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Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive For Permanent PowerBuilding Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive For Permanent Power by Thomas B. Edsall
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Excellent insights!
The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized AmericaThe Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America by Ronald Brownstein
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Excellent summary of how Bush et al have escalated partisan politics to the point of backfiring.
American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCenturyAmerican Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury by Kevin Phillips
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Outstanding - 10 stars!
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster CapitalismThe Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
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Outstanding insights into how "Chicago school" proponents have utilized disasters to propel their agenda in Chile, Russia, Iraq, and the U.S.
The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our ProsperityThe Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity by Robert Kuttner
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Important and readily readable information on why the middle-class has fared worse over the last several decades than portrayed by most.
Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America ApartDay of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart by Patrick J. Buchanan
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Excellent summary of major problems facing the U.S. - stated without regard to political correctness. Also provides good recommendations.
The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute PowerThe Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power by James Moore
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Very alarming!
What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of AmericaWhat's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank
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A classic, MUST read!
Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political SeductionTempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction by David Kuo
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The title says it all.
One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st CenturyOne Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century by Tom Hamburger
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How they win while being incompetent managers!
Conservatives Without ConscienceConservatives Without Conscience by John W. Dean
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Viciousness within the Republican party.
The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Institutions of American Democracy)The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Institutions of American Democracy) by Thomas E. Mann
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Good insights to a major problem.
Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn from Conservative SuccessBeing Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn from Conservative Success by Paul Waldman
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Thoughtful, with good ideas!
The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican MachineThe K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine by Matthew Continetti
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Important!
F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing NightmareF.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare by Sam Seder
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Insightful and funny.
Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--and How We Take It BackHostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--and How We Take It Back by David Sirota
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Outstanding!
Confessions of a Political Hitman: My Secret Life of Scandal, Corruption, Hypocrisy and Dirty Attacks That Decide Who Gets Elected (and Who Doesn't)Confessions of a Political Hitman: My Secret Life of Scandal, Corruption, Hypocrisy and Dirty Attacks That Decide Who Gets Elected (and Who Doesn't) by Stephen Marks
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The basic nuts and bolts on how to dig up dirt, evidence that negative ads work, and why the author finally left the business.
Foxes in the Henhouse: How the Republicans Stole the South and the Heartland and What the Democrats Must Do to Run 'em OutFoxes in the Henhouse: How the Republicans Stole the South and the Heartland and What the Democrats Must Do to Run 'em Out by Steve Jarding
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Outstanding!
Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan LegacyImpostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy by Bruce Bartlett
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Good inside criticism!
The Hammer Comes Down: The Nasty, Brutish, and Shortened Political Life of Tom DeLayThe Hammer Comes Down: The Nasty, Brutish, and Shortened Political Life of Tom DeLay by Lou Dubose
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Excellent expose of how DeLay worked!
Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell YouFraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell You by Paul Waldman
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How Bush makes Clinton look saintly!
The Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians and the Battle to Control the Republican PartyThe Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians and the Battle to Control the Republican Party by Ryan Sager
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The potential split between Republican factions.
Utter Incompetents: Ego and Ideology in the Age of BushUtter Incompetents: Ego and Ideology in the Age of Bush by Thomas Oliphant
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Oliphant is challenged to explain why seemingly everything the Bush administration touches turns sour. "Utter Incompetents" is his answer.
Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission (Vintage)Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission (Vintage) by Thomas H. Kean
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Excellent insight into the excellent leadership of the 9/11 Commission, and how they overcame politics to provide guidance on avoiding another 9/11.