Current Events category: 843 books

We are in crisis over guns in the United States. We’ve had the logic of statistics, the emotions of seeing innocents die, the public health rationales of experts – but nothing has yet swayed the outcome of the gun debate. This is because the gun identity is embedded into the psyche of American...

The 2020 United States presidential race is arguably already over except for about 12 states and 20 counties. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2020, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their...

Madness Overrated explores the mad dynamics of the consumption-based, growth-driven world and its undeniably powerful role in affecting virtually every aspect of our lives and reshaping our existence as humans. The book presents deep-reaching observations on the human mind as it undergoes various...

In the aftermath of the 2010 Citizens United decision, it's become commonplace to note the growing political dominance of a small segment of the economic elite. But what exactly are those members of the elite doing with their newfound influence? The One Percent Solution provides an answer to this...

What kind of hypocrite should voters choose as their next leader? The question seems utterly cynical. But, as David Runciman suggests, it is actually much more cynical to pretend that politics can ever be completely sincere. Political Hypocrisy is a timely, and timeless, book on the problems of sincerity...

The habitat of man.--The length of time during which man has existed.--The physical limitations of existence.--The purpose of life.--Knowledge and education.--Religion and ethics.--Love.--Problems of the future

This book examines the changing role of the governor in our federal system, giving particular attention to recent developments. The expansion of gubernatorial responsibilities into managerial, executive, and intergovernmental positions has taken place at the same time that the governor's role as leader...

Banned books are books to which free access is not permitted. The practice of banning books is a form of book censorship, and often has political, religious or moral motivations. The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon...

I napoletani visti da un non napoletano. Pregi e difetti di un popolo che fa sempre parlare di sè, nel bene e nel male.

Water users of the Platte River Basin have long struggled to share this scarce commodity in the arid high plains, ultimately organizing collectively owned and managed water systems, allocating water along extensive stream systems, and integrating newer groundwater with existing surface-water uses....

I am leaving the toxic orbit of Bilderberg so I can breathe freely. So I can walk down a side street without being followed by plainclothes policemen. I'm tired of men in the lobby, men on the stairs, the same men in different doorways, on different corners wherever I go. Cars pulling away from the...

Tahrir Square We are the 99% Hashtag The Washington Post Cornel West Subprime mortgage crisis Impact of the Arab Spring 2007–2012 global financial crisis Nonviolent resistance Civil disobedience Occupation (protest) Picketing (protest) Demonstration (people) Internet activism General strike Direct...

Duthel Intelligence Report. 2011 Libyan civil war Code:  S/RES/1973 (Document) Libya: A war for US “interests” CIA ties to Libya rebel commander German interests in Libya Why Germany is right to stay out of Lybia Bernard-Henri Lévy, a star of the intellectual left is nothing...

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Yo, Blair Tony Blair's close relationship with Rupert Murdoch and the Russian oligarch Russians resident in London include Roman Ambramovich, Boris Berezovksy and Leonard Blavatnik.. The Geneva Conventions are a treaty that represent a legal basis for International...