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Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

A Primer

by Phyllis Bennis ...

If you have ever wondered “Why is there so much violence in the Middle East?”, “Who are the Palestinians?”, “What are the occupied territories?” or “What does Israel want?”, then this is the book for you. With straightforward language, Phyllis Bennis, longtime analyst of the region, answers basic questions about Israel and Israelis, Palestine and Palestinians, the US and the Middle East, Zionism ... Read more

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If you have ever wondered “Why is there so much violence in the Middle East?”, “Who are the Palestinians?”, “What are the occupied territories?” or “What does Israel want?”, then this is the book for you. With straightforward language, Phyllis Bennis, longtime analyst of the region, answers basic questions about Israel and Israelis, Palestine and Palestinians, the US and the Middle East, Zionism
... Read more
Mandate for Change

Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond

by Chester Hartman, Catherine Albisa, Robert Alvarez, Sarah Anderson, Nan Aron, Dean Baker, Phyllis Bennis, Angela Glover Blackwell, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Robert L. Borosage0, Kate Bronfenbrenner1, John Cavanagh2, Oscar Chacón3, Chuck Collins4, Stuart Comstock-Gay5, Charlie Cray6, Sheila Crowley7, Martha F. Davis8, Karen Dolan9, Peter Edelman0, Carroll L. Estes1, John Feffer2, Bill Fletcher Jr.3, Maria Foscarinis4, Kim Gandy5, Jaime Grant6, Mark Greenberg7, Jim Harkness8, Farrah Hassen9, Simon Heller0, Alan W. Houseman1, Tomás R. Jiménez2, Barbara B. Kennelly3, Gloria Ladson-Billings4, Saul Landau5, Erik Leaver6, Nicole Lee7, Gerald LeMelle8, Ben Lilliston9, Bart Lubow0, Eric Mann1, Ben Manski2, Marc Mauer3, Patrice McDermott4, Dedrick Muhammad5, Douglas W. Nelson6, Miriam Pemberton7, Manuel Pérez-Rocha8, Frances Fox Piven9, Sam Pizzigati0, Ron Pollack1, William Quigley2, Miles S. Rapoport3, Marcus Raskin4, Janet Redman5, Michael A. Replogle6, Jon Rynn7, Rebecca Sawyer8, Daniel Scheer9, Ben Scott0, Rinku Sen1, Amy Shannon2, Cynthia Soohoo3, Nancy Starnes4, Betsy Taylor5, Sanho Tree6, Katrina vanden Heuvel7, Dorian Warren8, Emira Woods9, Daphne Wysham0 ...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of ... Read more

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Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of
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Understanding Palestine and Israel

by Phyllis Bennis ...

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Beautifully written and read by accomplished American author, activist, and political analyst Phyllis Bennis, Understanding Palestine and Israel is a crucial resource for anyone seeking to grasp the realities of Palestine and Israel, making it an essential addition to the discourse surrounding peace and coexistence in the region. Known for her work on U.S. foreign policy, the Israeli-Palestinian ... Read more

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Beautifully written and read by accomplished American author, activist, and political analyst Phyllis Bennis, Understanding Palestine and Israel is a crucial resource for anyone seeking to grasp the realities of Palestine and Israel, making it an essential addition to the discourse surrounding peace and coexistence in the region. Known for her work on U.S. foreign policy, the Israeli-Palestinian
... Read more

An Improbable Friendship

The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission

by Anthony David ...

An Improbable Friendship is the dual biography of Israeli Ruth Dayan, now ninety-eight, who was Moshe Dayan’s wife for thirty-seven years, and Palestinian journalist Raymonda Tawil, Yasser Arafat’s mother-in-law, now seventy-four. It reveals for the first time the two women’s surprising and secret forty-year friendship and delivers the story of their extraordinary and turbulent lives growing up in ... Read more

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An Improbable Friendship is the dual biography of Israeli Ruth Dayan, now ninety-eight, who was Moshe Dayan’s wife for thirty-seven years, and Palestinian journalist Raymonda Tawil, Yasser Arafat’s mother-in-law, now seventy-four. It reveals for the first time the two women’s surprising and secret forty-year friendship and delivers the story of their extraordinary and turbulent lives growing up in
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Obama

by Dr. Christopher Handy, Ph.D. ...

In President Barack Obama, Americans have a charismatic leader with a good and honest heart. President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. His story is the American story, values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and ... Read more

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In President Barack Obama, Americans have a charismatic leader with a good and honest heart. President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. His story is the American story, values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and
... Read more
Jawbreaker

The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander

by Gary Berntsen, Ralph Pezzullo ...

