Current Events & Politics
Reviews of books and authors who unearth and illuminate recent events and their impact on the world today.
The Weather Makers
The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future.
The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future.
The Truth (with Jokes) by Al Franken
The master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all Americans in The Truth (with Jokes).
The master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all Americans in The Truth (with Jokes).
This Was Not Our War: Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace
In "This Was Not Our War," former U.S. Ambassador Swanee Hunt shares first-person accounts of twenty-six Bosnian women who are reconstructing their society following years of devastating warfare.
In "This Was Not Our War," former U.S. Ambassador Swanee Hunt shares first-person accounts of twenty-six Bosnian women who are reconstructing their society following years of devastating warfare.
DisneyWar by James B. Stewart
DisneyWar is the inside story of what drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war.
DisneyWar is the inside story of what drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war.
Naked in Baghdad by Anne Garrels
Anne Garrels' intimate portrait of the daily events during the war in Iraq.
Anne Garrels' intimate portrait of the daily events during the war in Iraq.
Things Worth Fighting For by Michael Kelly
Things Worth Fighting For is the collected articles and columns of Michael Kelly, award-winning reporter, war correspondent, columnist, and editor.
Things Worth Fighting For is the collected articles and columns of Michael Kelly, award-winning reporter, war correspondent, columnist, and editor.
Global Village Idiot by John O'Farrell
Global Village Idiot is a reprinting of many of John O'Farrell's Guardian columns over the period of time beginning with George W. Bush on the campaign trail and ending on the desert trails leading to Baghdad.
Global Village Idiot is a reprinting of many of John O'Farrell's Guardian columns over the period of time beginning with George W. Bush on the campaign trail and ending on the desert trails leading to Baghdad.
Lies (and the Lying Liars who Tell Them) by Al Franken
For the first time since his own classic "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations," Al Franken trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene.
For the first time since his own classic "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations," Al Franken trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene.
Hegemony or Survival by Noam Chomsky
From Noam Chomsky, the world's foremost intellectual activist, "Hegemony or Survival" is an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow.
From Noam Chomsky, the world's foremost intellectual activist, "Hegemony or Survival" is an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow.
Stupid White Men by Michael Moore
Stupid White Men is where Michael Moore learned to shoot. If Fahrenheit 911 aims its laser focus at the Bush/Iraq target, Stupid White Men is a shotgun.
Stupid White Men is where Michael Moore learned to shoot. If Fahrenheit 911 aims its laser focus at the Bush/Iraq target, Stupid White Men is a shotgun.