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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Chris Hayes's A Colony in a Nation and NOT the original book.
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A Colony in a Nation is Chris Hayes's treatise against police brutality, which persisted and continued to develop after Jim Crow laws were dismantled in the 1960s. This police brutality has been endured mostly by people of color...
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• Overview of the Book
• Insights from the Book
• Important People
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My Own Words is a collection of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's public writing and speeches. It includes biographical information and a discussion of her intellectual interests and positions. Ginsburg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn to a Russian Jewish immigrant family. She excelled in academics and showed an early interest in human rights as evidenced by an eighth-grade paper praising the Charter of the United Nations. In 1950, she entered Cornell University...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Bernie Sanders's Our Revolution by Instaread
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In Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders outlines his career and political ideals. The book includes an autobiographical sketch of his early life, a discussion of his 2016 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, and a summary of his views on important national issues. Sanders believes that the wealthy control government...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Thomas L. Friedman's Thank You for Being Late by Instaread
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Thomas Friedman's Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Acceleration is about the accelerating pace of change in modern society. The event that inspired the book's title occurred when some of Friedman's colleagues from the New York Times failed to arrive on time for an appointment. Friedman realized that the time spent...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Saul D. Alinsky's Rules for Radicals and NOT the original book.
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Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals (1971) by Saul D. Alinsky is a how-to guide for political organizers who want to make real, lasting changes to a political system. Alinksy draws on decades of his own organizing experience to elaborate rules for bringing about change. He argues that these tried-and-true rules will...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Scott Anderson's Lawrence in Arabia and NOT the original book.
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Scott Anderson's Lawrence in Arabia (2014) is a consideration of the colonial designs of the Western imperial powers during the First World War and how their actions shaped the current political situation in the Middle East. The book follows the careers of a handful of influential individuals and explores how their actions influenced the war...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Christopher H. Achen's & et al Democracy for Realists by Instaread
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Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government offers a critique of conventional wisdom surrounding popular theories of democracy. Authors Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels argue that the public, journalists, and political scientists rely on a group of common-sense understandings of democracy. The authors collectively...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Michael Eric Dyson's Tears We Cannot Stop and NOT the original book.
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Michael Eric Dyson's Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America is a book about racism in the United States. Dyson argues that white Americans need to understand the privilege and power whiteness grants them. They can then take steps to end racism...
Inside this companion to the book:
Overview of the Book
Insights from the Book
Important...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Bruce Bueno de Mesquita's & et al The Dictator's Handbook and NOT the original book.
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics (2011) is an examination of what motivates leaders in democracies and dictatorships. Authors Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith argue that those in power try to stay in power by catering to the members of their winning coalition, whether that...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince and NOT the original book.
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The Prince (1532) is a guide to success in statecraft for heads of state, whom author Niccolò Machiavelli refers to as "princes" throughout the text. Machiavelli argues that princes should cultivate the appearance of virtue, but that they should be willing to abandon kindness, mercy, and honesty as needed in order to retain and expand their...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Richard Haass's A World in Disarray and NOT the original book.
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In A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, diplomat Richard Haass argues that since the end of the Cold War, the world has become more disordered. Haass believes the United States should renew its commitment to security and stability.
World order in the modern era has been based on the balance of power...
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