainty. Even before World War I, there was a sense that country was changing. As Louisa Thomas reveals in Conscience, for the Thomas brothers, the struggle did not only take place on the battlefields. It was within... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Playbook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer by Eric Mann Publisher Comments An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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