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Book: This Changes Everything: Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement
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Edited by Sarah van Gelder & the staff of YES! magazine • 2011 • 96 pages
The Occupy Wall Street movement named the core issue of our time: the overwhelming power of Wall Street and large corporations— something the political establishment and most media have long ignored.
But the movement goes far beyond this critique. This Changes Everything shows how the movement is shifting the way people view themselves and the world, the kind of society they believe is possible, and their own involvement in creating a society that works for the 99% rather than just the 1%.
Attempts to pigeonhole this decentralized, fast-evolving movement have led to confusion and misperception. In this volume, the editors of YES! Magazine bring together voices from inside and outside the protests to convey the issues, possibilities, and personalities associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement.
This book features contributions from Naomi Klein, David Korten, Rebecca Solnit, Ralph Nader, and others, as well as Occupy activists who were there from the beginning, such as David Graeber, Marina Sitrin and Hena Ashraf. It offers insights for those actively protesting or expressing support for the movement—and for the millions more who sympathize with the goal of a more equitable and democratic future.
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Book: Corporations Are NOT People
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2012 • by Jeffrey Clements • forward by Bill Moyers • 240 pages • Softcover
• A plain-English guide to the disastrous practical consequences of the bizarre legal doctrine of “corporate personhood”— enshrined most recently in the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
• Features a constitutional amendment designed to overturn Citizens United and restore the government to the people.
• Includes a “tool kit” to help .
The January 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision marked a culminating victory for the legal doctrine of corporate personhood. Corporations, as legal persons, are now entitled to exercise their alleged free-speech rights in the form of campaign spending, effectively enabling corporate domination of the electoral process.
Jeffrey Clements uncovers the roots, expansion, and far-reaching effects of the strange and destructive idea, which flies in the face of not only all common sense but, Clements shows, most of American legal history, from 1787 to the 1970s. He details its impact on the American political landscape, economy, job market, environment, and public health—and how it permeates our daily lives, from the quality of air we breathe to the types of jobs we can get to the politicians we elect. Most importantly, he offers a solution: a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United and tools readers can use to mount a grassroots drive to get it passed.
Overturning Citizens United is not about a triumph of one political ideology over another—it’s about restoring the democratic principles on which America was built. Republican president Theodore Roosevelt and conservative Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist both vocally opposed the idea of corporate personhood. Community by community, state by state, we can cross party and ideological lines to form a united front against unchecked corporate power in America—and reinstate a government that is truly of, by, and for the people.
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Book: Addicted To War: Why The U.S. Can't Kick Militarism
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77 pages * 161 reference notes * 8.5" x 11" graphic format * Over 375,000 in print!
An illustrated expose by Joel Andreas, "Addicted to War" takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country.
The book reveals the terrible fact of the U.S.'s addiction to war and militarism, as well as powerful insights into the causes. In a format accessible to kids from nine to ninety-nine. Packed with historical photos and quotes, the book explains who benefits from our wars, who pays and who dies.
The book is endorsed by Veterans For Peace. This Third Edition has been updated in 2004 and 14 more pages have been added covering the war against Iraq. It has been translated into Japanese, Korean, Thai, Danish and German. A Spanish edition is also available from us. It is being used in hundreds of high schools and colleges as a supplemental U.S. history text. Watch a 4 minute video created from the first pages of the book.
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Book: Adicto a la Guerra [Espanol ed.]
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The same best-selling graphic history book, "Addicted To War" translated into Spanish. A must-read for Spanish-speaking recruitment-age youth.
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Book: The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell
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232 pages • 2010 • paperback
The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell - How to Win Grassroots Campaigns, Pass Ballot Box Laws, and Get the Change We Voted For
by Jamie Court
"Political 'leaders' can only lead if there is a parade for them to get in front of. They can act effectively only if the public forces them to. Progressives need to start many more parades. Jamie Court tells you how in this guidebook to action."