In Jawbreaker Gary Berntsen, until recently one of the CIA’s most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his no-holds-barred pursuit of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.With his unique mix of clandestine knowledge and paramilitary training, Berntsen represents the new face of counterterrorism. Recognized within the agency for his aggressiveness, Berntsen, when ... Read more

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In Jawbreaker Gary Berntsen, until recently one of the CIA’s most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his no-holds-barred pursuit of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.With his unique mix of clandestine knowledge and paramilitary training, Berntsen represents the new face of counterterrorism. Recognized within the agency for his aggressiveness, Berntsen, when
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The Five Giants [New Edition]

A Biography of the Welfare State

by Nicholas Timmins ...

A TIMES POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEARA LONGMAN/HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEARThe award-winning history of the British Welfare State –now fully revised and updated for the 21st Century.‘A masterpiece’ Sunday TimesGiant Want. Giant Disease. Giant Ignorance. Giant Squalor. Giant Idleness.These were the Five Giants that loomed over the post-war reconstruction... ... Read more

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A TIMES POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEARA LONGMAN/HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEARThe award-winning history of the British Welfare State –now fully revised and updated for the 21st Century.‘A masterpiece’ Sunday TimesGiant Want. Giant Disease. Giant Ignorance. Giant Squalor. Giant Idleness.These were the Five Giants that loomed over the post-war reconstruction...
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The Way to the Spring

Life and Death in Palestine

by Ben Ehrenreich ...

From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the everyday struggles of Palestinian lifeOver the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been traveling to and living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families in its largest cities and its smallest villages. Along the way he has written major stories for American outlets, including a remarkable New ... Read more

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From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the everyday struggles of Palestinian lifeOver the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been traveling to and living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families in its largest cities and its smallest villages. Along the way he has written major stories for American outlets, including a remarkable New
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The End of Modern History in the Middle East

by Bernard Lewis ...

Bernard Lewis looks at the new era in the Middle East. With the departure of imperial powers, the region must now, on its own, resolve the political, economic, cultural, and societal problems that prevent it from accomplishing the next stage in the advance of civilization. There is enough in the traditional culture of Islam on the one hand and the modern experience of the Muslim peoples on the ... Read more

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Bernard Lewis looks at the new era in the Middle East. With the departure of imperial powers, the region must now, on its own, resolve the political, economic, cultural, and societal problems that prevent it from accomplishing the next stage in the advance of civilization. There is enough in the traditional culture of Islam on the one hand and the modern experience of the Muslim peoples on the
... Read more
Basic Income

A Transformative Policy for India

by Mr Sarath Davala, Renana Jhabvala, Prof. Guy Standing, Soumya Kapoor Mehta ...

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as a right? The idea has a long history. This book draws on two pilot schemes conducted in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, in which thousands of men, women and children were provided with an unconditional ... Read more

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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as a right? The idea has a long history. This book draws on two pilot schemes conducted in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, in which thousands of men, women and children were provided with an unconditional
... Read more
Syrian Dust

Reporting from the Heart of the War

by Francesca Borri ...

Translated by Anne Milano Appel ...

August 21, 2013: a chemical weapons attack on the suburbs of Damascus reminds the world of the existence of the Syrian war. Hundreds of journalists from every corner of the world rush to the frontier only to leave disappointed when Obama decides not to bomb. They leave behind 200,000 estimated victims, and more than half of a population of 22 million people dispersed or refugeed in nearby ... Read more

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August 21, 2013: a chemical weapons attack on the suburbs of Damascus reminds the world of the existence of the Syrian war. Hundreds of journalists from every corner of the world rush to the frontier only to leave disappointed when Obama decides not to bomb. They leave behind 200,000 estimated victims, and more than half of a population of 22 million people dispersed or refugeed in nearby
... Read more
Emerge!

The Rise of Functional Democracy and the Future of the Middle East

by Elza S. Maalouf ...

In the Middle East, turmoil has spread quickly. Oppression, inequality, and violence have been keyed in to the very makeup of its society. But what causes a culture to emerge and prosper or stagnate and fail? How can the people take charge of their own inalienable rights to growth, freedom, and life—to keep from backsliding into the grasp of old, unhealthy ideologies and meet their need for ... Read more

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In the Middle East, turmoil has spread quickly. Oppression, inequality, and violence have been keyed in to the very makeup of its society. But what causes a culture to emerge and prosper or stagnate and fail? How can the people take charge of their own inalienable rights to growth, freedom, and life—to keep from backsliding into the grasp of old, unhealthy ideologies and meet their need for
... Read more

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