Current Events category: 843 books
by Heinz Duthel
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
I am leaving the toxic orbit of Bilderberg so I can breathe freely. So I can walk down a sidestreet 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...
War in Afghanistan is a lost cause.
Corruption a way of life in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Over USD4 bn in cash flies out of Kabul
Corruption a way of life in Afghanistan
America is performing its familiar role of propping up a dictator
Afghan Puppet, President Hamid Karzai, more corrupt then tall.
US forces were participating in a civil war in Vietnam while claiming they...
Spanish Financial Crisis
Eurobonds? No Thanks. Debt Isn't Solved With More Debt
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
2007–2012 global financial crisis Economy of Spain Black Labour Market 9 of 10 Daily Tax Fraud in Millions Tax evasion Cash only, no invoice please! Working black Cheap Immigrant labour force Holiday, Discos, Cannabis Real estate bubble José María Aznar Euro Unemployment Black market...
by Leonard Cusack
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
This book is dedicated to all of the people who bought memberships, raised money and fought elections, especially in the dark, lean opposition years, to maintain the Progressive Conservative Party as a viable option in Island politics.
Wallace
The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
“A sensitive, informed and funny feat of high journalism that is a classic of the kind.”—The New York Times Book Review
Wallace is a classic portrait of one of the century’s most fiery and controversial political figures. Initially conceived as a novel, Marshall Frady’s biography of George...
The Politics of Resentment
Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Since the election of Scott Walker, Wisconsin has been seen as ground zero for debates about the appropriate role of government in the wake of the Great Recession. In a time of rising inequality, Walker not only survived a bitterly contested recall that brought thousands of protesters to Capitol Square,...
Turning Texas Blue
What It Will Take to Break the GOP Grip on America's Reddest State
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
In the 2014 midterm election, Democrats in Texas did not receive even 40 percent of the statewide vote; Republicans swept the tables both in Texas and nationally. But even after two decades of democratic losses, there is a path to turn Texas blue, argues Mary Beth Rogers - if Democrats are smart enough...
by Richard Jeanty
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2013
Black men are increasingly being victimized by the police in New York and other major cities around the country. The violence has escalated to deadly force, most of the time without justification. In this controversial book, noted author Richard Jeanty, tackles the problem of police brutality and...
City Power
Urban Governance in a Global Age
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
In 2013, Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. That dubious honor marked the end of a long decline, during which city leaders slashed municipal costs and desperately sought to attract private investment. That same year, an economically resurgent New York City elected a progressive...
Local Politics and National Policy
Multi-level Conflicts in Japan and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
This book is about why and how central and local governments clash over important national policy decisions. Its empirical focus is on the local politics of Japan which has significantly shaped, and been shaped by, larger developments in national politics. The book argues that since the 1990s, changes...
Crisis of Responsibility
Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Across the globe a “revolt” of sorts is taking place against elitism. No more will big government, big media, big banks, big bureaucracy, and big institutions hold the secret nuggets of truth and dictate our lives and fortunes. Financial markets, political punditry, and cultural leaders are all...
Afghanistan Revealed
Beyond the Headlines
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Afghanistan Revealed offers the reader an incisive view into a country that has held the world’s attention for more than a decade. Hardly a day goes by without Afghanistan making news in the media – but behind the headlines, what do we really know about this complex and enigmatic country, its...
by Eric Alterman
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
It is, as he writes in the preface, “an attempt to move beyond the day-to-day headlines that dominate our political debate. By placing Bill de Blasio’s words, and the actions of his administration, into a political, cultural, social, and intellectual context, we can see just how daunting the task...
Crowd/Control
Two mindsets and the shape of our future
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Where is the world going? And why is it doing that?
A lot of books looking at the incoming waves of the future get starry-eyed about technology. This one takes a broader view of social change, framing the world we see taking shape in terms of two mindsets that are pulling in different directions....