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Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights

The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It

by Craig Aaron, Eric Alterman, C. Edwin Baker, Yochai Benkler, Michael J. Copps, Michael Schudson, Thomas Frank, Todd Gitlin, Chris Hedges, Janine Jackson, Pamela Newkirk, John Nichols, Clay Shirkey, David Simon, Paul Starr, Leonard Downie ...

Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: "Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book." — Library JournalThe sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis crackling across journals, the blogosphere, and academic publications. Yet, until now, we have lacked a ... Read more

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Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: "Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book." — Library JournalThe sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis crackling across journals, the blogosphere, and academic publications. Yet, until now, we have lacked a
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Creating Brave Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Students

Five Keys to Schoolwide Belonging and Safety

by Craig Aarons-Martin ...

All students—especially vulnerable LGBTQIA+ students—deserve a safe place to learn, and all it takes is the opportunity to be BRAVE.Many LGBTQIA+ kids don't experience the safety and belonging they need, especially in a political environment that sometimes seeks to deny the existence of LGBTQIA+ identity. How can educators help these students feel welcome and free to be their authentic selves at ... Read more

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All students—especially vulnerable LGBTQIA+ students—deserve a safe place to learn, and all it takes is the opportunity to be BRAVE.Many LGBTQIA+ kids don't experience the safety and belonging they need, especially in a political environment that sometimes seeks to deny the existence of LGBTQIA+ identity. How can educators help these students feel welcome and free to be their authentic selves at
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So You Want To Be A Game Developer

Let's get it done in just 30 days!

by Aaron Craig, Tiana Miller ...

Get ready to become a game developer! We'll be starting from the absolute basics, no prior experience with math, programming, or design is necessary. Along this journey, you'll learn real game development skills, how to use GameMaker Studio, hear from a wide variety of other game developers and artists, all while learning the skills you need to create the game of your dreams. ... Read more

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Get ready to become a game developer! We'll be starting from the absolute basics, no prior experience with math, programming, or design is necessary. Along this journey, you'll learn real game development skills, how to use GameMaker Studio, hear from a wide variety of other game developers and artists, all while learning the skills you need to create the game of your dreams.
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Appeal to Reason

25 Years In These Times

Edited by Craig Aaron ...

In These Times, the national, biweekly magazine of news and opinion, has provided groundbreaking coverage of the labor movement, the environment, feminism, grassroots politics, minority communities, and the media for twenty-five years. Filled with new writing commissioned specially for this anniversary volume, images, and text highlights of the last quarter-century in the magazine, Appeal to ... Read more

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In These Times, the national, biweekly magazine of news and opinion, has provided groundbreaking coverage of the labor movement, the environment, feminism, grassroots politics, minority communities, and the media for twenty-five years. Filled with new writing commissioned specially for this anniversary volume, images, and text highlights of the last quarter-century in the magazine, Appeal to
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On Press

The Liberal Values That Shaped the News

by Matthew Pressman ...

A study of how mainstream journalism transformed from 1960 to 1980.In the 1960s and 1970s, the American press embraced a new way of reporting and selling the news. The causes were many: the proliferation of television, pressure to rectify the news media's dismal treatment of minorities and women, accusations of bias from left and right, and the migration of affluent subscribers to suburbs. As ... Read more

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A study of how mainstream journalism transformed from 1960 to 1980.In the 1960s and 1970s, the American press embraced a new way of reporting and selling the news. The causes were many: the proliferation of television, pressure to rectify the news media's dismal treatment of minorities and women, accusations of bias from left and right, and the migration of affluent subscribers to suburbs. As
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The Tragedy of American Science

From Truman to Trump

by Clifford D. Conner ...

A look at the destructive history of science-for-profit, including its toll on the US pandemic response, by the author of A People's History of Science.Despite a facade of brilliant technological advances, American science has led humanity to the brink of interrelated disasters. In The Tragedy of American Science, historian of science Clifford D. Conner describes the dual processes by which this ... Read more

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A look at the destructive history of science-for-profit, including its toll on the US pandemic response, by the author of A People's History of Science.Despite a facade of brilliant technological advances, American science has led humanity to the brink of interrelated disasters. In The Tragedy of American Science, historian of science Clifford D. Conner describes the dual processes by which this
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The Chemical Age

How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth

by Frank A. von Hippel ...

