Democracy
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One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America
$30.00 Read moreA redistricting crisis is now upon us. This surprising, compelling book tells the history of how we got to this moment–from the Founding Fathers to today’s high-tech manipulation of election district… [more below]
- Author: Seabrook, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 0593315863
- Language: English
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The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion
$20.00 Read moreA thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy.
At the heart of democracy lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affecte- Author: Gershberg, Zac
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0226829413
- Language: English
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The Bitter End: The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy
$66.58 Read moreWhat an intensely divisive election means for American politics
The year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics. It brought a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and a razor-thin pr- Author: Sides, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0691213453
- Language: English
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What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party
$20.00 Read moreA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A most anticipated book of 2022 at Vulture and Kirkus Reviews
A leading historian tells the story of the United States’ most enduring political party and its- Author: Kazin, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1250862892
- Language: English
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The Real World of Democracy
$16.95 Add to cartIn his 1964 CBC Massey Lectures C. B. Macpherson examines the rival ideas of democracy – the communist, Third World, and Western-liberal variants – and their impact on one another. He suggests that th… [more below]
- Series: CBC Massey Lectures
- Author: MacPherson, C. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 29 1992
- ISBN10: 0887845304
- Language: English
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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
$22.00 Read moreFrom abortion to same-sex marriage, today’s most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its mean… [more below]
- Author: Rakove, Jack N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 27 1997
- ISBN10: 0679781218
- Language: English
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Democracy’s News: A Primer on Journalism for Citizens Who Care about Democracy
$49.95 Read moreSince the Founding, America’s faith in a democratic republic has depended on citizens who could be trusted to be communicators. Vigorous talk about equality, rights, and collaboration fueled the Revol
- Author: Killenberg, G. Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 412
- Publish Date: February 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0472055844
- Language: English
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The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity
$28.00 Read morePolitical journalist Michael Tomasky tracks an exciting change among progressive economists who are overturning decades of conservative dogma and offering an alternative version of capitalism that can… [more below]
- Author: Tomasky, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0385547161
- Language: English
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Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself
$28.99 Read moreWhat does it mean to live beside an eroding democracy? As this powerful and timely book argues, that question will define the next generation of Canadian politics.
As a congressional staffer in the Un- Author: Goodman, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 166801243X
- Language: English
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The Populist Moment: The Left After the Great Recession
$19.95 Read moreA Left-wing populist insurgency exploded across the West in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis
After decades of retreat, the last decade saw a left resurgence from the US to Western Europe and the- Series: Jacobin
- Author: Jager, Anton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1804292486
- Language: English
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The Storm Before the Calm: America’s Discord, the Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
$19.00 Add to cart*One of Bloomberg‘s Best Books of the Year*
The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will b- Author: Friedman, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1101911786
- Language: English
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We the Elites: Why the Us Constitution Serves the Few
$22.95 Read moreA new, radical reading of the US constitution.
An adroit collection of essays exposing the constitution for what it really is – a rulebook to protect capitalism for the elites.Written by 55 of the r
- Author: Ovetz, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0745344720
- Language: English
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The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
$18.00 Read moreOne of Barack Obama’s Recommended Reads
“[A] brave and necessary book . . . Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy, in the US or anywhere else, should read this book.” –Anne Applebaum “- Author: Mounk, Yascha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0593296834
- Language: English
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The Right to Learn: Resisting the Right-Wing Attack on Academic Freedom
$24.95 Add to cartFrom leaders on the front lines of the battle for academic freedom in higher education, an empowering collection on fighting back against anti-CRT policies, book banning, and more
Spanning over 40 yea- Author: Ruth, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0807045152
- Language: English
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Democracy: A Love Letter and a Guide for Everyone Fighting to Save It
$16.99 Add to cartDemocracy Is in Trouble. You Can Help Save It. Here’s How.
In this funny and accessible guide to political activism, Kelly A. Clancy tackles the most vexing question of our time: what kind of world do
- Author: Clancy, Kelly A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: June 15 2024
- ISBN10: 9798990681903
- Language: English
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Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America’s Political Crisis
$40.00 Add to cartThe long-developing cultural divisions beneath our present political crisis
Liberal democracy in America has always contained contradictions–most notably, a noble but abstract commitment to freedom,- Author: Hunter, James Davison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0300274378
- Language: English
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The ABA Right to Read Handbook: A Reader’s Guide to Fighting Book Bans
$18.00 Add to cartThe ABA Right to Read Handbook: A Reader’s Guide to Fighting Book Bans will provide a comprehensive guide to resisting the epidemic of book censorship through local organizing and engaged citizenship.
- Author: American Booksellers Association
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: September 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9798869336354
- Language: English
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Christ in Crisis?: Reclaiming Jesus in a Time of Fear, Hate, and Violence
$20.99 Add to cartWriting in response to our current “constitutional crisis,” New York Times bestselling author and Christian activist Jim Wallis urges America to return to the tenets of Jesus once again as the means t
- Author: Wallis, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0062914774
- Language: English
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Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections
$32.50 Add to cart“Chilling and convincing, Antidemocratic is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand American politics in 2024.” –Heather Cox Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of Democracy Awakening
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- Author: Daley, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0063321092
- Language: English
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The Reactionary Spirit: How America’s Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World
$30.00 Add to cartWith keen insight, Vox journalist Zack Beauchamp traces how a reactionary antidemocratic ethos born and bred in America has come to infect democracies around the world.
There is a fundamental contrad- Author: Beauchamp, Zack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 154170441X
- Language: English
