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"From hatemongering tactics in the run-up to the 2016 presidential race, to the increasing number of mass shootings, to excessive police violence, evidence that America is at war with itself is everywhere around us. The question is not whether or not it's happening, but how to understand what's driving the crisis and how to prevent conditions from getting worse. In this insightful book, Henry A. Giroux offers a far-reaching critique of the economic...
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Der globale KI-Hype /// Künstliche Intelligenz ist weltweit auf dem Vormarsch, ChatGPT und andere KI-Systeme durchdringen unmerklich unseren Alltag. Das geschieht mit großen Verheißungen: KI bringe den Menschen neue Spielräume der Freiheit und Kreativität. – Wirklich? Das Gegenteil könnte der Fall sein: Jeder ChatGPT-Text reduziert geistige Fähigkeiten, weil sein „Urheber" nicht mehr an der eigenen Kreativität arbeitet. Fehlt die Übung,...
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From Deficit to Deluge takes stock of shifts in scholarly investigation of the origins of French Revolution. During the last decade, scholars have moved beyond "revisionist" historians of the 1970s, who highlighted the monarchy's degeneration into despotism, to explore related conflicts in the realms of finance, social relations, religion, diplomacy, the Enlightenment, and colonial policy. In this book, seven established authorities explore some of...
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A compelling and refreshing look at our founding documents and what we stand to lose if we fail to remember our heritage. Locke doesn't buy into labels: left or right, liberal or conservative. He is honest, compassionate and practical while maintaining a good sense of humor. Through the magnifying glass of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Locke looks at government, politics, racism and bigotry, business and the economy, immigration,...
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U Don't Define Me, I'm Free, was written for the following reasons:
Corporate glass ceiling benefits who?
Who does it limit?
Why is the corporation structure compared to the slave plantation?
Why is divide and conquer still practiced within socioeconomical classes and religious nations such as Judaism and Islam?
Why are people still purchasing real estate within countries such as the United States and Africa where they will never own the land?
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As disdain grows for the workings of Washington, patriots across the country have gathered in "tea parties," harkening back to the nation's roots in 1773 when "No taxation without representation" was the motto. Americans again feel overly taxed by rulers who don't listen, and the tea parties have grown into a movement comprised of deeply concerned Americans who have never previously participated in any demonstration. With this comes a renewed interest...
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Understanding the role of combat in the Iraq war is essential for both the American people and the U. S. military. Recognizing the objectives of both sides and the plans developed to attain those objectives provides the context for understanding the war. The Surge is an effort to provide such a framework to help understand not only where we have been, but also what happens as we move forward.
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Beautiful Trouble brings together dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distill their best practices into a toolbox for creative action. Sophisticated enough for veteran activists, accessible enough for newbies, this compendium of troublemaking wisdom is a must-have for aspiring changemakers. Showcasing the synergies between artistic imagination and shrewd political strategy, Beautiful Trouble is for everyone who longs...
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Suid-Afrikaners onthou toe beurtkrag in 2008 die land tot stilstand gebring het. Daar was 'n stormloop vir opwekkers en eiendom in Perth, Australi?. 'n E-pos vanaf Alan Knott-Craig wat Suid-Afrikaners herinner aan die positiewe dinge verbonde aan 'n lewe in Suid-Afrika het soos blits versprei en reaksies van duisende Suid-Afrikaners ontlok. So het Don't Panic! tot bestaan gekom - 'n boek wat 'n oomblik in SA geskiedenis vasgel? het. Beweeg aan na...
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We-the-people have been lied to and led astray by the Predator Class. Our future depends on the truth in The People's Hope. It's time to take back our narrative. In our story, we identify who the bad guys are, what values we are fighting for, and how to carry on that fight. In this narrative, we see through the billionaire's propaganda, and see the true People's Hope. 1. The Predator Class. The Predator Class is destroying the planet and their dictators/billionaires...