This sweeping history reveals how the use of chemicals has saved lives, destroyed species, and radically changed our planet: "Remarkable . . . highly recommended." — ChoiceIn The Chemical Age, ecologist Frank A. von Hippel explores humanity's long and uneasy coexistence with pests, and how the battles to exterminate them have shaped our modern world. He also tells the captivating story of the ... Read more

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This sweeping history reveals how the use of chemicals has saved lives, destroyed species, and radically changed our planet: "Remarkable . . . highly recommended." — ChoiceIn The Chemical Age, ecologist Frank A. von Hippel explores humanity's long and uneasy coexistence with pests, and how the battles to exterminate them have shaped our modern world. He also tells the captivating story of the
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The Misinformation Age

How False Beliefs Spread

by Cailin O'Connor, James Owen Weatherall ...

"Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy." — Kirkus ReviewsEditors' choice, The New York Times Book ReviewRecommended reading, Scientific AmericanWhy should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite bad, even fatal, consequenc... ... Read more

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"Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy." — Kirkus ReviewsEditors' choice, The New York Times Book ReviewRecommended reading, Scientific AmericanWhy should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite bad, even fatal, consequenc...
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Rich Media, Poor Democracy

Communication Politics in Dubious Times

by Robert W. McChesney ...

An updated edition of the "penetrating study" examining how the current state of mass media puts our democracy at risk (Noam Chomsky).What happens when a few conglomerates dominate all major aspects of mass media, from newspapers and magazines to radio and broadcast television? After all the hype about the democratizing power of the internet, is this new technology living up to its promise? Since ... Read more

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An updated edition of the "penetrating study" examining how the current state of mass media puts our democracy at risk (Noam Chomsky).What happens when a few conglomerates dominate all major aspects of mass media, from newspapers and magazines to radio and broadcast television? After all the hype about the democratizing power of the internet, is this new technology living up to its promise? Since
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Cosmosapiens

Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe

by John Hands ...

"A critical overview of scientific orthodoxy in an attempt to answer the fundamental questions "what are we?" and "why are we here?" ( Kirkus Reviews).Specialist scientific fields are developing at incredibly swift speeds, but what can they really tell us about how the universe began and how we as humans evolved to play such a dominant role on Earth?John Hands's extraordinarily ambitious book ... Read more

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"A critical overview of scientific orthodoxy in an attempt to answer the fundamental questions "what are we?" and "why are we here?" ( Kirkus Reviews).Specialist scientific fields are developing at incredibly swift speeds, but what can they really tell us about how the universe began and how we as humans evolved to play such a dominant role on Earth?John Hands's extraordinarily ambitious book
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The ABCs of Socialism

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Jacobin magazine offfers an irreverent, illustrated introduction to socialism that answers the basic questions many want to know—but are too afraid to ask.The remarkable run of self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders for president of the United States has prompted—for the first time in decades and to the shock of many—a national conversation about socialism. It’s unclear exactly what ... Read more

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Jacobin magazine offfers an irreverent, illustrated introduction to socialism that answers the basic questions many want to know—but are too afraid to ask.The remarkable run of self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders for president of the United States has prompted—for the first time in decades and to the shock of many—a national conversation about socialism. It’s unclear exactly what
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The Drone Memos

Targeted Killing, Secrecy and the Law

by Jameel Jaffer ...

"A trenchant summation" and analysis of the legal rationales behind the US drone policy of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including US citizens ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In the long response to 9/11, the US government initiated a deeply controversial policy of "targeted killing"—the extrajudicial execution of suspected terrorists and militants, typically via drones. A ... Read more

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"A trenchant summation" and analysis of the legal rationales behind the US drone policy of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including US citizens ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In the long response to 9/11, the US government initiated a deeply controversial policy of "targeted killing"—the extrajudicial execution of suspected terrorists and militants, typically via drones. A
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