—George Lakoff, author of Don't Think of an Elephant! and The Political Mind
Change is no simple matter in American politics—a fact that Americans have recently learned well. Elections rarely produce the change they promise. After the vote, power vacuums fill with familiar values, if not faces. Promises give way to fiscal realities, hope succumbs to pragmatism, and ambition concedes to inertia. The old tricks of interest groups—confuse, diffuse, scare—prevail over the better angels of American nature.
But populist energy can get change-making and change-makers back on the right track.
The key to success, says acclaimed consumer advocate and president of Consumer Watchdog Jamie Court, is getting downright mad. It’s anger, not hope, that fuels political and economic change. And in present-day America, anger rules. But it needs to be vectored and focused if it is to succeed in fueling the type of change that the majority of Americans believe in.
If we want that change, the kind that polls show 60 percent of Americans believe in, we need to do more than vote every two to four years or wait for a new president to learn the tactics of confrontation. The Progressive’s Guide to Raising Hell is a road map filled with concrete tips and rules of the road that average people can use to force change between elections.
How can progressives get what they believed they voted for? Court, a longtime organizer of ballot campaigns and other initiatives, tells readers how to heat up their issue, take grassroots action, organize their community, use publicity to their advantage, employ Internet and social media to build support, and get the change they want.
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Book: Handbook For Nonviolent Action
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Co-published by War Resisters League and Donnelly/Colt.
This is the handbook used throughout the country for civil disobedience action trainings. Nonviolent civil disobedience requires discipline and preparation as well as a burning commitment and desire for change. This handbook continues a tradition of sharing and passing on beliefs, strategies, values and tactics. It offers the combined experience and wisdom of many people who have struggled to make the world more just. It empowers the the reader to honestly reflect on the guidance it offers. The four editions of this handbook have been widely used all over the country in nonviolence training sessions for many years. Even the single copy price is far less than the cost of photocopying the 36 pages (which at .07¢ a page would cost $2.52 to photocopy, not including colating and binding) 4th revised edition. 36 pages. Save in bulk: $1.00 each for 10-25; 26-199 for .75¢ each; Carton of 200 for .50¢ each ($100) + shipping (actual UPS rate will be used)
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Book: Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life.
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by Thich Nhat Hanh. (with a foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama). Lucidly and beautifully written, this book contains commentaries and meditations, personal anecdotes and stories from Nhat Hanh's experiences as a peace activist, teacher, and community leader. The deceptively simple practices of Peace Is Every Step encourage the reader to work for peace in the world as he or she continues to work on sustaining inner peace by turning the "mindless" into the mindful.
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Book: The Long Haul
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by Myles Horton • 1998 • 231 pages
In his own direct, modest, plain-spoken style, Myles Horton tells the story of the Highlander Folk School. A major catalyst for social change in the United States for more than sixty years, this school has touched the lives of so many people, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Pete Seeger. Filled with disarmingly honest insight and gentle humor, this is an inspiring hymn to the possibility of social change.
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Book: Telling the Truth about History
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Appleby, Lyn Hunt & Margaret Jacob. "A wise and moderate book. The authors, all distinguished historians, speak with confidence about the value of both the historian's traditional craft and modern criticism of it. Their sane and readable discussion should give hope to [those] who...believe in the possibility--even the pleasure--of writing history." - Caroline Walker Bynum
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Book: The Post Carbon Reader
$22.00
Edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch • 540 pages • 6 x 9“ • 4 b/w photographs • 26 line illustrations
A must-read collection. This book perfectly complements the resiliency-building efforts of Post Carbon Institute Fellow Bill McKibben and, we think is a must-have for any library. How do population, water, energy, food, and climate issues impact one another? What can we do to address one problem without making the others worse? The Post Carbon Reader features essays by some of the world’s most provocative thinkers on the key issues shaping our new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social justice and community resilience. This insightful collection takes a hard-nosed look at the interconnected threats of our global sustainability quandary and presents some of the most promising responses.
Contributors to The Post Carbon Reader are some of the world's leading sustainability thinkers, including Bill McKibben, Richard Heinberg, Stephanie Mills, David Orr, Wes Jackson, Erika Allen, Gloria Flora, and dozens more.
