books by Common Courage Press     books:       Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry43 reviews John Stauber, Sheldon Rampton Common Courage Press, 2002 These Guys Are Good, and Fighting the Good Fight! Where oh where do I begin? Toxic Sludge... takes a jaded look at the public relations industry, and exposes more than a few objectionable practices perpetrated on behalf of (mostly) corporate America's pursuit of the Almighty Buck. I say 'mostly' because, however distressing it may be to informed and intelligent citizenship, even the United States Government and more than a few foreign regimes ...             The Uses of Haiti (3rd Edition)14 reviews Paul Farmer Common Courage Press, 2005 Wake up America! The content, in the beginning, was difficult for a non political/history reader....but before long I was locked in and was amazed...appalled...at the role of our government in keeping the Haitian people in 'slavery' while claiming to support democracy. Life is a political game to which I have closed my eyes for too long! I am ashamed of the underhanded political dealings my government has been ...             Been Brown so Long, It Looked Like Green to Me: The Politics of Nature12 reviews Jeffrey St. Clair Common Courage Press, 2003 It's the Life Suppoort System, Stupid It's the Life Support System, Stupid. BY MICHAEL DONNELLY "They say we can't win without the Big Greens and the funders. Yet, that's the only way we've ever won." Mike Roselle, co-founder Earth First! Jeffrey St. Clair's book, "Been Brown So Long It Looked Like Green To Me" (Common Courage Press, 2004) is a 400-page verification of Roselle's statement. After a brilliant "Opening Statement," the ...             From Outrage to Courage: Women Taking Action for Health and Justice8 reviews Anne Firth Murray Common Courage Press, 2007 Truly Inspiring "From Outrage to Courage" is a remarkable book that should be a must-read for all of us. Beautifully written and extremely well-researched, Anne Firth Murray takes you on a journey into the challenges and inequalities faced by women throughout our world. This book is filled with many important facts and figures, providing a specific context within which we can better understand the enormity of ...             Rebellion from the Roots: Indian Uprising in Chiapas1 review John Ross Common Courage Press, 1994 one of the best books i have ever read this book literally changed my life. i am now devoted to the zapatista cause and studying latin american politics. even though this book is kind of outdated it is easy to pick up where it left off in 1995 through various articles and marcos' communiques. read it!!!             No Sucker Left Behind: Avoiding the Great College Rip-off1 review Marc Scheer Common Courage Press, 2008 Three stars for the price My only comment is that no matter how useful the information may be, charging 39.95 seems like the ultimate ripoff irony. I don't think this book is out yet, but start to combat the college ripoff early and get it from the library. When I do, and if the book is good, I'll come back and post a review saying so.             Have Fun. Learn Stuff. Grow.: Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love11 reviews David H. Albert Common Courage Press, 2005 Remember why we do this... David Albert is without a doubt, one of the most refreshing voices in the alternative education movement. He shows you what is possible in educating our children; and does it with infectious joy and good humor. Life should be fun! Learning should be fun! Why do we make such a drudgery out of it? Why do we torture our children so? I am speaking mostly to myself here, lest anyone take offense. ...             The Corrosion of Medicine: Can the Profession Reclaim Its Moral Legacy?2 reviews John Geyman Common Courage Press, 2007 Five stars just isn't enough... This is an absolutely excellent book that pulls no punches. If you are concerned about where the health care wastes are, and how to eliminate them, this book will show you the answers.             Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II-Updated Through 200329 reviews William Blum Common Courage Press, 2003 The Best Reference Out The book does a great job showing the irony in the double-standards the US has used in its foreign policy since WWII, as State department officials confessed to (shown in the last chapter). This also makes for a more entertaining read than most other books on the topic. All together though, the book's use of these contradictions are just used to propel a central idea the author has, as stated in ...             Rogue State, 3rd Edition: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower80 reviews William Blum Common Courage Press, 2005 Brilliant survey of US foreign policy This is an indispensable guide to the domestic and foreign policies of the US state. In Part I, Blum analyses the US state's use of terrorists, particularly those who fought in Afghanistan, and its use of mass murderers like Pol Pot. In Part II, he analyses the US uses of weapons of mass destruction - bombing, depleted uranium, cluster bombs, chemical and biological weapons. In Part III, he ...             