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US Political Economy

Political Book Summaries

 War on Terror and Middle East

Building America's Democratic Federalist Republic

US Political Economy
U.S. Political Economy Handbook
History of US Political Economy 1788-2016
Building America's Democratic Federalist
Capitalist Republic 1619 to 1973
US Economic History 1900-2017
20th Century Decade Evaluation1900-2004
 Sources Turning Points in American History Summary and
 Presidential Courage Summary

Politics 1p each
 Presidential Election Issues 2016
 Current Political Economy Problems
3 Political Eras 1788 to 1892  1p  pdf for color
2 Political Eras 1896 to 2016 1p  pdf for color
 Era #1 Elections 1778-1824 1p  Use pdf for color printing.
Era #4 Elections 1896-1828 1p  Use pdf for color printing.

U.S. Economic History

US Political Economy
Building America's Democratic Federalist
Capitalist Republic 1619 to 1973
US Economic History 1900-2017
20th Century Decade Evaluation1900-2004
 US Economic Normality 1945-2015  page 2
 Great Recession 1p or 3 p
Severe Recessions 2p 
 History of US Banking 1p
 Recent Decades Ranked by Problems 2p
20th Century Decade Evaluation 10p 
 5 Decades Problems 1p is Under Construction

Interesting Stuff

Quick History of Modern Western Civilization

Quick Notes NFL & Golf History

Generations and The Fourth Turning  
William Strauss and Neil Howe
read an 2 page summary   How the West Was Lost Fifty Years of Economic Folly--and the Stark Choices
Ahead by Dambisa Moyo 1 page review and  8 Minute Video and 43 Minute Video

The Predator State Video Part 1     Part 2
Decades of US Problems Faced by US
Thoughts Concerning Society
More Thoughts Concerning Society
Capitalistic Democracy
Generations and The Fourth Turning
The Big Secret Behind U.S. Federal Deb
Who Will Solve These Health Care Problems
Causes and Solutions to Health Care Problems
U.S. Education Vs. Germany and Britain
GDP Per Capita by State
Election Issues, 1 page summaries of federal debt, health care, education & econ

 

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Presidential Courage Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989 by Michael Beschloss 8p

Turning Points in American History  
cove 400 years Five 2-page parts

Thomas Jefferson The Art of Power 2012 J. Meacham 8p

American Dynasty Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, by Kevin Phillips, 6p See Welcome the Hackocracy, a look at Bush 2's appointments that made a difference.

Second Chance Three Presidents and the Crisis of America Superpower by Zbigniew Brzezinski, 6p summary,

Don't Know Much About History 
 Everything You Need To Know About  American History But Never Learned, by Kenneth C. Davis 6p

 Political Economy Book Reviews
 Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century "Why We' re in a New Gilded Age" by Thomas Piketty 2014

The Shifts and Shock What We Learned from the Financial Crisis by Martin Wolf 9/11/14

Seven Bad Ideas How Mainstream Economists Have Damaged America and the World by Jeff Madrick Reviewed by Peter Richardson 2014

Hoodwinked  An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded--and What We Need to Do to Remake Them, by  John Perkins

Education and Income Inequality, chapter 21 The Age of Turbulence, Adventures in a New World, by Alan Greenspan  

 "This Time Is Different" is a history of financial collapse from 1300 to the present.

"The Shock Doctrine: The evil of “Disaster Capitalism”, a book report video was posted to the Crooks and Liars  blog on December 1, 2007

"Nickel and Dimed" On (Not) Getting By in America is a book written by Barbara Ehrenreich. Written from the perspective of the undercover journalist, ...

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism is critical and a good source of the twenty-three items 

 Videos by Ha-Joon Chang    Part I     Part II     Part III   
The Center Holds Obama and His Enemies is "the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration." Video by Jonathan Alter, 2013

Travels with Walter, an Educator's Life
 

 

 

 

Middle East Facts

40 Maps Explain Middle East

Middle East Conflict in 11 m

Sunni-Shiite Conflict History

Jihad

Al-Qaeda
Militant Hamas Vs.
Moderate Fatah

 Concise History of Christianity

20th Century Iran History

Iraq,20th Century Iraq

Islamic Fundamentalism

Sunnis/Shiites at War 

20th Century US History

Military Decisions by US Presidents

Afghanistan/Iraq Wars to Forget

A Look Back at Afghanistan War

The War
Book Reviews

   Blackwater
The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army Book
 Reviews from the New York Times, Crooks and Liars, and The Economist

How jihad went freelance
 is a review of three recent books. Al-Qaeda has evolved from a single group to an amorphous movement. Does that make
 it less dangerous or more so? Jan 31st 2008 of The Economist

 

 

War and Politics

Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century. By Christian Caryl. Basic; 400 pages
argues that 1979 belongs to the select club of real turning-points: "years in which one era ended and another was born. 1917 proved to be a bloody dead end and 1848 proved to be, in A.J.P. Taylor’s phrase, “a turning-point in history when history failed to turn”. But others, such as 1789 (when France’s ancient régime collapsed) and 1517 (when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door), resound down the ages." Editors note: Was the liberalism of the 20th century coming to an end?

Free Trade Doesn't  Work by Ian Fletcher, adjunct fellow at the United States Business and Industry Council, and CPA' In his effective 267 pages of text, Ian Fletcher dissects and often demolishes fundamental teachings about the benefits and risks of trade and replaces them with evidence based updates.  He then recommends a practical alternative based on clear objectives.

Nemesis by Chalmers Johnson from Stephen Lendman of counter currents "Our democracy and way of life are now threatened because of our single-minded pursuit of empire with a well-entrenched militarism driving it that's become so powerful and pervasive it's now an uncontrollable state within the state."

How You Can Kill Al-Qaeda in Three Easy Steps review from  Boing Boing  
I just got done reading Howard Clark's new book "How You Can Kill Al-Qaeda (in Three Easy Steps). He's an ex-Marine and former Homeland Security adviser who says the way to win the war on terrorism is to help empower the mainstream Muslim community, who in recent years has been overshadowed in the public spotlight by fringe Al-Qaeda extremists. The whole idea of fighting terrorism with ideas and not weapons is definitely nothing new, but Clark's populist tone and foreign policy street cred was a refreshing perspective to have in the discussion. "Click on the link below in the next 30 minutes and I'll throw in this egg slicer absolutely free! Here's how to order!" Book's official site...  
One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy
In this CSPAN2 book interview,  Allison Stanger talks of her book which looks at the increasing use of private contractors by the U.S. government and argues that with proper oversight contractors can be valuable tools for carrying out our foreign policy.  Includes audience Q&A. 

Guns, Germs, and Steel -  the fates of human societies '...attempts to explain why Eurasian civilizations, as a whole, have survived and conquered others, while attempting to refute the belief that Eurasian hegemony is due to any form of Eurasian intellectual, moral, or inherent genetic superiority." 

The Limits of Power The End of American Exceptionalism, Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. The Limits of Power Democracy Now interviews Andrew Bacevich, a conservative historian who spent twenty-three years serving in the US Army.