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  Let's Move On - Beyond Fear &...

  Vicente Fox

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  Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, issues both a denunciation of the current state of American politics and a call to unity and resistance in the face of rising ethnocentric and anti-democratic sentiments. 
  Vicente Fox offers his unique viewpoint as a former head of state, avid historian, and true admirer of America's constitutional ideals. He knows where a Trump presidency can lead—and it is nowhere good. Let's Move On is a political manifesto written in Fox's trademark, no-nonsense style where he both denounces Trump's malignant anti-intellectualism and inspires people to rise up and resist.

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  The Great Illusion

  Norman Angell

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  "The Great Illusion" by Norman Angell is a thought-provoking analysis of international relations and the causes of war. First published in 1909, the book challenges the prevailing view of the time that war was a necessary and inevitable component of international politics. 
  Angell argues that the economic interdependence of nations in the modern world makes war irrational and self-defeating. He contends that war can no longer bring about the benefits it did in the past and that the cost of modern warfare would outweigh any potential gains. In this sense, he argues that the belief in the benefits of war is a "great illusion". 
  Angell's analysis is a precursor to the current debate on globalization and the interdependence of nations in the 21st century. He presents a powerful case for international cooperation, arguing that peace and prosperity can only be achieved through mutual understanding and collaboration among nations. 
  "The Great Illusion" is a seminal work in the field of international relations and a must-read for anyone interested in the causes of war and the prospects for peace in the modern world. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of diplomacy and cooperation in solving the complex problems of our time

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  Climate Cover-Up - The Crusade...

  James Hoggan, Richard Littlemore

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  This “must-read book describes in disturbing detail” how the energy industry has fueled a bogus controversy about manmade climate change (Toronto Star).   This book rips the lid off the campaign to discredit scientists, confuse journalists, and deny climate change. The tactics have been slick, but PR expert James Hoggan and investigative journalist Richard Littlemore have compiled a readable, accessible guidebook through the muck. Beginning with leaked memos from the coal industry, the oil industry and the tobacco-sponsored lie-about-science industry, the authors expose the plans to "debunk" global warming; they track the execution of those plans; and they illuminate the results—confusion, inaction, and an epidemic of public mistrust.  Climate Cover-Up names names, identifying bogus experts who are actually paid lobbyists and flaks. The authors reveal the PR techniques used to misinform, to mangle the language, and to intimidate the media into maintaining a phony climate change debate. Exposing the seedy origins of that debate, this book will leave you fuming at the extent, the effect, and the ethical affront of the climate cover-up.

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  Dead Aid - Why Aid Is Not...

  Dambisa Moyo

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  A national best-seller, Dead Aid unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. In fact, poverty levels continue to escalate and growth rates have steadily declined — and millions continue to suffer.Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Dambisa Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing the development of the world's poorest countries.Much debated in the US and the UK on publication, Dead Aid is an unsettling yet optimistic work, a powerful challenge to the assumptions and arguments that support a profoundly misguided development policy in Africa. And it is a clarion call to a new, more hopeful vision of how to address the desperate poverty that plagues millions.Foreword by Niall Ferguson.

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  William Jones: The March on...

  PBS NewsHour

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  Historian William P. Jones joins Gwen Ifill to offer an overview of how the March on Washington came to be, why President Kennedy feared it would cause negative aftermath and what roles women of color played on that historic day. Their discussion is one a series of conversations looking back at the legacy of August 28, 1963.

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  The Political Theory of John...

  John Stuart Mill

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  This collection of selected work presents John Stuart Mill as a political theorist. In this seven-book edition you can find out Mill's thoughts on representative government, parliamentary reform and capital punishment. This collection also contains books where Mill discussed some of the current topics of his time such as the relations between England and Ireland, American Civil War and improvements in the administration of India.
  Contents: 
  Considerations on Representative Government
  To What Extent Forms of Government Are a Matter of Choice 
  The Criterion of a Good Form of Government 
  That the Ideally Best Form of Government Is Representative Government 
  Under What Social Conditions Representative Government Is Inapplicable 
  Of the Proper Functions of Representative Bodies 
  Of the Infirmities and Dangers to Which Representative Government Is Liable 
  Of True and False Democracy; Representation of All, and Representation of the Majority Only 
  Of the Extension of the Suffrage 
  Should There Be Two Stages of Election? 
  Of the Mode of Voting 
  Of the Duration of Parliaments 
  Ought Pledges to Be Required From Members of Parliament? 
  Of a Second Chamber 
  Of the Executive in a Representative Government 
  Of Local Representative Bodies 
  Of Nationality, as Connected With Representative Government 
  Of Federal Representative Governments 
  Of the Government of Dependencies by a Free State 
  England and Ireland 
  Memorandum of the Improvements in the Administration of India During the Last Thirty Years
  Revenue Administration, & Rights of the Rural Population  
  Judicature and Legislation  
  Improvement of the Country by Public Works  
  Education  
  Miscellaneous Improvements  
  Bengal Survey  
  Survey and Assessment of the North-western Provinces  
  Survey and Assessment of the Bombay Territory  
  Exemption of Lands Improved by the Ryots From Extra Assessment  
  Speech in Favor of Capital Punishment 
  The Contest in America 
  Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform 
  A Few Words on Non-intervention

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