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Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow Publisher Comments "One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier," Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792. Neither Jefferson nor the other Founders could ever have envisioned the modern national security state, with its tens of thousands of "privateers"; its... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Hardcover 
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We Can All Do Better by Bill Bradley Publisher Comments Bill Bradley is arguably one of the most well-versed public figures of our time. The eighteen-year New Jersey Senator, financial and investment adviser, Olympic and NBA athlete, national radio host, and bestselling author has lived in the United States... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer--And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class by Jacob S. Hacker Publisher Comments A groundbreaking work that identifies the real culprit behind one of the great economic crimes of our time— the growing inequality of incomes between the vast majority of Americans and the richest of the rich. We all know that the very rich... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf Staff Pick The End of America should be required reading for every American. Rather than giving us a partisan 600-page tome on the crimes of the Bush administration, Naomi Wolf lays out clearly and concisely how we as a people have allowed our government to move... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Publisher Comments "This shit would be really interesting if we weren't in the middle of it." Barack Obama, September 2008 In 2008, the presidential election became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching as the race for the White House unfolded like something... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street by John Nichols Publisher Comments The protest movement that captivated the nation and paved the path for Occupy Wall Street. More than 100,000 public employees, teachers, students, and their allies descended on the capital in Madison, Wisconsin after Governor Scott Walker announced his... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Rules for Radicals by Saul D Alinsky Publisher Comments First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Written in... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 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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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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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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Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill by Daniel Imhoff Synopsis Food Patriotism Delving into the Farm Bill can seem like visiting another country (if not another planet), with its foreign language and sometimes twisted logic. Specialty crops, for example, are what the USDA calls fruits, vegetables, and nuts—the... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Age of Austerity: How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics by Thomas Byrne Edsall Publisher Comments One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years — and how we might avoid, or at least mitigate, the damage from... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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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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Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent by Edward Luce Synopsis "Gentlemen, we have run out of money. It is time to start thinking."-Sir Ernest Rutherford, winner of the Nobel Prize in Nuclear Physics Time to Start Thinking is a book destined to spark debate among liberals and conservatives alike. Drawing on his... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party by David Corn Publisher Comments The veteran political journalist and New York Times bestselling author goes behind the scenes at the White House to recount the dramatic tale of a pivotal period in the Obama presidency, from the game-changing 2010 midterm elections to the beginning of... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate (A Progressive Guide to Action) by George Lakoff Publisher Comments Don't Think of An Elephant! is the antidote to the last forty years of conservative strategizing and the right wing?s stranglehold on political dialogue in the United States. Author George Lakoff explains how conservatives think, and how to counter... (read more) List Price $10.00 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Occupy!: Scenes from Occupied America by Astra Taylor Publisher Comments In the fall of 2011, a small protest camp in downtown Manhattan exploded into a global uprising, sparked in part by the violent overreactions of the police. An unofficial record of this movement, Occupy! combines adrenalin-fueled first-hand accounts of... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think by Andy Andrews Publisher Comments How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Or, to be precise, 11,283,000 people. Andy Andrews believes that good answers come only from asking the right questions. Through the powerful, provocative question, How do you kill eleven million people?-the number of... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Hardcover
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Mitt Romney in His Own Words by Phillip (edt) Hines Publisher Comments Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has articulated his vision for Americas future in an election-year tumult of campaign speeches and media interviews; now, this essential collection of Romneys direct quotes, past and present, is an invaluable... (read more) Your price: $12.99 New - Trade Paper
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