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How the newspaper of record spun and sold nuclear testing as a good thing for America.

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The most appalling crime in human affairs is certainly genocide. But perhaps even more shocking is the fact that those who organize and even those who commit mass murder are rarely punished for what they have done. Most, in fact, profit from their crimes. The Splendid Blond Beast is the latest investigation into this seamiest side of the twentieth century, from the author of the award-winning Blowback, the groundbreaking study of the U.S. gove...

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Colleges bilk students with high fees in tuition, housing, and food. With classes topping $100 per hour, and when missing income, interest on loans, and other costs are factored in, the total cost averages $85, 000. Debt is the leading cause of dropping out. Only 33 percent of full-time students graduate within four years, and only about half (54 percent) graduate within six years. About 33 percent drop out without finishing their degrees. B...

Guys like Lindorff can cloak their madness in political rhetoric, but that doesn't change what it is--madness." --James Taranto, "Wall Street Journal"A full-bore attack on Bush-as-warmonger."--Alexander CockburnHow many of us look at the paper in the morning and say, "This can't be happening"? An iconic edifice is destroyed, swarthy aliens are blamed and a nation's leader puts a frightened public on a war footing. Bush--or Hitler? In this scat...

This collection of biting essays written by William Blum includes some previously published ones and several written exclusively for this book. Among them: "The Bombing of PanAm Flight 103: Case Not Closed"Cuban Political Prisoners . . . in the United States"What do the Imperial Mafia Want in Iraq?"Myth and Denial in the War Against Iraq."Hiroshima: Needless Slaughter, Useful Terror"Hostages in Peru: Their Terrorists, our Freedom Fighters"The ...

Your ticket to fly over the White House cuckoo's nest.

A dramatic re-enactment of historical episodes presented as a -mosaic of snapshots. The focus is institutionalized injustice and -rebellions against it. Five essays are interspersed with the vignettes. Vivid, full of revealing quotes from political elites and dissidents.

U.S. propaganda during war time breaks down into these 7 deadly spins, argues Mickey Z: Spin #1: The Sleeping Giant: The U.S. minds its own business but the sleeping giant is endlessly awakened or has its patience tested by surprise events and unprovoked hostilities. Spin #2: Good Wars: Once forced into war, the U.S. only does so in the name of democracy, freedom, and justice. Spin #3: U.S. vs. Them, Godless communists, subhuman (and superhuma...

Like There's No Tomorrow takes no prisoners. This is a meditation book which will clear your political sinuses and blow out the cobwebs of fuzzy "live-and-let-live" thinking. The essays may be read as a series of mini-lectures or as inspirational meditations. From such Hot Role Models as Gertrude Stein, Chyrstos, bell hooks, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Audre Lorde. The quotations have been selected with scrupulous attention to multi-cultural...

A look at what has happened to the health of the poor in Haiti since the coup.

Conversations with leading Jewish critics of Israel and Zionism who support the Palestinians' struggle for freedom.

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Our constitutional republic is on life support, ravaged by the viruses of avarice and Social Darwinism. Read this amazing book to learn how you can become a part of America's cure."-Jason S. Miller, writer for the blog Thomas Paine's Corner "A masterful and comprehensive analysis of the most salient issues of our time: the intersection of democracy, morality, citizenship and the quality of everyday life. Anyone who is troubled by the claim tha...

This collection of interviews offers Chomsky's views on himself and on such political issues as deficit spending, how free markets destroy competition, and why "family values" crusades destroy family life

How do money and politics dominate the various media and dictate social policy? The Common Courage Reader culls the very best writings that unravel myths of benevolence and corporate altruism. The reader collects politically progressive readings designed to spark lively debate from students and encourage them to think critically about the political and social scene.

A unique world view on US interventions in Asia from Korea to Iraq.

A unique world view on US interventions in Asia from Korea to Iraq.