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The Party Is Over

The New Louisiana Politics

by Jeremy Alford, Stephen Barnes, Mark Davis, Chase Edwards, Beverly Moore Haydel, Michael Henderson, Mirya Holman, Michelle N. Jeanis, David Khey, Anna Mahoney, Robert Mann, Jan Moller, Steven Procopio, Albert L. Samuels, Robert Travis Scott, Joshua Stockley, Rick Swanson, Gary Wagner ...

For decades, the Louisiana political scene has been a source of interest and intrigue for scholars and casual observers alike. In recent years, the state’s political, economic, and environmental challenges have drawn sustained attention from regional and national media. Observers have typically focused on Louisiana’s distinctive political culture, including jungle primaries, colorful candidates, ... Read more

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For decades, the Louisiana political scene has been a source of interest and intrigue for scholars and casual observers alike. In recent years, the state’s political, economic, and environmental challenges have drawn sustained attention from regional and national media. Observers have typically focused on Louisiana’s distinctive political culture, including jungle primaries, colorful candidates,
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White Rage

The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

by Carol Anderson ...

National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W... ... Read more

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National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W...
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Systemic Racism 101

A Visual History of the Impact of Racism in America

by Living Cities, Aminah Pilgrim ...

Discover how—and why—Black, Indigenous, and people of color in America experience societal, economic, and infrastructural inequality throughout history covering everything from Columbus’s arrival in 1492 to the War on Drugs to the Black Lives Matter movement.From reparations to the prison industrial complex and redlining, there are a lot of high-level concepts to systemic racism that are hard to ... Read more

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Discover how—and why—Black, Indigenous, and people of color in America experience societal, economic, and infrastructural inequality throughout history covering everything from Columbus’s arrival in 1492 to the War on Drugs to the Black Lives Matter movement.From reparations to the prison industrial complex and redlining, there are a lot of high-level concepts to systemic racism that are hard to
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New York Politics: A Tale of Two States

by Edward V. Schneier, John Brian Murtaugh, Antoinette Pole ...

Completely revised and updated with extensive new material, this acclaimed book offers an inside look at how influence is wielded in Albany. The authors--an Albany-based political scientist and a former State Assembly member, now joined by an expert on both state politics and political blogging and networking--infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of ... Read more

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Completely revised and updated with extensive new material, this acclaimed book offers an inside look at how influence is wielded in Albany. The authors--an Albany-based political scientist and a former State Assembly member, now joined by an expert on both state politics and political blogging and networking--infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of
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Gangs of America

The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy

by Ted Nace ...

" Gangs of America is a brilliant page-turner revealing how powerful, greedy corporations wage institutional terrorism." —John Stauber, coauthor of Toxic Sludge Is Good for You!The corporation has become the core institution of the modern world. Designed to seek profit and power, it has pursued both with endless tenacity, steadily bending the framework of law and even challenging the sovereign ... Read more

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" Gangs of America is a brilliant page-turner revealing how powerful, greedy corporations wage institutional terrorism." —John Stauber, coauthor of Toxic Sludge Is Good for You!The corporation has become the core institution of the modern world. Designed to seek profit and power, it has pursued both with endless tenacity, steadily bending the framework of law and even challenging the sovereign
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Uneven Ground

Appalachia Since 1945

by Ronald D. Eller ...

This award-winning history examines the politics of progress in America through a close look at industrial development in Appalachia since WWII.Appalachia has played a complex role in the unfolding of American history. Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life that should be preserved and protected. However, supporters of material production and ... Read more

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This award-winning history examines the politics of progress in America through a close look at industrial development in Appalachia since WWII.Appalachia has played a complex role in the unfolding of American history. Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life that should be preserved and protected. However, supporters of material production and
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Whistling Past Dixie

How Democrats Can Win Without the South

by Thomas F. Schaller ...

Two generations ago Kevin Phillips challenged Republicans to envision a southern-based national majority. In Whistling Past Dixie, Tom Schaller issues an equally transformative challenge to Democrats: Build a winning coalition outside the South.The South is no longer the "swing" region in American politics -- it has swung to the Republicans. Most of the South is beyond the Democrats' reach, and ... Read more

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Two generations ago Kevin Phillips challenged Republicans to envision a southern-based national majority. In Whistling Past Dixie, Tom Schaller issues an equally transformative challenge to Democrats: Build a winning coalition outside the South.The South is no longer the "swing" region in American politics -- it has swung to the Republicans. Most of the South is beyond the Democrats' reach, and
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American Tax Resisters

by Romain D. Huret ...

“The American taxpayer”—angered by government waste and satisfied only with spending cuts—has preoccupied elected officials and political commentators since the Reagan Revolution. But resistance to progressive taxation has older, deeper roots. American Tax Resisters presents the full history of the American anti-tax movement that has defended the pursuit of limited taxes on wealth and battled ... Read more

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“The American taxpayer”—angered by government waste and satisfied only with spending cuts—has preoccupied elected officials and political commentators since the Reagan Revolution. But resistance to progressive taxation has older, deeper roots. American Tax Resisters presents the full history of the American anti-tax movement that has defended the pursuit of limited taxes on wealth and battled
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Ghosts of Jim Crow

Ending Racism in Post-Racial America

by F. Michael Higginbotham ...

A provocative, and timely, solution for ridding America of the traces of Jim Crow policies to create a truly post-racial landscapeWhen America inaugurated its first African American president, in 2009, many wondered if the country had finally become a "post-racial" society. Was this the dawning of a new era, in which America, a nation nearly severed in half by slavery, and whose racial fault lines ... Read more

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A provocative, and timely, solution for ridding America of the traces of Jim Crow policies to create a truly post-racial landscapeWhen America inaugurated its first African American president, in 2009, many wondered if the country had finally become a "post-racial" society. Was this the dawning of a new era, in which America, a nation nearly severed in half by slavery, and whose racial fault lines
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The Divided States of America

Why Federalism Doesn't Work

by Donald F. Kettl ...

Why federalism is pulling America apart—and how the system can be reformedFederalism was James Madison's great invention. An innovative system of power sharing that balanced national and state interests, federalism was the pragmatic compromise that brought the colonies together to form the United States. Yet, even beyond the question of slavery, inequality was built into the system because ... Read more

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Why federalism is pulling America apart—and how the system can be reformedFederalism was James Madison's great invention. An innovative system of power sharing that balanced national and state interests, federalism was the pragmatic compromise that brought the colonies together to form the United States. Yet, even beyond the question of slavery, inequality was built into the system because
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Uneasy Alliances

Race and Party Competition in America

by Paul Frymer ...

Series series Princeton Studies in American Politics
Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. While scholars frequently claim that the need to win elections makes government officials responsive to any and all voters, Paul Frymer shows that not all groups are treated equally; politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters--to the ... Read more

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Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. While scholars frequently claim that the need to win elections makes government officials responsive to any and all voters, Paul Frymer shows that not all groups are treated equally; politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters--to the
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A Republic No More

Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption

by Jay Cost ...

After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, Well, Doctor, what have we got-a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin’s response: A Republic-if you can keep it.”This book argues: we couldn’t keep it.A true republic privileges the common interest above the special interests. To do this, our Constitution established an elaborate system of checks and balances that disperses power among ... Read more

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After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, Well, Doctor, what have we got-a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin’s response: A Republic-if you can keep it.”This book argues: we couldn’t keep it.A true republic privileges the common interest above the special interests. To do this, our Constitution established an elaborate system of checks and balances that disperses power among
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