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U.S. Economic History
Quick History of Modern Western Civilization
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Presidential Courage Brave Leaders and
Turning Points in American History
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
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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,
Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century "Why We' re in a New Gilded Age"
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War and Politics 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."
Strange Rebels: 1979
and the Birth of the 21st Century.
By Christian Caryl.
Basic; 400 pages 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."
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The Limits of Power
Video 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.
How You Can Kill Al-Qaeda in Three Easy Steps
review from
Boing Boing |
Don't Know Much
About History 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"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 Capitalismis critical and a good source of the twenty-three itemsVideos 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 "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 |
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Country Economic Issues Solving the Deficit Problem won't be easy. Can We Afford Entitlements Existing? Additional? Solving the Lack of Good Jobs affects many Income Inequality Analysis, Affect on Growth, Cures Income Stagnates is a serious complicated issue |
Individual Economic Issues Economic Wellbeing concerns everyone. Economic Future of Children requires attention. Are Child & Youth Protected bothers many. Avoiding Income Stagnation requires individual investigation |
International Issues Lost International Greatness Lost Economic Greatness Free Trade Solution or Problem |
Political
Issues Our Democratic Federalist Republic? Should Tea Party Share Its Tea? Is Politics About the Money? Why is Poverty Controversial? |
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