The Quotable Rebel: Political Quotations for Dangerous Times2 reviews Teishan Latner Common Courage Press, 2005 Political organizers, activists, artists: this book is HOT Calling all conscious artists, song-writers, and organizers: you need a copy of The Quotable Rebel: Political Quotations for Dangerous Times !!! (Common Courage Press, 2005) In the week or two that I've had this book, edited by the way-too-brilliant-for-his-29-years, Teishan Latner, I've already picked it up five or six times, looking for the right words to help me understand a frustration, ...             Toxic Deception: How the Chemical Industry Manipulates Science, Bends the Law and Endangers Your Health4 reviews Dan Fagin, Marianne Lavelle Common Courage Press, 2002 Muckraking is not (totally) dead! This is a great book, telling the reader how and why the EPA, the supposed bane of industry, has become toothless in the face of organized opposition (and co-optation) from the industries themselves. Four chemicals, including the drycleaning chemical "perc", formaldehyde, and two pesticides, are followed through the EPA maze, with fascinating diversions to corporate lawfirms, PR flacks, and ...             Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization8 reviews Jean-Bertrand Aristide Common Courage Press, 2000 Thinking Outside the Box By all accounts, life for Haiti's desperately poor majority is difficult. By most accounts, that life is hopeless- newspaper reports see only squalor, development strategies see only economic enslavement as the lesser of evils, even supporters of Haiti cannot see the country escaping the rut of its history. President Aristide, as he has always done, finds hope. He finds hope in his people's ...             Freeing the World to Death: Essays on the American Empire7 reviews William Blum Common Courage Press, 2004 Brilliant essays on US state's violence and aggression This is a brilliant collection of essays, extraordinarily acute, containing some fascinating information. Blum is the author of two of the very best books on US foreign policy - Rogue state: a guide to the world's only superpower (Common Courage, 3rd edition, October 2005) and Killing hope: US military and civil interventions since World War II (Zed Press, 2003). This book includes a selection ...             Tinderbox7 reviews Stephen Zunes, Richard Falk Common Courage Press, 2002 a must-read book! Even though this book is emotionally painful to read, I feel it is a must-read book for all Americans who want to understand what our government has been doing -- and continues to do -- in the Middle East (and other parts of the world) in our name and with our tax dollars. It is a clear, concise, well-documented (30 pages of endnotes) and convincing exposition of U.S. foreign policy, ...             Grand Theft Pentagon :Tales of Corruption and Profiteering in the War on Terror12 reviews Jeffrey St. Clair Common Courage Press, 2005 delightful snappy prose, compelling evidence, one of the great muckrakers. the people who imply that the book is written by a knee jerk pacifist have not been paying attention. The article on the Warthog, and others demonstrated not only the man's opposition to waste and corruption, but the fact that the man genuinely cares about having a functioning military for DEFENSE purposes. The points he ...             Dying For Growth: Global Inequality and the Health of the Poor7 reviews Jim Yong, Joyce V Millen Common Courage Press, 2002 Not so! The previous reviewer, unfortunately, fails to understand much economics and likely rated this book for his own Republican purposes. As a Yale economist, I place my full support on the economics in this book. Unfortunately, the previous reviewer misses the point altogether, which has little to do with economics--it is a point about humanism. Not only are these authors qualified to draw the ...             Women, Poverty & AIDS: Sex, Drugs and Structural Violence (Series in Health and Social Justice)2 reviews Paul Farmer, Margaret Connors Common Courage Press, 1996 One of the Best Books on Women's Health Issues "Lucid, smart, passionate, and compassionate, Women, Poverty & AIDS puts the calss back into class analysis. Through a diversity of voices, experiences, geographies and disciplines, the contributors argue that poverty as a factor in the global HIV epidemic is pervasive, neglected, and urgent. Povery is inescapably linked to gender. Acall to arms on behalf of health and social justice for poor ...             This Land is Their Land: How Corporate Farms Threaten the World1 review Evaggelos Vallianatos Common Courage Press, 2006 Food for Thought Evaggelos Vallianatos is a real hero. He worked for the EPA grudgingly for over 25 years. We had the honor and opportunity to interview him about the Corp. take-over small farming - the world over, last year. If you want to know whats' really going on with food...you will want to read This Land is There Land quick. Also, you go on the National Page of our website and watch our one ...             The Splendid Blond Beast: Money, Law and Genocide in the Twentieth Century4 reviews Christopher Simpson Common Courage Press, 2002 Regretably necessary coverage of "profits before people" covers in depth the links between international law and business, military intelligence, and mass murder. anyone uncritical of NAFTA, GATT, multinational corporations unbound by morals (yet defined and protected as "individuals" in international law..), will, I hope, be disturbed by the "proud history" of many of our favorite corporate overlords. 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