D'autres livres qui pourraient vous intéresser

• 

  The American Imperative -...

  Daniel F. Runde

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  It's time for America to get back in the international leadership game. 
   
   
   
  What should our global strategy look like in an age of renewed great power competition? And what must America offer to a newly empowered developing world when we're no longer the only major player? 
   
   
   
  In The American Imperative, international development expert Daniel Runde makes the case for building a new global consensus through vigorous internationalism and the judicious use of soft power. Runde maps out many of the steps that we need to take—primarily in the non-military sphere—to ensure an alliance of stable and secure, like-minded, self-reliant partner nations in order to prevent rising authoritarian powers such as China from running the world.

  Voir livre

• 

  Unjust Debts - How Our...

  Melissa B. Jacoby

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Named one of the Best Summer Books in Economics by the Financial Times 
   
   
   
  A groundbreaking look at the hidden role of bankruptcy in perpetuating inequality in America 
   
   
   
  Bankruptcy is the busiest federal court in America. In theory, bankruptcy in America exists to cancel or restructure debts for people and companies that have way too many—a safety valve designed to provide a mechanism for restarting lives and businesses when things go wrong financially. 
   
   
   
  Legal scholar Melissa B. Jacoby shows how bankruptcy has also become an escape hatch for powerful individuals, corporations, and governments, contributing in unseen and poorly understood ways to race, gender, and class inequality in America. When cities go bankrupt, police unions enjoy added leverage while police brutality victims are denied a seat at the negotiating table; the system is more forgiving of civil rights abuses than of the parking tickets disproportionately distributed in African American neighborhoods. Unjust Debts reveals the hidden mechanisms by which bankruptcy impacts everything from sexual harassment to health care, police violence to employment discrimination, and the opioid crisis to gun violence.

  Voir livre

• 

  Editor Missing - The Media in...

  Ruben Banerjee

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This is a time when the space for free speech is shrinking in India, along with a growing intolerance of contrarian views. The right to dissent, which should be the bedrock of any democracy, is seriously endangered. There is widespread belief that we are in an undeclared emergency. Not everyone agrees with this, though, and the jury is out on the state of play in the world's largest democracy. As charges and countercharges fly, with no unanimity in sight, India's national discourse, particularly its news media, is becoming increasingly divided and polarized. 
  In Editor Missing, veteran journalist Ruben Banerjee attempts to provide clarity on the state of Indian media at a time when there is consensus only on the lack of it. The media mirrors society, and Banerjee is best placed to tell its contested story in contemporary India. As a top editor for various publications, he has had a ringside view for years of the decline in its standards, quality and objectivity. His own experiences reflect the time we live in. The book provides rare insights into the minefield that an editor today runs into - from pressures that are exerted to the risks of upsetting the powers that be. At the end of it, the reader is left with a chilling realization that defending the truth can come at a huge personal cost in present-day India.

  Voir livre

• 

  Professor - Cornel West

  Mike Blake

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  PROFESSOR :: 
  Poem about the dreamy chance that a Professor could takeover a Political theatre and become a World leader,  
  with greater knowledge at his/her disposal. Imploring them to do so!  
  Was originally created in 1999 when I was younger and more Politically conscious. ;) 
  *To see more Poems by the same Author please click the Link 
  HERE: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00SG40RM8 
  ***** leave your Review/feedback, many thanks. *****

  Voir livre

• 

  King Rules - Ten Truths for You...

  Alveda King

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In King Rules, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shares that message in a deeply personal collection of hard-learned lessons, timeless truths, and foundational principles. 
  Dr. Alveda King’s words are lovingly crafted yet refreshingly blunt at a time when bluntness is needed to counter the forces of moral drift and empty relativism. 
  Beginning with a vulnerable admission of her own wounds and wanderings, Alveda unfolds eleven core values that have guided her family through generations of triumph and tragedy—and have played a pivotal role in fostering revolutionary change in society. 
  Out of a heart of compassion, she dispenses wise meditations on bedrock subjects including faith and family, peace and justice, education and civic life. With thoughtful conviction she also boldly tackles topics considered divisive in our postmodern world, from abortion and sexuality to gun control and marriage laws.  
  The King Rules is a page-turning narrative that blends eyewitness history with grandmotherly wisdom. And as J. C. Watts writes in the Foreword, the book is “more than Alveda’s story, it’s an account of the beliefs that redirected the course of a nation, that left us a legacy, and that hopefully will guide us again.”

  Voir livre

• 

  Travelling to Every Country in...

  Juha Suoniemi

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Why are some countries rich while others remain poor? Which social and economic systems thrive, and which falter? How has colonialism shaped the developing world? Are the disparities between different groups rooted in systemic racism or inter-group differences? What is the true story of slavery? 
  These are among the profound questions Juha Suoniemi tackles as he guides you on an enlightening journey through every independent country in the world. Suoniemi reveals that not all cultures or social systems are created equal. He demonstrates how Western institutions have repeatedly proven their effectiveness globally, with free market capitalism emerging as the essential ingredient for prosperous societies, while socialism repeatedly leads to their downfall. 
  The book covers each of the world’s 197 independent countries in individual chapters. It includes travel stories from 2005 to 2023, blending personal experiences with the political and economic history of the countries.

  Voir livre