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MSNBC's legal expert breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes, disempower our legal structures, and consolidate power in the hands of the few.
American society is more polarized than ever before. We are strategically being pushed apart by disinformation-the deliberate spreading of lies disguised as truth-and it comes at us from all sides: opportunists on the far right, Russian misinformed social media influencers,...
2) The grift: the downward spiral of Black Republicans from the party of Lincoln to the cult of Trump
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"Once upon a time, Black Republicans were revolutionaries. Today, many see them as traitors, selling their souls for power. In 2021, Black conservatives are the greatest grift. Journalist and radio host Clay Cane examines how the Republican party evolved into a safe space for racists and how Black Republicans attempt to gain power by aligning themselves with white supremacy. Black Republicans consistently make viral news, whether it's Senator Tim...
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"The thesis is simple: Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix this problem. But the labor movement of today has failed to enable enough individuals to join unions. Thus, organized labor's powerful potential is being wielded incompetently. And what is happening inside of organized labor will-far more than most people realize-determine the economic and social course of American...
4) Echar raíces
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«Echar raíces quizá sea la necesidad más importante e ignorada del alma humana. Es una de las más difíciles de definir. Un ser humano tiene una raíz en virtud de su participación real, activa y natural en la existencia de una colectividad que conserva vivos ciertos tesoros del pasado y ciertos presentimientos del futuro. [...] El ser humano tiene necesidad de echar múltiples raíces, de recibir la totalidad de su vida moral, intelectual y...
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¿Qué es el dinero, de dónde viene, quién lo controla?
El dinero mueve el mundo, pero no sabemos bien qué es o cómo se crea. De hecho, ignoramos quién maneja su producción o a qué intereses sirve. Ni el dinero es un medio neutral de intercambio ni los bancos son unos simples intermediarios entre los ahorradores y los que piden préstamos.
Este libro lúcido y militante desvela el misterio explicando de forma clara en qué consiste el invento...
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Perú: desarrollo, naturaleza y urgencias se divide en dos partes. La primera estudia los fenómenos geológicos, atmosféricos e hidrológicos de la naturaleza, y su observación permanente y mejorada por parte de las poblaciones humanas, con el objetivo de aproximar al lector a la idea fundamental del desarrollo; esto es, la creación de condiciones, instituciones e infraestructura que permitan resolver problemas reales con carácter definitivo...
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Politics and sports: they're two of America's greatest passions. And George Allen-former U.S. Senator, former Virginia Governor, and son of the great NFL coach George Allen, Sr.-brings these two worlds together in his new book, What Washington Can Learn From the World of Sports. Having spent his life with one foot in the sports arena and the other in the political arena, Allen brings his unique perspective and experiences to What Washington Can Learn...
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It's About Time.
America has been craving leadership-and at last a gun-slinging, mega-rock star, deer slayer, and patriot has stepped forward to provide it. Make way for Ted Nugent. Cocked, locked, and ready to rock, the Motor City Madman, the thinking man's Abraham Lincoln, has unleashed the ultimate high-octane political manifesto for the ages in Ted, White, and Blue-the most important patriotic statement since the Constitution. In Ted, White,...
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In "The Future of Agriculture," the author delves into the multifaceted repercussions of global warming on the agricultural landscape. Through rigorous research, field studies, and predictive models, this compelling work paints a picture of a world where the changing climate has upended traditional farming paradigms and where new opportunities and challenges await farmers, policymakers, and consumers alike.The author begins with a comprehensive overview...
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From the author of Popular Economics comes a surprisingly sunny projection of America's future job market. Forget the doomsday predictions of sour-faced nostalgists who say automization and globalization will take away your dream job. The job market is only going to get better and better, according to economist John Tamny, who argues in The End of Work that the greatest gift of prosperity, beyond freedom from painful want, is the existence of work...
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Este libro analiza el proceso de descentralización en el Perú, iniciado en 2003, en la producción, la distribución, el empleo, el bienestar y el desarrollo humano con el fin de verificar si ha contribuido a la solución de los tres problemas estructurales en las regiones: la débil integración, la divergencia en el crecimiento y las desigualdades entre regiones y dentro de ellas. En consecuencia, el autor evalúa no solo los resultados de las...
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El neoliberalismo no está funcionando. A lo largo de las últimas décadas, las políticas económicas neoliberales han arrastrado a millones de personas a la pobreza y a otras muchas a trabajos precarios y mal pagados. Entretanto, la izquierda se mantiene atrapada en una serie de prácticas que rara vez ofrecen un respiro y menos aún una solución a la crisis. Este libro propone, finalmente, una alternativa. "Inventar el futuro" es un audaz manifiesto...
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"Just stay quiet and you'll be okay."
That's what Mohamed Atta told the doomed airline passengers on 9/11. And we still hear the exact same message today from the powerful but shadowy lobby that is working behind the scenes to gut the First Amendment and prohibit "hate speech"-or any criticism-of Islam.
As bestselling author Robert Spencer shows in his startling new book, The Complete Infidel's Guide to Free Speech (and Its Enemies), aggressive...
17) DIME libertad
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El título de este libro es el acrónimo formado por los principales instrumentos de poder en la ciencia de la estrategia aplicada al mundo actual. Así lo refiere el autor en los primeros párrafos de su obra. Pero hay mucho más.
En primer lugar, este libro tiene cuatro (¡sí, 4!) prologuistas que, desde las múltiples aristas de DIME (Diplomacia—Información—Milicia—Economía) nos adelantan que tenemos en nuestras manos un compendio de anécdotas...
18) Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack
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White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bush's 2006 speech explaining the CIA's interrogation program and why Congress should authorize it. Few know more about these CIA operations than Thiessen. In his new book, Courting Disaster, Thiessen documents just how effective the CIA's interrogations were in foiling attacks on America,...
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Crisis events hold the seeds of great wisdom. This is the story of two congressmen; an independent and a Republican, who wait out an insurrection in the bowels of the Capitol and find a way forward for the country. Through a day of personal conflict, and potential attacks from the Insurrectionists, they discover the danger to democracy of party politics. Further they uncover what could have happened to avoid the insurrection, why it didn't and where...
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