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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An expert on American authoritarianism offers a searing rebuke to the "exceptional" narrative that dominates our understanding of US history. In 12 lessons, On Fascism exposes the divisive rhetoric, strongman tactics, violent othering, and mainstream attitudes that continue to through American history and compete with our egalitarian, democratic aspirations.
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Answers to over 500 questions about how your federal and state governments work, including the history of the U.S. Constitution, an explanation of citizens' rights outlined in the Bill of Rights, explanations of the operations of the three branches of the U.S. government, U.S. Supreme Court history, a discussion of the Civil Rights Movement, and explanations of your rights and responsibilities as a U.S. citizen"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The editor of Current Affairs artfully and efficiently debunks a series of common right-wing arguments. Are taxes theft? Is abortion murder? Does regulation destroy jobs? Is white privilege a lie? Conservative talking points are everywhere, and through well-funded media like Fox News, Breitbart, and YouTube's "Prager University," the right has an impressive record of packaging its views for a general audience. Clearly, the left needs to do a better...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, popular senator, and respected economist, traces the first year of the Trump administration. The chronological progression of the entries details the struggles he and his colleagues have waged against Trump's reactionary agenda from June, 2016 to the present. The good news is we're making progress... but maintaining a vibrant democracy is more difficult than ever. -- adapted from jacket
The Democratic...
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A stirring defense of our law enforcement agencies-police, border control, the military, the Department of Justice, and more-and an analysis of what happens in situations when they are not present. Kelly's debut will touch on his own experience as a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve and the legacy of law enforcement in his family as the son of NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. He'll look at the indispensability of all law enforcement,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, and media commentators across the ideological spectrum referred to the angry response of African Americans as 'black rage,' historian Carol Anderson wrote a remarkable op-ed in the Washington Post showing that this was, instead, 'white rage at work. With so much attention on the flames,' she writes, 'everyone had ignored the kindling.' Since 1865 and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time...
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"In this whip-smart follow-up to the "ruthlessly honest exploration of comedy and cancellation" (Dr. Drew) You Can't Joke About That, New York Times bestselling author Kat Timpf examines the dangers of binary thinking, and how it threatens to take over our institutions, relationships, and even our freedoms."--
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Ben Ansell, one of the world's leading experts on the dilemmas facing modern democracies, vividly illustrates how our collective goals-- democracy, equality, solidarity, security, and prosperity-- are undermined by political traps and why today's political landscape is so tumultuous. We want equality, but we are loathe to give away our own wealth. We want solidarity but we are much better at receiving it than offering it. We want security but not...
11) Filibuster
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Before a bill is voted into law, U.S. senators are allowed to talk about it as much as they want-with no time limit. They can delay the vote by talking without stopping because of filibuster. Explore how senators filibuster, why they filibuster, and why some people question the use of filibuster. It's a key current events topic made approachable for all!"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
America is divided as almost never before, with contesting political factions regarding themselves not as rivals but as enemies. The Democratic Party has become the party of "identity politics" and they look forward to imposing nationally what they have achieved in California: one-party rule in a lockdown nation, where the ruling class makes every decision and doles out benefits to favored groups. The Republican Party is all that stand between the...
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A broad-ranging journey through history, the Bible, and literature, RECESSIONAL examines how politics and cultural attitudes about rebellion have shifted in the United States in the last generation. By screaming down freedom of thought and expression, Mamet explains, we kill invention and democracy the foundations of security and growth.
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In this explosive new book, New York Times bestselling author and president of Judicial Watch Tom Fitton explains how the Radical Left and the Deep State are trying to destroy the Trump presidency"--
Fitton identifies the four major forces posing a continued threat to American democracy: the Deep State; Hillary Clinton; voter fraud; and illegal immigration. He shows how subversive Deep State collaborators with ties to the Clinton and Obama machines...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Since Donald Trump's first day in office, a large and energetic grassroots 'Resistance' has taken to the streets to protest his administration's plans for the United States. Millions marched in pussy hats on the day after the inauguration; outraged citizens flocked to airports to declare that America must be open to immigrants; masses of demonstrators circled the White House to demand action on climate change; and that was only the beginning. Who...
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