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NOTE: This book list was compiled in February 2004.
For new book recommendations April - Oct. 2004 pertaining to John Kerry,
John Edwards, George W. Bush and political activism, go HERE!
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NEW BOOKS 2004: JOHN KERRY, JOHN EDWARDS, GEORGE W. BUSH
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CURRENT U.S.
POLITICS
Many of these are on the Amazon.com bestseller list in 2003-2004.
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Alterman, Eric and Mark J. Green
| The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America
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Begala, Paul
| It's Still the Economy, Stupid : George W. Bush, The GOP's CEO |
Brock, David
| Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative
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Carville, James
| We're Right, They're Wrong : A Handbook for Spirited Progressives
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Carville, James
| Had Enough? : A Handbook for Fighting Back
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Chomsky, Noam
| Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
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Conason, Joe
| Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth
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Corn, David
| The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception
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Dobbins, Michael John
| Stop Bush in 2004 : How Every Citizen Can Help
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Franken, Al
| Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
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Hatfield, J.H. and
Greg Palast
| Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President
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Hightower, Jim
| Thieves in High Places
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Huberman, Jack
| The Bush - Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years
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Huffington, Arianna
| Pigs at the Trough : How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America
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Ivins, Molly and
Lou DuBose
| Bushwhacked : Life in George W. Bush's America
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Ivins, Molly and
Lou DuBose
| Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush
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Jeffords, Jim
| My Declaration of Independence
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Korten, David C.
| When Corporations Rule the World
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Johnson, David Cay
| Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax
System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else
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Krugman, Paul
| The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
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Moore, Michael
| Dude, Where's my Country
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Nader, Ralph
| Crashing the Party: Taking on the Corporate Government in an Age of Surrender
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Nye, Joseph S.
| The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone
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Palast, Greg
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The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth
about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance Fraudsters
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Prestowitz, Clyde
| Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure
of Good Intentions
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Rampton, Sheldon
and John C. Stauber
| Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq
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Suskind, Ron
| The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill
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Vidal, Gore
| Perpetual War on Perpetual Peace
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Willis, Clint
| The I Hate Republicans Reader: Why the GOP is Totally Wrong About Everything
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MEDIA CRITIQUE AND REFORM
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Alterman, Eric
| What Liberal Media?
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Borjesson, Kristina and Gore Vidal
| Into the Buzzsaw- Leading Journalists Expose
the Myth of a Free Press
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Chomsky, Noam
| Manufacturing Consent : The Political Economy of the Mass Media
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Chomsky, Noam
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Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda
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Fallows, James
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Breaking The News : How the Media Undermine American Democracy
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Gans, Herbert
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Democracy and the News
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Hart, Peter and Robert McChesney
| The Oh Really? Factor: Unspinning Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly
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Kick, Russ
| Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies
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McChesney, Robert
| Our Media, Not Theirs: The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media
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McChesney, Robert
| Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics
in Dubious Times
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Robert McChesney
| Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy
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Tom Rosenstiel and Bill Kovach
| The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect
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DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES (Selected favorites only!)
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D. VanSusteren, D. Allen, J. Margolis, H. Davis on Dean
| Howard Dean: A Citizen's Guide to the Man Who
Would Be President
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Lisa Rogak on Howard Dean
| Howard Dean in His Own Words
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Howard Dean
| Winning Back America
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Howard Dean
| Howard Dean 2004: Plus Florida Election 2000 Supreme Court Cases (Core Federal Information Series CD-ROM)
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Howard Dean and Wesley Clark
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2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates: Governor Howard Dean and General
Wesley Clark--Plus Florida Election 2000 Supreme Court Cases CD-ROM
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Wesley Clark
| General Wesley Clark 2004: Plus Florida Election 2000 Supreme Court Cases (Core Federal Information Series CD-ROM)
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Wesley Clark
| Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire
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Wesley Clark
| Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat
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Antonia Felix on Wesley Clark
| The Wesley Clark Story: A Different Kind of General
prepublication orders
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Dick Gephardt
| 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates: Representative Dick Gephardt Public Papers, Speeches, Work in Congress, House Roll Call Votes CD-ROM
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Dick Gephardt
| An Even Better Place: America in the 21st Century
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John Edwards
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2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates: Senator John Edwards - Public Papers,
Speeches, Work in Congress, Senate Roll Call Votes (106th to 108th) |
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POLITICAL ACTIVISM
(More to come!)
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Bobo, Kim and Jackie Kendall and Steve Max
| Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for Activists
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Loeb, Paul Rogat
| The Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time
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Gitlin, Todd
| Letters to a Young Activist
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Meikle, Graham
| Future Active: Media Activism and the Internet
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Shaw, Brandy
| The Activist's Handbook
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Stout, Linda
| Bridging the Class Divide And Other Lessons for Grassroots Organizing
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Wellstone, Paul
| The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda
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