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  • The Case for Impeachment

    The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office

    by Dave Lindorff, Barbara Olshansky ...
    The war in Iraq . . .No bid contracts awarded to Halliburton . . .Hurricane Katrina . . .The CIA leak investigation . . .The story gets worse and worse. The evidence is glaring. George W. Bush's record as a president is abysmal.And it's time to impeach him.The Case for Impeachment lays out the reasons why in a straightforward, letter-of-the-law manner. Mixing the cold, hard facts with... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • America's Disappeared

    Secret Imprisonment, Detainees, and the War on Terror

    by Reed Brody, Barbara Olshansky, Michael Ratner, Steven Macpherson Watt ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    The confirmation proceedings for Alberto R. Gonzales and Condeleeza Rice, like the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, triggered a national debate about the U.S. government’s controversial treatment of detainees and its practice of torture. At the heart of the debate is the question: Is the United States undermining democracy, freedom, and human rights in it’s effort to protect its citizens from terrorism? ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Secret Trials and Executions

    Military Tribunals and the Threat to Democracy

    by Barbara Olshansky, Center For Constitutional Rights ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    Since the attacks of September 11th, there has been a sweeping revision of U.S. immigration laws, foreign intelligence gathering operations, and domestic law enforcement procedures. While aimed at countering terrorism and bringing to justice those individuals who are responsible for carrying out acts of terror against the U.S., many of these measures also involve a profound curtailment of our ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Against War with Iraq

    An Anti-War Primer

    by Michael Ratner, Jennie Green, Barbara Olshansky ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    Despite public outcry at home and international opposition abroad, the Bush Administration deployed troops and invested millions in preparation for a massive military assault on Iraq. In this Open Media Series special edition, three legal scholars from the Center for Constitutional Rights argue persuasively that the looming war against Iraq is both unnecessary for national security, and illegal ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Democracy Detained

    Secret Unconstitutional Practices in the U.S. War on Terror

    by Barbara Olshansky ...
    Democracy Detained exposes the deplorable secret crimes committed by the Bush administration in their war on terror. Prominent legal activist Barbara Olshansky documents the assault on our constitutional democracy since 9/11, meticulously analyzing the unlawful justifications made by the U.S. government for covert actions at home and abroad. She reports on current shocking practices, from the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • They Can't Kill Us All

    Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement

    by Wesley Lowery ...
    A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it.Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Umbrella of U.S. Power

    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy

    by Noam Chomsky ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    Chomsky observes the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a "Path to a Better World," while chronicling how far off the trail the United States is with respect to actual political practice and conduct. Analysing the contradictions of U.S. power while illustrating the real progress won by sustained popular struggle, Chomsky cuts through official political rhetoric to ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Ballad of Abu Ghraib

    by Philip Gourevitch, Errol Morris ...
    The first full reckoning of what actually happened at Abu Ghraib prison-"one of the most devastating of the many books on Iraq" (The New York Times Book Review)A relentlesly surprising and perceptive account of the front lines of the war on terror, Standard Operating Procedure is a war story that takes its place among the classics. Acclaimed author Philip Gourevitch presents the story behind a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Silencing Political Dissent

    How Post-September 11 Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Our Civil Liberties

    by Nancy Chang ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    In her groundbreaking new book, Silencing Political Dissent, constitutional expert Nancy Chang examines how the Bush administration's fight against terrorism is resulting in a disturbing erosion of First Amendment rights and increase of executive power.Chang's compelling analysis begins with a historical review of political repression and intolerance of dissent in America. From the Sedition Act of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Secrets of Abu Ghraib Revealed: American Soldiers on Trial

    by Christopher Graveline, Michael Clemens ...
    On April 28, 2004, 60 Minutes II broadcast the now-infamous photos of prisoner abuse by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib. The news quickly spread worldwide, undermining the U.S. presence in Iraq.Despite several Department of Defense investigations and eleven courts-martial convictions, important questions remain about the events at Abu Ghraib. Who are these soldiers? How involved were top ... Read more

    $16.95 USD

  • The Mauritanian (originally published as Guantánamo Diary)

    by Larry Siems ...
    The "profound and disturbing" national bestseller written by a Guantánamo prisoner—now a major feature film starring Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster ( The New York Times Book Review).When The Mauritanian was first published as Guantánamo Diary in 2015—heavily redacted by the U.S. government—Mohamedou Ould Slahi was still imprisoned at the detainee camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, despite a federal court ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • How the World Works

    by Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian ...
    An eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, "arguably the most important intellectual alive" (The New York Times), this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really workOffering something not found anywhere else, How the World Works is pure Chomsky, but tailored for those who are new to his work. The book is made up of meticulously edited ... Read more

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