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Released: Oct. 15, 2012
"A valuable tool for improving the way government operates at the local level."
How community deliberative processes can provide an alternative to divisive party politics and technocratic expertise.
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Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"A timely book, especially with immigration policy playing a major role in the upcoming presidential campaign."
Investigation of Arizona politicians who Biggers (
Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, 2010, etc.) believes are anti-immigration, partly because of racism and partly because they are beholden to corporate agendas.
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Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"An intriguing look at gay activism inside the Beltway."
In his debut, gay rights activist Nicholson chronicles the successful fight for the repeal of the U.S. military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"A quirky, sharp and depressing analysis of the current state of campaigning."
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Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"A well-organized, important tool that will remain useful beyond the present electoral cycle."
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Released: Sept. 6, 2012
"An impassioned and cogent defense of the Senate's most controversial practice."
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Released: Sept. 4, 2012
"Short and lively, this is a timely contribution to making the ongoing discussion more productive."
Reich (Public Policy/Univ. of California, Berkeley;
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, 2011, etc.) spells out what he thinks citizens need to do to ensure Washington acts on behalf of the public good, not special interests.
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Released: Aug. 28, 2012
"An effective presentation of the importance of trade unions in a democracy."
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Released: Aug. 27, 2012
"A spirited, well-constructed argument for reform that does not shy away from comprehensive solutions."
A 16-year veteran of Congress examines why political partisanship has become so dysfunctional.
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Released: Aug. 14, 2012
"A pointed, in-the-trenches study whose thrust will be borne out with time.
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Released: Aug. 14, 2012
"An astute but not terribly encouraging outline of the partisanship of election boards and the jockeying for power among local, state and federal officials."
Loyola Law School professor Hasen (
The Supreme Court and Election Law, 2003, etc.) keeps us current as he catalogs the old horrors and contests and new laws involved in the U.S. election process.
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Released: Aug. 6, 2012
"A well-argued call for more sanity in American politics."
Lofgren draws on 28 years as a professional staff member in Congress to expose deep, disturbing trends in Washington.
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