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Attention Deficit DemocracyAttention Deficit Democracy by James Bovard
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How far has America drifted and who is paying attention?
Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of HistoryBeyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History by Norman G. Finkelstein
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The other story, the real one, with the truth supported by research, footnotes, and hard facts.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project)Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project) by Chalmers Johnson
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America's imperial military-industrial complex has driven her to end-times.
An Ordinary Person's Guide to EmpireAn Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire by Arundhati Roy
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A polemic against a variety of continued American policy mistakes. An impassioned view from the outside.
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project)Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project) by Noam Chomsky
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Nations should follow the will of their people (democracy) so long as they will follow the United States... or else.
Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of EmpireDark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire by Morris Berman
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Exposing the cultural, societal and political rot that will lead to the inevitable demise.
Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time)Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time) by Kwame Anthony Appiah
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Ethics in a world gone global.
Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American CommunityBowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam
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Where did our society go?
The Death and Life of Great American CitiesThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
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What cities need.
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made LandscapeThe Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler
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What's wrong with our living spaces.
Whose Trade Organization?: A Comprehensive Guide to the World Trade Organization, Second EditionWhose Trade Organization?: A Comprehensive Guide to the World Trade Organization, Second Edition by Lori Wallach
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The truth behind free trade.
The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for HomeThe Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home by Pico Iyer
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Identity in a life and world gone global.
The Terror of Neoliberalism: Authoritarianism and the Eclipse of Democracy (Cultural Politics and the Promise of Democracy)The Terror of Neoliberalism: Authoritarianism and the Eclipse of Democracy (Cultural Politics and the Promise of Democracy) by Henry A. Giroux
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When economy trumps society.
The StrangerThe Stranger by Albert Camus
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The individual's choice.
A Hero of Our Time (Penguin Classics)A Hero of Our Time (Penguin Classics) by Mikhail Lermontov
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Personal freedom.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass MediaManufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman
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Programming the people.
The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions: A Philosophical Adventure with the World's Greatest ThinkersThe Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions: A Philosophical Adventure with the World's Greatest Thinkers by Nicholas Fearn
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Questioning the world's profound thinkers
SuperpatriotismSuperpatriotism by Michael Parenti
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Love it or leave it, or love it and leave it to die?
Confessions of an Economic Hit ManConfessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
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Cleaning a guilty conscience, and cleaning up in the proce$$.
Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens WholeConsumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole by Benjamin R. Barber
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I hate telling you to buy this, but at least read it.
Liquid ModernityLiquid Modernity by Zygmunt Bauman
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A future without stability.
The Culture of the New CapitalismThe Culture of the New Capitalism
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Dying in a corporate culture run amok.
The God DelusionThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
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This may be a case of preaching to the unconverted.
Planet of SlumsPlanet of Slums by Mike Davis
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The majority shall be poor and they shall be numerous.
The Universe Next Door: The Making of Tomorrow's ScienceThe Universe Next Door: The Making of Tomorrow's Science by Marcus Chown
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The fringes of scientific thought.
The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American SupremacyThe United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy by T.R. Reid
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Another major player offsetting American global dominance.
The Skeptic: A Life of H. L. MenckenThe Skeptic: A Life of H. L. Mencken by Terry Teachout
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An exemplary curmudgeon.
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
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Understanding indigenous society of the Americas in another light.
The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal ReserveThe Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin
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The deceit behind our income tax.
Dispatches from Latin America: On the Frontlines Against NeoliberalismDispatches from Latin America: On the Frontlines Against Neoliberalism
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The neo-colonial wars never cease.
The NationThe Nation
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A fine news magazine in an era of manipulated media.
The World Without UsThe World Without Us by Alan Weisman
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On the bright side... We're just some fleas that the Earth has yet to shake off.