Democracy Now! Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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To Catch a Dictator: The Pursuit and Trial of Hissène Habré
Reed BrodyDemocracy Now!To Catch a Dictator: Human Rights Lawyer Reed Brody on the Pursuit and Trial of Chad's Hissène Habré https://t.co/xg59WrxGWa
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00Member price:$32.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm HarrisDemocracy Now!An interview with Malcolm Harris, author of "Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World." https://t.co/XaqtP7vtKX
Hardcover, 2023
$36.00Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
J. David McSwaneDemocracy Now!“Pandemic, Inc.”: J. David McSwane on Chasing Capitalists & Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick https://t.co/gmjIlO3P7E
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
Kelly Lytle HernándezDemocracy Now!Kelly Lytle Hernández, author of "Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands," says the book places "Latinx protagonists at the center of the American story" to understand the rise of U.S. empire, immigration history, and issues of policing that persist today. https://t.co/bCQfWCC9C8
Paperback, 2023
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Floaters: Poems
Martín EspadaDemocracy Now!Acclaimed Latinx American poet Martín Espada discusses U.S. immigration policy and reads from his latest anthology "Floaters." Espada was awarded this year's National Book Award for Poetry for the book. https://t.co/RbkelvcHwK
Paperback, 2022
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Policing the Womb
Michele GoodwinDemocracy Now!"Policing the Womb": Law Professor Michele Goodwin on SCOTUS, Anti-Abortion Laws & the New Jane Crow https://t.co/j3KCYYML3a
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
New York: Historic Towns
Theodore RooseveltDemocracy Now!Workers have started removing the statue of President Theodore Roosevelt from the steps of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. https://t.co/W6OM6Cmt6B
Hardcover, 2010
$44.95Member price:$40.46 + Free shipping10% off
Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893
Michelle DusterDemocracy Now!Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, spoke at the signing of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act on Tuesday. Duster quoted her great-grandmother who once said, “Our country’s national crime is lynching.” https://t.co/LP5RwCviPo https://t.co/7FZKFbvfun
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Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Thich Nhat HanhDemocracy Now!Shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, world-renowned Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh urged New Yorkers to embrace peace in the face of anger. "The real enemy of man is not man," said Hanh. "It is ignorance, discrimination, fear, craving and violence." https://t.co/fb8qqf8qAa
Paperback, 2002
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
By Any Means Necessary
Malcolm XDemocracy Now!Just months before he was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, Malcolm X gave a speech in the same venue, famously vowing to win freedom "by any means necessary." The Black civil rights icon would have turned 98 years old this week. https://t.co/9gtdwfH5T5
Paperback, 1992
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book