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Dürrebrände, Hitze bis zu 50 Grad und Sturmfluten vor unserer Haustür. Der Klimawandel ist bei uns angekommen. Wir wissen, dass wir mit unserer Art zu leben, zu wirtschaften und Politik zu machen, die Ursache sind. Wir haben Angst vor dem, was noch kommt. Wir wissen, was zu tun ist. Warum machen wir's nicht einfach?
Die Umweltpsychologin und Wissenschaftlerin Isabella Uhl-Hädicke widmet sich in ihrem ersten Buch dieser Frage. Wieso klaffen bei...
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In December 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) released a 500+ page executive summary of a 6,000 page study of the CIA's detention and interrogation of al Qa'ida terrorists. In early 2015 publishers released the study in book form and called it "the report" on "torture." Rebuttal presents the "rest of the story." In addition to reprinting the official responses from the SSCI minority and CIA, this publication also includes eight...
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Before September 11, 2001, we Americans did not think much about freedom or democracy in the Middle East. U.S. policy toward the region aimed to assure a reliable flow of oil, to encourage peace between the Arabs and Israel, and above all, during the Cold War, to prevent our rival from gaining any strategic advantage over us. 9/11 impelled us to reconsider. Now, as we are entangled in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan the Mid-East's political and...
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Während die einen nichts machen müssen, um gehört zu werden, müssen manche anderen so laut schreien, wie sie können, weil sich die Gesellschaft nicht für ihr Schicksal interessiert. Ungefähr so entstand das Buch „Hallo, hört mich jemand?" Sibel Schick ist eine scharfsinnige Kommentatorin unserer gegenwärtigen Gesellschaft. Sie versteht es wie keine andere, den Finger in die Wunde zu legen und dabei neue Zugänge zu den wichtigen Diskursen...
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Crisis events hold the seeds of great wisdom. This is the story of two congressmen; an independent and a Republican, who wait out an insurrection in the bowels of the Capitol and find a way forward for the country. Through a day of personal conflict, and potential attacks from the Insurrectionists, they discover the danger to democracy of party politics. Further they uncover what could have happened to avoid the insurrection, why it didn't and where...
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"Just stay quiet and you'll be okay."
That's what Mohamed Atta told the doomed airline passengers on 9/11. And we still hear the exact same message today from the powerful but shadowy lobby that is working behind the scenes to gut the First Amendment and prohibit "hate speech"-or any criticism-of Islam.
As bestselling author Robert Spencer shows in his startling new book, The Complete Infidel's Guide to Free Speech (and Its Enemies), aggressive...
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South Africans remember when electricity load shedding brought the country to a standstill in 2008. There was a rush on generators and property in Perth, Australia. An email from Alan Knott-Craig reminding South Africans of the upsides to living in South Africa went viral and elicited responses from thousands of South Africans - Don't Panic! was a book that captured a moment in SA history. Fast forward to 2014, and load shedding is forgotten (mostly),...
18) Arms and the People: Popular Movements and the Military from the Paris Commune to the Arab Spring
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This collection examines the relationship between mass movements and the military. Some argue that it is impossible to achieve and protect a revolution without the support of the army, but how can the support of the army be won?
Arms and the People explores the impact of social extremes on the solidarity within the state's military, and on the changing loyalties of these soldiers. The authors examine a series of historical moments in which a...
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Twenty-one years ago, at a friend's request, a Massachusetts professor sketched out a blueprint for nonviolent resistance to repressive regimes. It would go on to be translated, photocopied, and handed from one activist to another, traveling from country to country across the globe: from Iran to Venezuela-where both countries consider Gene Sharp to be an enemy of the state-to Serbia; Afghanistan; Vietnam; the former Soviet Union; China; Nepal; and,...
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Get the Summary of Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Its arguments would go on to shape global economics and influence world leaders in the late 20th century, but Capitalism and Freedom was largely ignored when it was first published in 1962.
The first work written for the general public by American economist Milton Friedman, the book argues...
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