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Myths of Free Trade: How and Why America's Trade Policy Flies in the Face of Reality
by Sherrod Brown  Publisher Comments Myth #1: <BR>Corporate globalization is inevitable<BR>Myth #2: <BR>Free-trade agreements help fight the war on terrorism<BR>Myth #3: <BR>Free trade leaves most people better off--rich or poor<BR>Myth #4: <BR>Free...
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How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present
by Thomas J Dilorenzo Publisher Comments Whether it’s Michael Moore or the New York Times, Hollywood or academia, a growing segment in America is waging a war on capitalism. We hear that greedy plutocrats exploit the American public; that capitalism harms consumers, the working class, and...
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The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent
by Richard Florida 
Publisher Comments Research-driven and clearly written, bestselling economist Richard Florida addresses the growing alarm about the exodus of high-value jobs from the USA. Today's most valued workers are what economist Richard Florida calls the Creative Class. In his...
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The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Wal-Mart's Everyday Low Prices Is Hurting America
by Anthony Bianco Publisher Comments The largest company in the world by far, Wal-Mart takes in revenues in excess of $280 billion, employs 1.4 million American workers, and controls a large share of the business done by almost every U.S. consumer-product company. More than 138 million...
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Working in a 24/7 Economy
by Harriet B Presser Publisher Comments Harriet Presser shows that nonstandard works schedules are both highly prevalent among American families and generate a level of complexity in family functioning....
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Growing Prosperity: The Battle for Growth with Equity in the Twenty-First Century
by Barry Bluestone Publisher Comments Government support of research and education, to keep the information revolution spinning off economic products, can ensure that our current vibrant economy will be sustained and its benefits spread to those on the economic margins....
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Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
by William Bonner Publisher Comments A piercing look at Uncle Sam, financial hubris, and a world headed down a disastrous financial path In no-nonsense prose, Empire of Debt confronts head-on critical concerns about the position of the United States as the world’ s leading economy and...
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Outsourcing America Updated Edition the True
by Ron Hira Publisher Comments One of the hottest, most controversial topics in the news is the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. Outsourced jobs are extending well beyond the manufacturing sector to include white-collar professionals, particularly in information...
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The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
by Paul Krugman
Powells.com Staff Pick "Krugman's accusations against the Bush administration go much deeper than dishonesty....Krugman claims that we are currently witnessing a[n]...attempt by the Bush administration and his far-right supporters to undermine and eventually destroy two of the...
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Fuzzy Math the Essential Guide To the Bush Tax
by Paul Krugman Synopsis Paul Krugman dissects the Bush tax proposal and shows us who wins, who loses, and how quickly the tax cuts will consume the surplus. Always the equal-opportunity critic when it comes to faulty economics, Krugman also tucks into the Democratic...
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The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future
by Laurence Kotlikoff Publisher Comments Who could survive a fiscal crisis? This preemptive manual teaches how to protect against skyrocketing tax rates, drastically reduced health and retirement benefits, high inflation and a ruined currency....
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War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Ba
by Lou Dobbs Publisher Comments Prominent CNN host and commentator Lou Dobbs unleashes his manifesto on the vanishing American dream. Through his nightly CNN show, Lou Dobbs Tonight, his syndicated radio program, and his monthly magazine column, Lou Dobbs has become one of America...
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The New Dollars and Dreams: American Incomes in the Late 1990s
by Frank Levy Synopsis A history of the American economy in the second half of the century. The story the author tells is that the first twenty-five years after World War II witnessed rapid growth in productivity and a consequent increase in personal wealth until the recession...
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Fat & Mean the Corporate Squeeze of Work
by David M Gordon Publisher Comments Since the early 1980s, economic experts have recommended "downsizing" as the best way for U.S. corporations to remain competitive. Reducing unnecessary staff would lower costs, increase profits, and transform these companies into lean, mean production...
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100 Million Unnecessary Returns: A Simple, Fair, and Competitive Tax Plan for the United States
by Michael J. Graetz Review "There are few people on earth who understand the economics, the law, and the politics of the tax system as well as Michael Graetz. When the nation finally gets serious about reforming the tax code, this important book will be one of the reasons."-Alan S....
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Cracking the Code: Making Sense of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax
by Andrew B Lyon Publisher Comments Andrew Lyon presents new data on the impact of the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT), and offers suggestions for future policy reform. He argues that the legislative desire to respond to an apparent inequity should be channeled into considering...
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The Great American Tax Dodge: How Spiraling Fraud and Avoidance Are Killing Fairness, Destroying the Income Tax, and Costing You
by Donald L Barlett Publisher Comments Two longtime Philadelphia Inquirer journalists expose the inequities and fraud that are undermining our federal tax system and offer some modest, viable solutions....
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Blame Welfare, Ignore Poverty and Inequality
by Joel F. Handler Publisher Comments This book challenges the assumption of the decline of welfare....
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Is the American Dream Killing You?: How "The Market" Rules Our Lives
by Paul Stiles Publisher Comments The "market" is the collective name for every act of buying and selling we participate in. It governs our economy and our lives, determining our values, our goals, and our accomplishments. We make it--and are made by it. In "Is the American Dream...
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The Last Good Job in America: Work and Education in the New Global Technoculture
by Stanley Aronowitz Publisher Comments Aronowitz presents his latest, controversial thinking on how globalization brings these interconnections to broad public attention....
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