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We find ourselves in a pivotal era-filled with defining moments and global shifts. What's the significance of it all? While many perceive doom and gloom, Going Back to Find Our Way Forward argues that these times are not only clarifying but also immensely hopeful. To truly grasp the promise ahead, we must unravel the threads of our past, uncovering the hidden opportunities that surround us. It may seem paradoxical, but amidst the apparent chaos, there's...
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As riots and protests broke out in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election, the United States' first neo-fascist president, Luis Enrique Marquez found himself re-catapulted into the role of an antifascist activist in Portland, Oregon. In Antifascist: A Memoir of the Portland Uprising, 2016-2021, Marquez recounts his experiences from the frontline of activism, detailing the protests, events and occupations that marked this period. For the first time,...
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A small group of "elites" is cheating America.
They're trying to cheat us out of our rights as Americans: Our right to vote in free and fair elections. To elect the person we want as President. To be protected by secure borders and safe communities. To live free of government-funded pandemics. And to express ourselves any way we wish.
If we don't stop them, they will succeed. That's why Ashley Hayek wrote Beat The Cheats, a powerful new...
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A Profound Journey Through Diverse Minds Shaping Our World
Sharing America With Enemies is a thought-provoking exploration of wisdom and knowledge. Drawing from the profound insights of these eight esteemed thinkers, this book serves as a beacon of enlightenment in our complex world.
Christopher Slobogin's perspective on the intersection of law, psychology, and ethics provides a unique lens through which to view societal norms. Roberta F. Borkat's...
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This is a Summary of Adam Hochschild's Spain In Our Heart Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 – 1939From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell: a tale of idealism, heartbreaking suffering, and a noble cause that failedFor three crucial years in the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War dominated headlines in America...
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Dans sa ligne directrice, "Structure de l'espace public européen" met en évidence une typologie argumentative des discours visant à organiser l'espace public cosmopolitique européen. Jean-Christophe Busnel propose dans ce livre un modèle pour la création d'une intercompréhension commune dans un contexte mondialisé. En utilisant une approche basée sur la philosophie de la communication, il examine les principes régulateurs de la vérité....
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This is a Summary of Robert B. Reich's Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few. This presents a myth-shattering breakdown of how the economic system that helped make America so strong is now failing us, and what it will take to fix it.Perhaps no one is better acquainted with the intersection of economics and politics than Robert B. Reich, and now he reveals how power and influence have created a new American oligarchy, a shrinking middle class,...
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How much do you actually know about the invasion of Ukraine?Perhaps you have read about how NATO is a defensive alliance, and Putin acted irrationally when invading Ukraine.Maybe you have read in mainstream Western media that the attack on Ukraine is completely unprovoked and unwarranted.But what if that wasn't entirely true?Russian World will offer you an in-depth historical background for why the Russian Federation under Putin felt the need to start...
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Marxist philosophy has been making headway in the US for years. With its takeover of pop culture, corporate media, entertainment, and education, today's generation faces the siren song of Marxism with virtually no tools to help them process all the noise and distinguish reality from illusion. No longer relegated to the usual far-left elements of society, the "Revolution" has spread to our churches, the federal government, and businesses, and has been...
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Der Kaiser Wilhelm II. hält eine Festrede in der Aula der Königlichen Akademie zu Münster i. W. am 15. Januar 1900. Dr. Joseph Schröder, Dekan der theologischen Fakultät hat diese Rede dokumentiert und der Nachwelt erhalten. Der Kaiser offenbart in seinen Worten sein religiöses Verständnis, das im engen Verhältnis mit seinem staatsmännischen Auftreten und Ansichten einher-geht. Die Zeiten sind seit der französischen Revolution unruhig geworden...
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An in-depth psychological, anthropological, neuroscientific, and historical look at MAGA Republicans and the American Far Right.
Fueled by conspiracy thinking and a growing indifference to facts, some Americans, especially on the Right, are increasingly seeing their fellow citizens as threats that must be eliminated. We are witnessing an epidemic of domestic terrorism with a rapidly accumulating body count. This may be the most serious challenge...
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The course of European history, and of the twentieth century, was shaped by the political ideologies of three men – Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Francisco Franco. Heading the most hardline, repressive and destructive regimes the world had ever known, their beliefs became collectively referred to as Fascism. But to what extent were the politics of these countries similar, and what beliefs were shared by the three dictators?The unfettered ambitions...
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How did neoliberalism arise? Faced with the crises of the 1970s, a coalition of neoliberal intellectuals, conservative politicians, and business interests carried out a vast project of walling off the economy from democracy, ensuring the dominance of finance-or so the conventional story goes. Democracy in Default offers a new perspective on the birth of neoliberalism, showing that this common narrative confuses cause and effect. Financialization was...
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