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Democracy on the Ballot
What's left of American democracy is on the Nov. 6 ballot, with the Republicans hoping that a combination of voter suppression and attack ads bought by billionaires will secure …
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America: What Happened? A Sneak Preview of the “Other” Twilight Saga
The vampires in this story wear nice suits and drain their victims not of blood, but humanity.
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Desert View: Ruben Martinez on Boom and Bust in the “New” Southwest
A heartbreaking, vivid and illuminating account of the complex fabric of life in modern New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
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Dear Mandela: From Durban to Detroit, the Struggle for Land and House
It tells the complex story of South African life.
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“The Measure of a Nation” Challenges Illusions of American Superiority
New book throws a much-needed bucket of cold water on a nation that seems determined to sleepwalk its way over a cliff.
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Living Alone: The Rise of Capitalism and the Decline of Families
For the first time since the census began counting in 1880 - more than half of American adults are single. Here's why.
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A Must-Read Book That Exposes the Impact of Big Food, Big Ag and Big Pharma on Our Lives
Born with a Junk Food Deficiency is a thoroughly researched and documented exposu00e9 of what Big Food, Big Ag, and Big Pharma are doing to us, to animals, and …
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Colombia’s Displaced People Speak Out in New Oral History Collection
Forget the debate about whether the personal is political: these stories annihilate the distinction altogether.
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Guy Delisle’s “Jerusalem”: Peering Through the Veil of Orientalism
Canadian cartoonist Guy Delisle's latest effort,
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Impossible Choices? The Conservatism of “Breaking Bad“
“Breaking Bad” is a fascinating show. But efforts to compare it to the “Wire,” which systematically analyzed American institutions and the American experience, are misguided.