Publication date: 10/10/10
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Book: Why Unions Matter
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By Michael Yates. This book is an excellent introduction to the labor movement. It proves with irrefutable statistics and persuasive analysis that unionized workers get more pay and better benefits than employees who are not unionized. This book gives the history of the labor movement, basic understanding of issues, and its purpose and promise. Softcover, 180 pages.
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Book: Organizing for Social Change: The Midwest Academy Manual for Activists
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Organizing for Social Change: The Midwest Academy Manual for Activists
2010 • 4th Revised Edition
By Kim Bobo, Jackie Kendall, and Steve Max. A comprehensive manual for grassroots organizers working for social, political, environmental, and economic change at the local, state, and national levels. The Academy handbook provides an invaluable reference source for organizers throughout their careers. Also included are anecdotes about a wide variety of real organizations working on issues concerning labor, pollution, housing, voter registration, racism, healthcare, peace, religion, consumer protection, energy, and public campaign financing. An indespensable source book! Paperback, 424 pages.
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Book: Us and Them: A History of Intolerance in America
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by Jim Carnes. This book illuminates the dark corners of our nation's past and traces our ongoing efforts to live up to the American ideals of equality and justice. Fourteen case studies, enhanced by the use of original documents, historical photos, newly commisioned paintings, and dramatic narrative, bring readers a firsthand, personal account of the history and psychology of intolerance.
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Book: The Co/Motion Guide To Youth and Social Change
$30.00
$25 for students.
The Alliance for Justice began Co/Motion out of the knowledge that young people can and do make a difference in their communities, not only through voluntary service, but also through speaking out to community leaders on issues of concerm. The Co/Motion program engages young people in action. Co/Motion offers hands-on training, ongoing support and assistance, as well as this stand-alone resource, which is intended to facilitate social responsibilty and community activism.
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Book: Soldiers In Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War
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by David Cortwright * with a new introduction by Howard Zinn * 355 pages
SOLDIERS IN REVOLT documents one of the least known and most important aspects of the Vietnam War: the rebellion among U.S. soldiers opposed to the war. From the front lines to stateside military bases, the U.S. armed forces were wracked by widespread resistance, including combat refusals and mutinies. GI's produced more than 250 antiwar committees and underground newspapers to voice their discontent. A new chapter looks at the enduring imprint of this period on the U.S. military and the lessons this era holds for the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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Book: A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
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by Howard Zinn.
"Zinn has written a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those who have been exploited politically and economically and whose plights has been largely omitted from most histories. Extending its coverage...the book is an excellent antidote to established history. Seldom have quotations been so effectively used; the stories of blacks, women, Indians, and poor laborers of all nationalities are told in their own words. While the book is precise enough th please specialists it should satisfy any adult reader." Library Journal
If your last serious read of American history was in high school - or even in a standard college course - you'll want to read this amazing account of America as seen throuigh the eyes of its working people, women and minorities.
688 pages • Paperback • Revised & updated (2004)
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Book: Mobilizing Resentment
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By Jean Hardisty. "[This book] takes readers on a personal, historical, and well-researched tour through the parallel universe of right-wing America. By exposing the power of its deep resentment of democracy, she also shows us how to confront and diminish that power. If you have time for only one book about the ultra-conservative resurgence, this is it." - Gloria Steinem. Hardcover, 286 pages.
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Book: An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire
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Book: An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire
Just in time for the elections, here's a concise briefing on what the Bush administration really means when it talks about "compassionate conservativism" and "the war on terror." Roy has great fun in these essays skewering the hypocrisy of the holier-than-thou crowd. But above all, it is the very essence of power that she aims to impart: the power of the people to undo the corruptions of their self-appointed leaders.
First delivered as fiery speeches to sold-out crowds, together these lucid essays are an impassioned call to arms against "the apocalyptic apparatus of the American empire." Focusing on the disastrous US occupation of Iraq, Roy urges us to recognize—and apply—the scope of our power, exhorting dockworkers to refuse to load war material bound, reservists to refuse their call-ups, activists to organize boycotts of Halliburton, and citizens of other nations to mobilize against being deputized as janitor-soldiers cleaning up the mess of the US invasion.
Roy's Guide to Empire also offers us sharp theoretical tools for understanding the New American Empire—a dangerous paradigm, Roy argues here, that is entirely distinct from the imperialism of the British or even the New World Order of George Bush, the elder. She also examines how resistance movements build power, looking in particular at examples of nonviolent organizing in India, South Africa, and the United States. Masterfully she draws the red thread through ostensibly disconnected issues and arenas, focusing on the parallels between globalization in India, the devastation in Iraq, the conditions under which many African Americans continue to despair, and more.
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Book: In the Shadow of No Towers
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By Art Spiegelman.
In his first new book of comics since the groundbreaking Maus, Art Spiegelman gives us a deeply personal, politically charged, graphically and emotionally stunning account of the events and aftermath of September 11, 2001.
What Art Spiegelman saw in his lower Manhattan backyard on 9/11 was just the beginning of the horror for him. Panic soon gave way to fury as he watched the shameless co-opting of the tragedy by a government in the service of its own preconceived agenda. For Spiegelman, only one thing made sense — passionate dissent, and done in the best way he knew how: through comics! This amazing book is the result.
In a large, two-page-spread format that echoes the scale of the earliest newspaper comics, Spiegelman relates his experience of the national tragedy in drawings and text that convey — with his singular artistry and his characteristic provocation, outrage, and wit — the unfathomable enormity of the event itself, the obvious and insidious effects it had on his life, and the extraordinary, often hidden changes that have been enacted in the name of post-9/11 national security and that have begun to undermine the very foundation of American democracy. Finally, Spiegelman shares with us a small folio of classic Sunday comics pages from the early years of the medium that resonate eerily today. Oversize book with hard 1/8" thick board pages.
Much more than a coffee table book or conversation piece, this one-of-a-kind book by a renowned American artist and author is already a classic in its genre. "In The Shadow of No Towers" is an invaluable first-person source document on the personal and national consequences of that horrific day.
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Book: Stop the Next War Now
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Edited by CODEPINK Cofounders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans. 384 pages.
Effective responses to violence and terrorism. In an effort to stop the war in Iraq, a powerful global movement demonstrated a passion for peace. Armed with insights from the trenches and a vision for a world without war, over 70 experts, scholars, artists, activists, and journalists come together.
Contributors include: Congresswoman Barbara Lee,
Playwright Eve Ensler,
Journalist Helen Thomas,
Conscientious Objector Camilo Mejia,
Analyst Phyllis Bennis,
Activist Leslie Cagau,
Writer Barbara Ehrenreich,
Nobel Prize Winner Jody Williams,
Radio journalist Amy Goodman,
Doctor Helen Caldicott,
Author Naomi Klein,
Environmentalist Wangari Maathai,
and Writer Sharen Salzberg.
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Book: A Troublemaker's Handbook 2
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Edited by Jane Slaughter. 372 pages.
"How to fight back where you work...and win!"
From the foreword by Baldemar Vlásquez, President, Farm Labor Organizing Commitee:
"Honest discussion, investigation, and the willingness to question conventional wisdom on how best to represent and organize workers and challenge entire industries... The following pages chronicle the experiences and lessons of labor's Rosa Park's--and perhaps tomorrow's Martin Luther King, Jr.'s and Malcolm X's."
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Book: The Peace Book
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by Louise Diamond. 193 pages.
108 simple ways to create a more peaceful world. The Peace Book provides simple everyday tools that can help us have more peace in our lives and in the world. Not available in bookstores - this book is meant to be spread through our personal networks. We also carry another book with the same title, by Todd Parr. It is an illustrated children's book and it is not related to this book. To avoid confusion, we've titled his book, "Todd Parr's The Peace Book."
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Book: Cowboy In Caracas: A North American's Memoir of Venezuela's Democratic Revolution
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by Charles Hardy • 145 pages • Curbstone Press, Willimantic, CT
"An old and evil way of life is dying and those who enjoyed it are fighting to survive..."
