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“gregory d squires”

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  • Climate Chaos

    Killing People, Places, and the Planet

    by John Hans Gilderbloom, Joshua D. Ambrosius, Bobby Austin, Russell Barnett, Christopher Bird, Leah Callahan, Chad Frederick, Robert Friedland, Elliott Grantz, Matthew Hanka0, Bunny Hayes1, Antwan Jones2, Avery Kahl3, Zachary E. Kenitzer4, Isaiah Kingsberry5, Wesley L. Meares6, Justin Mog7, Lisa Murray8, Chris Nolan9, Karrie Ann Quenichet0, William Riggs1, Stephen A. Roosa2, Ellen Slaten3, Carla J. Snyder4, Jennifer Stekardis5, Porter Stevens6, Ra’Desha Williams7, Garlynn Woodsong8, Charlie Zhang9, Gregory D. Squires0 ...
    Featuring insights from influential figures like Pope Francis and Albert Gore alongside contributions from over thirty esteemed authors, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places and the Planet charts a transformative path from despair to optimism. Grounded in rigorous scientific research, the book unflinchingly exposes the links between industries such as coal, fossil fuels, chemical factories, ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Chicago’s Modern Mayors

    From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot

    by Dick Simpson, Betty O'Shaughnessy, Xolela Mangeu, Gregory D Squires, Monroe Anderson, Costas Spirou, Dennis Judd, Kari Lydersen, Daniel Bliss0, Marco Rosaire Rossi1, Clinton Stockwell2 ...
    Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the cityChicago’s transformation into a global city began at City Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition beginning with Harold Washington’s 1983 election: Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot. Though the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Meltdown

    The Financial Crisis, Consumer Protection, and the Road Forward

    by Larry Kirsch, Gregory D. Squires, Michael Barr ...
    Meltdown reveals how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was able to curb unsafe and unfair practices that led to the 2008 financial crisis. In interviews with key government, industry, and advocacy groups along with deep archival research, Kirsch and Squires show where the CFPB was able to overcome many abusive practices, where it was less able to do so, and why.Open for business in 2011, ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Warfare Welfare

    The Not-So-Hidden Costs of America's Permanent War Economy

    by MARCUS G. RASKIN, Gregory D. Squires ...
    This edited volume reveals how a permanent war economy has made the United States unable to spread democracy abroad and has worsened domestic problems. The editors draw from classical readings in political theory, from primary documents (including key court decisions), and from social science research to analyze such issues as the effect of militarization and combativeness on the everyday lives of ... Read more

    $32.95 USD

  • The Fight for Fair Housing

    Causes, Consequences, and Future Implications of the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act

    Edited by Gregory D. Squires ...
    The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed in a time of turmoil, conflict, and often conflagration in cities across the nation. It took the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to finally secure its passage. The Kerner Commission warned in 1968 that "to continue present policies is to make permanent the division of our country into two societies; one largely Negro and poor, located in ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • From Foreclosure to Fair Lending

    Advocacy, Organizing, Occupy, and the Pursuit of Equitable Credit

    Edited by Chester Hartman, Gregory D. Squires ...
    This book informs a renewed movement for fair lending and fair housing. Leading advocates and specialists examine strategic initiatives to realize objectives of the federal Fair Housing Act as well as state and local lawsWell-known fair housing and fair lending activists and organizers examine the implications of the new wave of fair housing activism generated by Occupy Wall Street protests and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Makers and Takers

    How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street

    by Rana Foroohar ...
    **Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Free To Choose

    A Personal Statement

    by Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman ...
    INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA powerful and persuasive discussion about economics, freedom, and the relationship between the two, from today’s brightest economist.In this classic book on the free market, Milton and Rose Friedman explain how our freedom has been eroded and our affluence undermined through the explosion of laws, regulations, agencies, and spending in Washington. This important analysis ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Common Sense Economics

    What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity

    by James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, Tawni H. Ferrarini ...
    With the global economy recovering from a steep recession, and with that recovery challenging our long-held ideas about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential. Principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk continue to be critically important to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Friendly Fascism

    The New Face of Power in America

    by Bertram Gross ...
    Series Book 18 - Forbidden Bookshelf
    A look at corporate authoritarianism that William Shirer called "the best thing I've ever seen on how America might go fascist democratically."In 1980, US capitalist politics wore a "nice-guy mask," a troubling disguise to cover up a creeping despotism in which the ultra-rich and corporate overseers were merging with a centralized state power in order to manage the populace. This immanent ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Unintended Consequences

    Why Everything You've Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong

    by Edward Conard ...
    In the aftermath of the Financial Crisis, many commonly held beliefs have emerged to explain its cause. Conventional wisdom blames Wall Street and the mortgage industry for using low down payments, teaser rates, and other predatory tactics to seduce unsuspecting home owners into assuming mortgages they couldn't afford. It blames average Americans for borrowing recklessly and spending too much. And ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • The Essential Galbraith

    by John Kenneth Galbraith ...
    "Graceful and often witty" insights from the legendary economist, drawn from his most influential works ( Library Journal).The Essential Galbraith includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time—from The Affluent Society, the groundbreaking book in which he coined the term "conventional wisdom," to The Great Crash, ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus