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by David Meade
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
We are very close to financial Armageddon regardless of the outcome of the election, but with Hillary Clinton in power there is a very short fuse. You cannot change the world system, but you can make yourself impervious to it, and you can profit tremendously. You must prepare now.If you want to have...
The Polk Conspiracy
Murder and Cover-Up in the Case of CBS News Correspondent George Polk
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
In war-torn Greece, the murder of a young American reporter sent a shock through the West and set the stage for the four-decade Cold War; now with a new introduction by the author
Greece in 1948 was a country reeling from two major conflicts. The Nazi occupation and World War II had left it...
Science of Coercion
Communication Research & Psychological Warfare, 1945–1960
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
A provocative and eye-opening study of the essential role the US military and the Central Intelligence Agency played in the advancement of communication studies during the Cold War era, now with a new introduction by Robert W. McChesney and a new preface by the author
Since the mid-twentieth...
It's Even Worse Than You Think
What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
From David Cay Johnston, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling The Making of Donald Trump, comes his New York Times bestseller about how the Trump Administration’s policies will affect our jobs, savings, taxes, and safety—completed revised and updated.
New...
Fear City
New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST
An epic, riveting history of New York City on the edge of disaster—and an anatomy of the austerity politics that continue to shape the world today
When the news broke in 1975 that New York City was on the brink of fiscal collapse, few believed it was possible....
The Apprentice
Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE WORK OF 2018
From two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post national security reporter Greg Miller, the truth about Vladimir Putin’s covert attempt to destroy Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump win the presidency, its possible connections to the Trump...
by Robert E. England, John P. Pelissero, David R. Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Managing Urban America guides students through the challenges, politics, and practice of urban management—including managing conflict through politics, adapting to demographic and social changes, balancing budgets, and delivering a myriad of goods and services to citizens in an efficient, equitable,...
by Nicholas Henry
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensive, accessible and humorous introduction to the field of Public Administration, this text is designed...
How Long Will South Africa Survive?
The Looming Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2015
In 1977, Johnson's best selling How Long Will South Africa Survive? offered a controversial and highly original analysis of the survival prospects of apartheid. Now, after more than two decades of the ANC in government, he believes the question must be posed again. "The big question about ANC...
The Deep State
The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
The New York Times bestselling author of The Party Is Over delivers a no-holds-barred exposé of who really wields power in Washington
Every Four years, tempers are tested and marriages fray as Americans head to the polls to cast their votes. But does anyone really care what we think? Has our...
Clinton Cash
The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Most people assume that the Clintons amassed their considerable wealth through lucrative book deals and speaking gigs that sometimes paid as much as $750,000. But who paid these fees, and why?
As Peter Schweizer reveals, the Clintons typically blur the lines between politics, philanthropy,...
The Government of Chronic Poverty
From the politics of exclusion to the politics of citizenship?
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
What are the underlying causes of chronic poverty? Can ‘development beyond neoliberalism’ offer the strategies required to challenge such persistent forms of poverty, particularly through efforts to promote citizenship amongst poor people? Drawing on case-study evidence from Africa, Latin America...
by James J. Gosling
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
This comprehensive book describes and analyzes the substance and politics of public budgeting at the national, state, and local levels of government. In doing so, it takes a comparative approach, illustrating the distinctiveness of budgeting at each level, as well as highlighting the features common...
Governing under Stress
The Implementation of Obama's Economic Stimulus Program
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
The underappreciated but surprisingly successful implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) helped rescue the economy during the Great Recession and represented one of the most important achievements of the Obama presidency. It tested all levels of government with urgent time...