• "Charles Hardy has given us a unique persective on the Chavista revolution as viewed from a cardboard shack on a hillside barrio in Caracas. Writing in a graceful and conversational style in a series of vignettes, Hardy conveys with genuine affection and admiration the dignity and courage of the ordinary people of Venezuela – people whom the western media, enscounced in fine hotels or toney apartments, only know as maids and waiters. A reader comes away understanding both why Hugo Chavez is loved by these people – and why the U.S. government is trying so hard to oust him. With the Bush administration still trying to demonize Chavez and his backers, this book is a must-read for all Ameicans – but a must-read that you won't be able to put down." – Dave Lindorff, columnist for Counterpunch, Salon.com and author of The Case For Impeachment (2006)
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Book: The Activist Cookbook
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Creative Actions For A Fair Economy. by Andrew Boyd. A hands-on manual for organizers, artists, and educators who want to get their message across in powerful, creative ways. 94 pages.
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Book: Uprooting Racism
$17.00
Learn how to stand up against racism. There's a long tradition of white people opposing racism, but there are also hundreds of excuses we give ourselves for not getting involved. Uprooting Racism is designed to help white people act on their conviction that racism is wrong. It is a supportive 'how-to' book for white people who are willing to work to end racism. Uprooting Racism talks about racism without rhetoric or attack. It helps us understand the dynamics of racism in our society, insitutions and daily live, and it shares stories, suggestions, advise, exercises and approaches for working together to fight racism. It includes specific consideration of Latino/a, Asian American, African American, Native American and Jewish issues. 243 pages.
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Book: Eyes Right! Challenging the Right Wing Backlash
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Edited by Chip Berlet, Political Research Associates. With contributions from 38 activists and journalists, this anthology brings together some of the most insightful and original thinking about fighting the right today. It brings essential facts, analysis and advise for anyone interested in fighting the right. 398 pages.
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Book: The No-Nonsense Guide to World History
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By Chris Brazier
Most people's idea of the history of the world is hazy and partial. We know bits and pieces - battles in a tiny corner of Europe, kings' love affairs - without ever knowing how they fit together. Here, in this book, are the hidden histories, the continents and communities left out of the conventional textbooks; from the civilizations of Asia, Africa and Latin America to the history of women which has been submerged beneath the flow of wars and politics.
"The No-Nonsense Guide to World History" integrates these hidden histories with the more familiar narrative of imperial dynasties and superpower battles. It stands back from history's great building to look at its outline instead of focusing on one brick. It aims to tell the whole story in the space of one slim volume - and to tease out some of the lessons of history that humanity needs to take into the 21st century. (taken from back cover)
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Book: Peace Signs
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The Anti-War Movement Illustrated
Edited by James Mann • Forward by historian Howard Zinn
200 posters and graphics against the war in Iraq. From over 20 countries around the world in full color and large format (9" x 13") Free to copy and distribute for any not-for-profit manner. One copy left (out-of-print)
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Book: Soul of a Citizen
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By Paul Rogat Loeb. A book of inspiration and integrity, "Soul of a Citizen" is an antidote to the twin scourges of modern life--powerlessness and cynicism. In his evocative style, Paul Loeb tells moving stories of ordinary Americans who have found unexpected fulfillment in social involvement. Through their example and Loeb's own wise and powerful lessons, we are compelled to move from passivity to participation. The reward of our action, we learn, is nothing less than a sense of connection and purpose not found in a purely personal life. You can visit the book's website for more information. Paperback, 373 pages.
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Book: Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
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by Morris Berman • 2007 • 385 pages
In Dark Ages America, Morris Berman argues that the nation has entered a dangerous phase in its historical dvelopment, from which there is no return. As the corporate-consumertist juggernaut thgat now defines the nation rolls on, the very factotrs that once propelled America to greatness – extreme individualism, terriotorial expansion, and the pursuit of material wealth – are now, paradoxically, the nails in our collective coffin. Within a few decades, Berman argues, te united Statyes will be marginalized on the world stage, its hegemony replaced by China or the European Union. We could also, he sugests, be just one more terrortist attack away from a police state."
