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Baraka Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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At a time when austerity is claimed by some to be the only answer to today's economic woes, a close look at the best practices used in Scandinavia is edifying. Decision makers everywhere dispose of ample evidence showing that social determinants have an impact on health and wellbeing. Yet governments develop policies that diverge enormously. Scandinavian countries are often cited as models for their egalitarian social and health policies but are also...
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"Squeezed" weaves together intimate reporting with sharp and lively critique to show how the high cost of parenthood and our increasingly unstable job market have imploded the middle-class American Dream for many families, and offers surprising solutions for how we might change things. Families today are squeezed on every side--from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family leave or even dependable and regular...
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The New Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Essays on the dangers of the wealth and income gap, collected by the New York Times -bestselling author of It's Even Worse Than You Think . This collection includes writings by a wide range of voices -- including Adam Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Ehrenreich, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Studs Terkel, Paul Krugman, Barack Obama, and David Cay Johnston -- illuminating the reality of economic inequality in America, where in spite of the fury that followed...
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A leading Washington journalist argues that gay marriage is the best way to preserve and protect society's most essential institution
Two people meet and fall in love. They get married, they become upstanding members of their community, they care for each other when one falls ill, they grow old together. What's wrong with this picture? Nothing, says Jonathan Rauch, and that's the point. If the two people are of the same sex, why should this chain...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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When it comes to spotting political abuses and covert conspiracies designed to strip Americans of their rights and freedoms, no one is more vigilant than #1 New York Times bestselling authors Dick Morris and Eileen McGann ( Screwed! , Revolt!, Fleeced , Outrage ). In their latest call-to-arms, Here Come the Black Helicopters! , Morris and McGann expose the most potent threat to date to our cherished way of life: the brazen and treacherous Liberal...
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Atlantic Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
America is under siege and unless we act now, it will be too late.
When we cast a false light on reality to avoid recognizing the truth of a situation, it becomes much more difficult to distinguish between what should or should not be acceptable. Uncomfortable truths are brushed aside and malignancy festers. Great societies have toppled because they failed to do what was necessary to save themselves. And America will be no different.
No revolution...
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Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Rand Paul, U.S. senator for Kentucky and America's most prominent libertarian, makes a case against socialist ideology, showing the impact of its deadly legacy and the threat of its new rise in America"--
A recent poll showed 43% of Americans think more socialism would be a good thing. What do these people not know? Socialism has killed millions, but it's now the ideology du jour on American college campuses and among many leftists. Reintroduced...
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English
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In his stunning new book, Marriage and Civilization, author William Tucker looks at the evidence from biology, evolution, anthropology, history, and culture to come to a remarkable conclusion: it was the monogamous pairing of male and female - unusual among mammals - that led to human evolution. Moreover, it is monogamous marriage that has shaped Western Civilization, giving us our sense of justice, undergirded Western democracy, and is the greatest...
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English
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The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analysis. This book explores the advantages of this approach and offers a way forward in addressing conceptual and empirical issues as they apply specifically to social policy research and practice. Short conceptual and empirical chapters provide clear examples...
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Providing an account of the policy response to COVID-19 in England, this book analyses the political and long-term systemic factors associated with the failures to control the first wave of the pandemic during 2020. It explores the part played by key policy actors, particularly politicians and scientists, and focuses on two difficult policy issues during the first wave: the establishment of a 'test, trace and isolate' system and responses to the high...
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IMMIGRATION is the most important topic in America today and has a directly negative impact on your paycheck on Friday afternoon. Why is this so important? Because supporting all of those millions of illegal and uninvited guests has become very expensive. Who do you think pays for all of that cost? That would be you. It does not matter if you consider yourself to be a Republican or if you have voted exclusively Democratic all of your life. If you...
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English
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An inside view of a rural Iowa town torn apart by greed, failed immigration policy and misguided view of diversity. Postville (population 2400) is an obscure meatpacking town in the northeast corner of Iowa. Here, in the most unlikely of places, in the middle of endless cornfields, unparalleled diversity drew the curiosity of international media and outside observers. In 2008, however, people who hoped Postville would succeed declared the town's experiment...
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Español
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La ola de manifestaciones y diversas expresiones antineoliberales que han sacudido al planeta en las últimas dos décadas nos interpelan respecto a la manera de concebir lo social y su articulación con lo político. ¿Qué es hoy la vida en común, en el marco de reconfiguración del capitalismo y las democracias contemporáneas? ¿Cómo entendemos la pobreza? ¿Cuáles son los factores que debemos replantear para visualizar el Estado Social del...
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English
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In this distinctive introduction Stephen Sinclair illuminates the subject of Social Policy by showing readers how Social Policy analysts think about welfare issues and policies. From what influences the decision to have children to how everyday terms such as 'youth crime' or 'poverty' reveal the structural processes shaping society, the book illustrates the insights which Social Policy analysis offers to understanding the social world and its problems....
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President Barack Obama has declared that his signature health reform law – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – is "here to stay." But his days in the White House are numbered, and the law has failed: insurance premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed, patients are losing access to doctors, and economic growth has been crushed. In this Broadside, Sally C. Pipes provides an actionable blueprint for health care reform this campaign...
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Which underlying problems pose the greatest threat to British society in the 21st century? A hundred years after its philanthropist founder identified poverty, alcohol, drugs and gambling among the social evils of his time, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation initiated a major consultation among leading thinkers, activists and commentators, as well as the wider public. The findings have now been brought together in this fascinating book. Individual contributors...
18) When Clouds Die
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Español
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El camino del Viento es la personalización de cómo la fuerza de la naturaleza se manifiesta para poder cocrearse y seguir existiendo a pesar de las múltiples expresiones de los hombres, quienes dicen hacer mucho por un planeta que no recibe lo que dicen y que, por el contrario, a gritos pide una resignificación de su esencia para poder así, evolucionar.
Senderos, vías, rutas y ríos nos encontrarán en esta aventura, que no es más que una nueva...
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English
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From 70 percent to 80 percent of blind Canadians have never had a job. Graeme McCreath believes now is the time to establish a system that allows the blind to achieve autonomy rather than having to rely on charity. "We can show our capabilities and push the federal government to persuade potential employers to 'give it a try.' We should apply for the jobs the same as everyone else and be held to the same standard."
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Is a Universal Basic Income the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape? Could it bring greater financial freedom for women, tackle the issue of unpaid but essential work, cut poverty and promote greater choice? Or is it a dead-end utopian ideal that distracts from more practical and cost-effective solutions? Contributors from musician Brian Eno, think tank Demos Helsinki, innovators such as California's Y Combinator Research and prominent...
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