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"The current political climate has left many of us wondering how our government actually operates. Sure, we learned about it in school, but if put to the test, how many of us can correctly explain the branches of government? The history of politics? The differences and connections between local government and federal government? Enter How to Be an American. While author and illustrator Silvia Hidalgo was studying for her citizenship test, she quickly...
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A democracy should reflect the views of its citizens and offer a direct connection between government and those it serves. So why, more than ever, does it seem as if our government exists in its own bubble, detached from us?
In reality, our democracy is not performing as it should, which has left us fed up with a system we no longer trust. Moreover, we lack a mechanism to fix what's broken, because there is no incentive for politicians and civil...
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What is America becoming? Or, more importantly, what can she be if we reclaim a vision for the things that made her great in the first place? In the Zondervan ebook, America the Beautiful, Dr. Ben Carson helps us learn from our past in order to chart a better course for our future. From his personal ascent from inner-city poverty to international medical and humanitarian acclaim, Carson shares experiential insights that help us understand … what...
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In this long season of searing political attacks and angry partisan passions, Peggy Noonan's Wall Street Journal column has been must reading for thoughtful liberals and conservatives alike.
Now she issues an urgent, heartfelt call for all Americans to see each other anew, realize what time it is, and come together to support the next President-whoever he is. Because it is not the threats and challenges we face, but how we face them that defines...
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Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and leading organizer of the Tea Party movement, Dick Armey offers a Tea Party Manifesto: Give Us Liberty. Written with Matt Kibbee, President and CEO of FreedomWorks, Give Us Liberty defines the issues and agenda of the wildfire grassroots movement that is electrifying the nation, as it calls on fiscal conservatives to take back America.
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Penned by American philosopher and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience examines the role of the individual's conscience in governmental rule. Thoreau argues that individual citizens must not simply be subject to the decisions of government, but should question every political act to ensure that the system remains a tool for justice and morality-a message that continues to resonate powerfully in modern times.
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America does not need an "upgrade." For years the Right has been tampering with one of the best political operating systems ever designed. The result has been economic and environmental disaster.
In this hard-hitting book, nationally syndicated radio and television host and bestselling author Thom Hartmann outlines eleven common-sense proposals, deeply rooted in America's history, that will once again make America strong and Americans-not corporations...
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To understand how capitalism has come to engulf our world, we must understand how it developed out of classical civilization. Its historical roots lie in the emergence of hierarchies, power, monopolies, and the nation-state, argues Abdullah Öcalan.
Capitalism: The Age of Unmasked Gods and Naked Kings is the second book in a new five-volume work called Manifesto for a Democratic Civilization. Together, they present the synthesis of Öcalan's political...
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Americans are increasingly dismayed with a broken political system and the big institutions they blame for a Darwinian economy (in which it's getting harder to get ahead). What they've lost sight of is the importance of self-reliance and personal initiative in every individual's quest for prosperity. Liberty For All pushes past the usual go-nowhere policy prescriptions to probe what ordinary people can do to build their own self-reliance and enhance...
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Ralph Nader is one of America's most controversial-and uncompromising-public figures. He is a man on a mission who believes that taking on the powers that be involves more than just talking about it-it also means taking action. From car safety in the 1960s to opposition to the World Trade Organization in the 1990s, Nader's work has increased government responsiveness to citizens, served as a check against the abuse of power by big business, and shaped...
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Esta obra, dirigida a profesionales en ciencia política, derecho, relaciones internacionales y demás ciencias sociales, contiene reflexiones y resultados de investigaciones que abordan, desde diferentes perspectivas conceptuales, un mismo sujeto de estudio: la acción internacional de las administraciones y gobiernos locales. el propósito de la obra, liderada por el Instituto de desarrollo político e Institucional (idepi) de la Universidad del...
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Global Citizen Patriots examines the current state of the American system of constitutional values, democracy and capitalism. After four years of study, the author concludes that our system is badly in need of reform and change. In fact, most Americans sense that change is needed. However, legislative corruption and citizen disengagement have allowed partisan groups and well funded special interests to block progress. If the United States is to secure...
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A Walk into Paradise, Burundi SAHUTUGA" is a transformative narrative that envisions the journey of Burundi, a nation emerging from a history marked by civil strife and division. Authored by Audace Mpoziriniga, an independent researcher and thinker, the book introduces the concept of SAHUTUGA, a powerful word and symbol representing unity, hope, and reconciliation. Through critical analysis and deep insights, the author proposes a new national identity,...
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Almost 250 years ago, our Founders thought We the People were the solution. Today, it looks like we have become the problem. What happened, and what can We the People do about it?
Every day, the news delivers the same story: as a nation, we are so divided, we spend more time picking fights than solving our most urgent problems. It's exhausting and exasperating.
In Remaking the Space Between Us, Smith invites us to see what lies behind this story:...
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Steven Howard Johnson has written this book to raise a question: "If America truly knew what it was doing, what would be different?", and to offer an answer: "Our civic ethos would illuminate our responsibilities; our craftsmanship would guide our solutions." With a BA from Harvard, an MBA from Stanford, and years of consulting work, Johnson has been, trained by experience to profile the clash between "What Is" and "What Might Be" in almost any situation....
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La nociÓn de ciudadanÍa es versÁtil y tan antigua como la organizaciÓn social, pero hoy atraviesa un necesario proceso de actualizaciÓn epistemolÓgica. Este libro explora la formaciÓn ciudadana de los estudiantes universitarios -en el marco de una educaciÓn inclusiva, con calidad y equidad-, para identificar los conocimientos, las actitudes y los valores que onstruyen de forma democrÁtica la ciudadanÍa.
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In this book, authors Katy J. Harriger and Jill J. McMillan follow the "Democracy Fellows," a group of 30 college students, during their 4 years at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to discover whether their experiences in learning and practicing deliberation might counteract the alienation from public life that has overtaken so many young Americans today. Their research design included classroom learning and practical experiences...
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Open Your American Heart takes readers on a journey toward shifting their consciousness regarding some of the greatest challenges our nation faces. The result in a shift in consciousness can result in citizens who are empowered and eager to give their energy toward making our nation the best it can be. Each chapter offers a quality such as Vision, Service, Love and Hope and explores how President Obama embodies the quality while offering tools and...
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