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Book: Cost of Freedom: The Anthology of Peace & Activism
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by Mike Palecek, Michael Annis & Whitney Trettien * 166 pages (14 full color) * 12" x 12.5" * 2007
Over 100 contributors from the U.S. and Canada.
"Not just a book, it's a national movement." – Claire Dinneen, Anthology Books, Colorado
"If the world is ever going to be changed, it will be through the efforts of millions of individuals and small organizations. Cost of Freedom tells the encouraging stories of many who have begun this work." – Pete Seeger
"Sexy, surreal, overwhelming. The definitive work of an era of alternative thinking, composition, visual art and publishing..." – Booklist
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Book: Give Me Liberty - A Handbook for American Revolutionaries
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by Naomi (author of "The End of America") • 2008 • 400 pages
As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense the system is in disorder – if not on its way to functional collapse. Though it's easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In "Give Me Liberty," bestselling author Naomi Wolf shows the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community and, ulimately, the nation.
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Book: A People's History of Sports in the United States: ...
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...250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play
By David Zirin and various contributors • Hardcover • 320 Pages.
From the author Robert Lipsyte calls "the best young sportswriter in America," a rollicking, rebellious, myth-busting history of sports in America that puts politics in the ring with pop culture.
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Book: 50 Facts That Should Change the World
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Book: 50 Facts That Should Change the World
By Jessica Williams
In this book the BBC's Jessica Williams presents us with crucial information that is often missed, glossed over or hidden by the government and the media. 50 Facts That Should Change The World is simply presented with explanation and analysis backed by thorough references.
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Audio Book on CD: The Secret History of the American Empire
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Unabridged • 9 CDs • approx. 11 hours • Read by Jonathan Davis. The inside story of the corruption, cronyism and corporate manipulation behind the American Empire today.
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Book: We the People - a Call to Take Back America
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by Thom Hartmann, Illustrated by Neil Cohn • 205 pages, graphic book format, all factual, all footnoted. A valuable, accessible history for anyone. Written by respected author and daily progressive, nationally broadcast radio host, Thom Hartmann. A genuine voice of reason and intelligence in broadcast media, in stark contrast o the windbags and blowhards across the political spectrum who have the radio audience's attention in this attention-deficit (and truth deficit) grim era in our nation. Check out Thom's website: www.thomhartmann.com.
• FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY: Get a FREE copy of "Addicted To War" when you buy a copy of "We The People"!
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Book: Reproduce & Revolt
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by Josh MacPhee and Favianna Rodriguez • 2008 • 224 pages • paperback
"This book is done in the spirit of Rini Templeton whose work was released in book form as free clip art book for the movement. In the same spirit, artists donated graphics for this book to be released to the public to be available for use on movement flyer and posters. I am proud to have a few images in the book, and I hope to see them in a flyer some day." - Favianna Rodriguez
An extensive collection of contemporary political graphics collected from around the world, including art from many of today's most exciting street artists, poster makers and graphic designers. All of these images are granted to the public domain, to be freely used for political purposes.
Street Posters. Graffiti. Bumper stickers. Activism depends on design to capture imaginations and spread a message. Reproduce and Revolt not only documents some of the best activist design work of the past few years, it shows readers how to do it themselves. Reproduce and Revolt features the work of artists from over a dozen countries. The collection contains hundreds of high-quality illustrations and graphics about social justice and political activism for use on flyers, posters, t-shirts, brochures, stencils, and any other graphic elements of social causes. The graphics are bold, easy to reproduce, and available to reproduce without permission. The book offers clear instructions on how to utilize the images to improve the effectiveness of visual campaigns. It also contains a short history of political graphics, highlighting the vital and powerful role that graphics have played in social movements all over the world - serving as tools to inspire, mobilize, and transform communities.
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Book: Family of Secrets
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by Russ Baker • 2010 •paperback
George W. Bush released his autobiography to massive media attention in 2010. He's promoting his own mythology, re-writing the history of the eight years of his regime, to put his legacy in the best light, in spite of his massive unpopularity.
Meanwhile, another book that reveals much more about the Bush family also was published in 2010, to virtually no media coverage.
