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Creating Political Equality: Elections As a Public Good by Jay R. Mandle Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for Activists by Kim Bobo, Jackie Kendall, and Steve Max The Activist's Handbook: A Primer by Randy Shaw Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and A Vision for Change by John Lewis
The 100 Greatest Americans of the Twentieth Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame by Peter Drier Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy by Brian O'Connel, John W. Gardner, and OSI Democracy, America, and the Age of Globalization by Jay R. Mandle So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government by Robert G. Kaiser The Soul of a Citizen:Living with Conviction in Challenging Times by Paul R Loeb The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them by Amy Goodman and David Goodman Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) by David Cay Johnston Getting A Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad by Francis Moore Lappe Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government and How We Can Take It Back by David Sirota How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear by Paul Rogat Loeb Is That a Politician in Your Pocket: Washington on $2 Million a Day by Micah Sifry and Nancy Watzman Moyers on Democracy by Bill Moyers The Paradox of American Democracy: Elites, Special Interests, and the Betrayal of Public Trust by John B. Judis Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else by Daivd Cay Johnston Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining America by Arianna Huffington The Recovery of Confidence by John W. Gardner Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul Alinsky Society's Breakthrough!: Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People by Jim Rough Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time by Paul Rogat Loeb Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times by Amy Goodman and David Goodman Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression by Spencer Overton Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow by Jim Hightower Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country - And It's Time to Take It Back by Jim Hightower The Tao of Democracy: Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World that Works for All by Tom Atlee, Rosa Zubizarreta You're Never Too Old to Raise a Little Hell by Doris Haddock The Buying of the Presidency 2004: Who's Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challengers - and What They Expect in Return by Charles Lewis Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future by Robert Reich |
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