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The Post-American World 149 reviews
Fareed Zakaria
W. W. Norton, 2008
A must read for the current times
+ The Post American World
+ The Post-American World
I read with interest this morning a article in the Wall Street Journal where Senior White House military officials believe that engaging in some level of discussion with the Taliban could help stabilize Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. This is a major policy shift and one that is in line with ...
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Neo-Conned! Again: Hypocrisy, Lawlessness, and the Rape of Iraq 3 reviews
Ihs Press, 2005
An Incomparable, Monumental Book
+ Anti-War Essays Condeming the War in Iraq.
+ 800+pages of in your face truth
This extraordinary book and its predecessor provide tremendous intellectual, moral, and spiritual ammunition for those of us who oppose this monstrous war in Iraq that has taken the lives of in excess of 650,000 Iraqis and thousands of Americans and others. Maurizio Blondet's essay is particularly ...
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How the GOP Stole America's 2004 Election & Is Rigging 2008 8 reviews
Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman
harveywasserman.com, 2005
A Book That Speaks Factually for the Majority
+ Necessary read for every citizen
+ Must Read manual for 2008 elections
A Book That Speaks Factually for the Majority
By Christine Rizkallah
When comedian Lewis Black said sardonically that he knew we shouldn't go to Iraq, and he was just sitting on his couch, he echoed how numerous Americans felt about the stolen presidential election of 2004. On November ...
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Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush202 reviews
John W. Dean
Grand Central Publishing, 2005
Bush and Cheney Get Exposed
+ Worse than Watergate - you can say that again
+ Excellent book on the secrecy of the Bush administration
+ Dated but still relevant
+ A Member of One Bad White House Comments on Another
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Bush Versus Chávez: Washingtons War on Venezuela 3 reviews
Eva Golinger
Monthly Review Press, 2007
Courageous detective work
+ Review from Branddenotes.blogspot.com
+ For anyone who wants a look into the shadier actions of the Bush Administration.
The author, a lawyer and a dual citizen of Venezuela and the United States, has literally risked her life to publish this book. She has received numerous death threats and plenty of insults. A sequel to her previous bestseller, "The Chávez Code: Cracking US Intervention in Venezuela", it examines ...
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Unjust Rewards: Exposing Greed and Inequality in Britain Today
Polly Toynbee, David Walker
Granta Books, 2008
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. City workers earn millions. Manual workers earn less than they did thirty years ago. The widening gap is tearing apart the fabric of our society. In this urgent polemic, "Guardian" journalist Polly Toynbee and the "Guardian's" economics editor David Walker present a worrying portrait of Britain today. Their gripping investigation takes ...
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Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy38 reviews
Charlie Savage
Back Bay Books, 2008
Those who warp the Constitution and evade accountability
+ TAKEOVER
+ The History of the Unitary Executive Theory.
+ Great Read! Well written, accessible, compelling, and disturbing
+ Well-Done Warning of Power Abuses
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The Assault on Reason341 reviews
Al Gore
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Excellent condition
+ Spot-on Analysis, Sometimes Cumbersome Prose
+ A Reminder of What True Democracy is Based Upon
+ Al Gore at his best
+ a well written book on the state of american democracy
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The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays by Robert Fisk3 reviews
Robert Fisk
Nation Books, 2008
Superb studies of the Middle East
+ A reader of Robert Fisk
+ Important, but ...
This book is a selection from Robert Fisk's Saturday columns in the Independent from 1998 to 2007. These writings cover films and novels, the World Wars, the first British war of occupation of Iraq, the wars in Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan, the Turkish genocide of Armenians, and many other ...
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The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot187 reviews
Naomi Wolf
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007
Concise and compelling
+ an eye opener
+ Great book, but.....
+ Right and Left
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The Essential Chomsky6 reviews
Noam Chomsky
New Press, 2008
Noam Chomsky, one of the greatest living Intellectuals.
+ The Essential Chomsky
+ A fitting tribute to a great intellectual
+ "libidinous Power..."
+ Provokes both thought and action
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Leo Strauss and the American Right 14 reviews
Shadia B. Drury
Palgrave Macmillan, 1999
Postmodern Conservativism
+ Warning: This will keep you awake at night
+ The Atheists in the White House
The chief insight offered by Shadia Drury in LEO STRAUSS AND THE AMERICAN RIGHT is that Leo Strauss's political philosophy is a radical variant of conservatism whose assumptions and strategies are at odds with traditional conservatism. While both Straussian and Burkean philosophy appear similar in ...
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Guardians of Power: The Myth of the Liberal Media2 reviews
David Edwards, David Cromwell
Pluto Press, 2006
Brilliant book on British journalism
+ media propaganda and the liberal establishment
This book derives from the Media Lens web site's media alerts. The authors apply the Chomsky Herman propaganda model to the UK press. You will never look at the BBC or read the Independent in the same way again after reading this book. It's fun reading the responses of journalists who have rarely ...
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The War on Democracy [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]1 review
Roadshow
Traditional Pro-monarchist Story
This is a next doco by John Pilger talentedly telling of modern exploitation of Latin America by mixing Gen. A. Pinochet's military coup with recent Venezuela's affairs while traditionally-for-his-works blaming the USA for all the evil round this region in this case.
One could suggest, perhaps, ...
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Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq8 reviews
Patrick Cockburn
Scribner, 2008
In depth look at Iraqi Culture and Politics
+ A Personal View of the Shia Political Culture and Muqtada al-Sadr
+ For What It's Worth
+ essential reading for anyone interested in Iraq
+ This is a superb book!
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The Ghost62 reviews
Robert Harris
Pocket Star, 2008
A "transparent" Slam?
+ Enjoyable Thriller
Really? You figured out that he meant Tony Blair? Good for you!
Folks, it all depends on which side of the political fence you find yourself. If you are one of the irredeemable 21 percenters who think Bush and his far better spoken lapdog Tony Blair were just the best team ever, then you by ...
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The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right's Plans for the Rest of Us16 reviews
Rabbi James Rudin
Basic Books, 2006
thanks for speaking truth
+ Accurate and surprisingly objective
It's about time someone named the elephant in the living room. While some of Rudin's conclusions are speculative (and he admits this), he boldly criticizes the Christocracy (i.e. Christian religious right) for their unrelenting agenda to make America a Christian society. Some critique the book as ...
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Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire21 reviews
Anne Norton
Yale University Press, 2005
Wonderful and thrilling book, not for everyone
+ Strauss, Straussians and the University of Chicago
+ GUTSY, PERSONAL, AND SUPERB
+ Excellent Introduction to Neo Conservatism
+ Outing the neocons
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The Fall of the House of Bush: The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, ...33 reviews
Craig Unger
Scribner, 2007
NEOCONS INVASION OF THE GOVENMENT
+ A deeply important book
+ he gets it right
This book made it clear to me how the neocons managed to infiltrate the highest reaches of our government. George W Bush is not as dumb as he appears to be, he is intellectually lazy. What better way for the neocons to take over the government than to use him as a patsy and get their ideals into ...
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America167 reviews
Chris Hedges
Free Press, 2007
really good book
+ Fantastic Book!
+ Well worth the read---but with an open mind..
+ American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on Democracy
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