Learn why the conventional understanding of Watergate gets the story wrong. Discover how Nixon was implicated in a sprawling plot to which he was not a party, and how an aggressive effort was mounted to use the ‘facts’ of the case to force him from office. Read new revelations about the precise involvement of George Herbert Walker Bush (senior), Bob Woodward and White House counsel John Dean in this still-mysterious American epic from 1972.
Also learn:
• Why George H.W. Bush can’t remember where he was on November 22, 1963. very other adult in the country remembers they were that fateful day.
• Why oilman George H.W. Bush shows up in early CIA documents
• The real story behind George W. Bush’s missing military service
• The inside scoop on the Bushes and Saudi influence in America
• The strange saga of Harvard University and its endowment
• The untold real story behind George W. Bush’s religious awakening
• Never before told anecdotes from George W. Bush’s wild past
• How the CIA monitors the White House and its occupants
• Why Barack Obama and his supporters should read this book
AND MUCH MUCH MORE
Investigative journalist Russ Baker spent years fact-checking every statement in this book for accuracy. The Bush family doesn't deny any fact presented here. They just hope it won;'t be widely read and will sink into obscurity.
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Book: Sophie Scholl & The White Rose
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– Jud Newborn & Annette Dumbach • 256 pages • 2006 • OUT-OF-PRINT
"Nothing is so unworthy of a civilized nation as allowing itself to be governed, without opposition, by an irresponsible clique that has yielded to base instnct." So wrote the White Rose, a group of ardent young activists inside Nazi Germany who opposed the reign of fascism in their country during the early 1940's.
• "The animated narrative reads like a suspense novel." – N.Y. Times
• "Inspiring - ad could not be more timely." – Studs Terkel
• "Superbly written" – Library Journal
• "Heart-wrenching and inspiring...a story few readers wil forget." – San Francisco Chronicle
• "Could change your life forever." – Dayton (Ohio) Daily News
• "A must for anyone – especiually young people – to read." – Evelyn Rubin, author of Ghetto Shanghai
• "This is an impressive, highly readable and beautifully researched account of two brave German youths and their comrades who rejected Hitler's demonic vision and fought to open their countrymen's eyes to the horrors that lay ahead – at the cost of their lives ...This book drives home the high cost of courage in a world gone mad, and the brilliant light these brave young people shone into the dark night of Nazi Germany." – Susan Rubinowitz, political reporter, New York
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Book: The Fight for Peace: A History of Antiwar Movements in America
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Ted Gottfried • 136 pages • 2006
Reinforced sturdy library binding • A book to donate to your local elementary, middle, high school or public library, in this era of tight budgets for public education. Reading level: Grade 7; Interest range: Grades 5 - 12.
There is no other book specifically on this subject avaiable for young and teen readers.
"A readable, engaging resource for reports that will also appeal to general readers." – Starred, Booklist
• "A well-organized, well-documented resource." – School Library Journal
Throughout U.S. history. antiwar activists have gathered and lobbied to prevent armed conflict. Often their work put them at odds with the majority population. Sometimes their antiwar positions gave their opponents reason to question the activist' loyalty to the U.S.
THE FIGHT FOR PEACE traces the work of antiwar activists from the Revoluionary War (1776-1783) to the conflict in Iraq in the 2000's. This book shines light on the U.S. peace movements and organizations that developed in the 1800's, as well as the international pacifist groups that bucked the majority in the 1900's. No other books present this history (besides Howard Zinn's classic 1980 "A People's History of the United States") The book also gives voice to those who argue that some causes are worth fighting for. In so doing, The Fight For Peace makes us face the ongoing tension between those who fight wars and those who fight to preserve peace.
