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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Bill McKibben
Times Books, 2007
Changed the way I see the world
+ Hope for New Economic Perspectives
+ A bit repetitive, but incredibly powerful.
+ An interesting study on what is and what should be valuable
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The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
Jonathan Kozol
Three Rivers Press, 2006
Fighting for America's Second Class Citizens
+ great look too much
After his time spent as an educator, Jonathan Kozol devoted his career to that of an educational reform activist. He has visited what seems like thousands of schools throughout the United States and the communities that make up those schools to bear witness to the shameful secret that lies hidden ...
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War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
Norman Solomon
Wiley, 2006
American propoganda arm
+ Hauntingly reminescent
+ Inspiring, compelling criticism of American media
+ Why have so many presidents lied to the people?
+ War Marketing for Dummies...
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Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism
Cornel West
Penguin Press HC, The, 2004
Personal tastes of Cornel West
+ Preach it, Brother West!
+ Audio CD: Concentrate to follow
This book is a brilliantly written analysis of racism and democracy in America. My one complaint, and the reason I didn't add that fifth star, is that West incorporates his personal tastes- his love of jazz and the blues, and his fondness for the writings of Toni Morrison- as integral to an ...
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Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians
Laura Flanders
Penguin Press HC, The, 2007
Campaigns not Candidates
+ Wanders, But I Finished It
+ Has A Winning Strategy
+ This American Life: Flanders is a Political Ira Glass
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Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country--And It's Time to Take It Back
Jim Hightower
Viking Adult, 2003
It's the Corporations Stupid
+ Lots of Complaining, but some good points
+ We've Been Sold and Don't Even Know It
Though no one will just come out and call it what it is, Jim Hightower comes the closest to saying, "Our government is being corrupted by public corporations and these corporations must be regulated." "Thieves in High Places" is written in Hightower's humorous, down-home Texas voice, but the book ...
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Moral Politics : How Liberals and Conservatives Think
George Lakoff
University Of Chicago Press, 2002
An interesting (though perhaps flawed) theory of politics
+ Excellent Book, but biased
+ The vaccum of conservatism
I'm giving this book 5 stars because I found it fascinating, and would recommend it. But I must confess that I have mixed feelings about it. This book attempts to explain why some Americans are "progressive" and others are "conservative" based on their conception of morality, which stems from ...
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The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community (BK Currents)
David C Korten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006
Into the mess, out of the mess
+ essential reading for our time
+ Turning the Great Ship of Human Civilization
+ Good Description of What We Need; Not Clear on How to Get It
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Nonviolent Social Movements: A Geographical Perspective
Wiley-Blackwell, 1999
nonviolent social movements:a geographical perspectives.
+ some good material here
+ nonviolent social movements:a geographical perspectives.
This Book provides an overview of nonviolent movements around the world.It shows how organised nonviolence action can be used as a weopan to bring democracy and to bring social chang. It begins from Africa,from 1919 revolution in Egypt against British occupation to Iranian revolution where ...
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome
Michael Parenti
New Press, 2004
Brilliant analysis of the late roman republic
+ The Facts Behind the Legend
+ A realistic view of Roman Times
+ a vivid chronicle of the times, with brilliant insight and relevance for today
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The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting: Creating Alternative Media
David Barsamian
South End Press, 2001
A brief but compelling argument
+ How Many Little Indians Are Left?
In this book David Barsamian quotes Ben Bagdikian as saying that in 1983 there 50 corporations dominating the media. In 2000 there were six. We have an ever shrinking handful of interlocking massive conglomerates controlling media outlets which people are forced to turn to for news. In the ...
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Terrorism: Theirs and Ours
Eqbal Ahmad, David Barsamian
Open Media, 2001
Required reading for people who want real freedom
+ A "must have" for every American
+ Good things come in small packages
+ Too Brief But Densely Packed With Ideas
+ A look at the background behind terrorism
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Targeting Iran (City Lights Open Media)
David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky, ...
City Lights Publishers, 2007
Interviews on the Past, Present & Future of the U.S.-Iran Relationship
+ Clear, simple arguments to counter the warmongering against Iran
+ unknown society
+ Iran is not the enemy!
+ Target Iran
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Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World (American Empire Project)
Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
Metropolitan Books, 2005
the hobo philosopher
+ Good intro
+ Good intro for new readers of Chomsky
+ Delighted to get an update from one of the most articulate and perspicacious political writers of our time.
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Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development (Initiative for Policy Dialogue Series C)
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Andrew Charlton
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
A radical new trade model
+ Enlighting book
+ very interesting - a great global economics intro
+ Must read for those interested in Fair Trade
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