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Book: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
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by Naomi Klein • 2007 • N.Y. Times Bestseller & bestseller in six countries. Paperback • Now in 20 languages! Seventeen publications consider this the Best Book of the Year. (Updated paperback edition, June 2008)
Naomi Klein is the award-winning author of the acclaimed international bestseller "No Logo" (2000) and the essay collection "Fences & Widows." An internationally syndicated columnist, she co-created with Avi Lewis, the documentary film "The Take"
• "This is a book that will anger you, yes, but in the best, most passionate way – by arousing the kind of anger that might provoke you into action. This is one book that could actually make a difference in society." - Powell's Books, Portland, OR (Staff Pick)
• "Superbly constructed and written... It deserves to be widely read." - S.F. Chronicle
• "Brilliant, brave and terrifying." - Arundahti Roy, author "The God of Small Things"
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Book: The End of America - Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
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by Naomi Wolf • 2007 • 168 pages • paperback • N.Y. Times Bestseller
Jon Elliot, host of Air America Radio show "The Best of America" called this the most important book he read in 2007.
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Book: A Young People's History of the United States
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by Howard Zinn with Rebecca Stefoff • 2007 •234 pages • paperback
Originally published as two volumes, it is now in one book. The Young Adult edition of Zinn's classic telling of U.S. history. It brings the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans and others whose stories and their impact, are rarely included in history books.
• "A brilliant and moving history of the American people." - Library Journal
• "One of THE most important books I have ever read in a long life of reading... a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants...more." – Howard Fast
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Book: Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity, and Ingenuity Can Change the World
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By Steve Crawshaw
Trade paper 240 pages.
Remarkable, mischievous, inspiring--the eighty-odd stories in Small Acts of Resistance bring hidden histories to life. The courage of the people in these stories is breathtaking. So, too, is the impact and imagination of their actions.These mostly little known stories--including those written from eyewitness experience of the events and situations described--reveal the role ordinary people have played in achieving extraordinary change. In the real world, it will never happen, the skeptics love to tell us
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Book: Click - When We Knew We Were Feminists
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by Courtney E Martin. Hardcover, 240 pages
Compiled by authors Martin (Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters) and Sullivan (Commencement), this volume looks at the catalytic moments when 28 women (and one man) found their way to feminism. Including writers, activists, and educators, contributors provide perspective and personal revelations from all stages of life. Joshunda Sanders, an Austin newspaper reporter, talks about growing up poor and black in 'the least desirable place in New York' and how it led to her embrace of 'womanist' thought; Indian American writer and educator Mathangi Subramanian describes years of struggle with the feminist 'label,' navigating the cross-currents of her grandmother's pressure to marry and her mother's enthusiasm for independence (and feminist classics like Susan Estrich's Sex & Power).
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Book: Great Neighborhood Book: A Do it yourself Guide to Placemaking
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by Jay Walljasper • Paperback • 192 pages
The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality. Using a technique called “placemaking”—the process of transforming public space—this exciting guide offers inspiring real-life examples that show the magic that happens when individuals take small steps and motivate others to make change.
This book will motivate not only neighborhood activists and concerned citizens but also urban planners, developers, and policymakers.
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Book: Labor's Untold Story
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By Richard O. Boyer and Herbert M. Morais (1955). One of the best histories of the labor movement in the United States, this book traces its development from the civil war through the fifties. An essential for anyone concerned about the role of labor in our society. Softcover, 380 pages.
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Book: The American Way Of War: Guided Missiles, Misguided Men and a Republic In Peril
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by Eugene Jarecki (director, "Why We Fight" film, 2007) • 324 pages • 2008 • Simon & Shuster Publishers
What happens when an award-winning documentary film producer turns to a print monograph to make his case? If you are Eugene Jarecki, the answer
(to borrow a baseball metaphor) is: you hit a solid triple, with an eye toward home plate.
This book is a provocative and personal exploration of the same crucual themes he explored in his Sundance FGiolm Festival 2005 Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary, "Why We Fight."
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Book: Creative Community Organizing : A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice
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by Si Kahn. Paperback. 212 pages.
Civil rights, labor, and community organizer Kahn provides a manual for community organizers based on his 45 years of experience in the field. The author, also a musician, shows today's organizers how to use a combination of history, songs, and stories. He also includes examples of creative community organizing that emphasize a innovative approach to activism, the strategies and tactics of successful organizing, and how organizers can deal personally with the demanding life of an activist
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