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So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? $14.95
Available for Pre-order (Expected Ship Date: July 29, 2013) This updated and expanded version of Marijuana Is Safer includes a new chapter on the Colorado victory and information about how supporters can model similar campaigns in other states, along with updates to research that supports the position that marijuana is safer than alcohol.
How to Enable Groups, Communities, and Societies to Do Things They’ve Never Done Before $24.95 Changeology is about influencing the behavior of human beings for the better. The book is relevant to change projects both large and small, and in almost any area of activity, but with an emphasis on key topics such as climate change, poverty, obesity, AIDS, and tobacco and drug use.
Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution $27.95 Gar Alperovitz speaks directly to the reader about where we find ourselves in history, why the time is right for a new-economy movement to coalesce, what it means to build a new system to replace the crumbling one, and how we might begin. He also suggests what the next system might look like -- and where we can see its outlines, like an image slowly emerging in the developing trays of a photographer's darkroom, already taking shape.
He proposes a possible next system that is not corporate capitalism, not state socialism, but something else entirely -- and something entirely American.
Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution $17.95 Gar Alperovitz speaks directly to the reader about where we find ourselves in history, why the time is right for a new-economy movement to coalesce, what it means to build a new system to replace the crumbling one, and how we might begin. He also suggests what the next system might look like -- and where we can see its outlines, like an image slowly emerging in the developing trays of a photographer's darkroom, already taking shape.
He proposes a possible next system that is not corporate capitalism, not state socialism, but something else entirely -- and something entirely American.
What the Vermont Independence Movement Can Teach Us about Reclaiming Community and Creating a Human Scale Vision for the 21st Century $19.95 Most Likely To Secede features a collection of provocative and forward-thinking essays from 29 contributors to Vermont Commons: Voices of Independence news journal. Written by cutting-edge citizens and entrepreneurs, the essays call for economic relocalization and political independence for Vermont, and, in some cases, nonviolent secession of the state (once its own 18th century republic) from the U.S. of Empire and the peaceful dissolution of the United States as a whole.
Rediscovering Community, Bringing Decision Making Back Home $19.95 Slow Democracy chronicles the ways in which ordinary people have mobilized to find local solutions to local problems. It invites us to bring the advantages of "slow" to our community decision making. Just as slow food encourages chefs and eaters to become more intimately involved with the production of local food, slow democracy encourages us to govern ourselves locally with processes that are inclusive, deliberative, and citizen powered.
Caring & Designing for Ourselves, Each Other & The Planet $34.95 This is the first book to explore how to use permaculture design and principles for people - to restore personal, social and planetary well-being.
People & Permaculture widens the definition of permaculture from being mainly about land-based systems to include our own lives,relationships and society. This book provides a framework to help each of us improve our ability to care for ourselves, our friends, families and for the Earth.
A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan $19.95 Leading international journalist Edward Girardet has been a witness to more than three decades of upheaval in Afghanistan. In Killing the Cranes, he recollects the events he has seen unfold in Afghanistan, beginning with the Red Army occupation in 1979, the collapse of the communist regime, the bitter Battle for Kabul in the mid-1990s, the Taliban takeover, and the post-9/11 US invasion.
In the paperback edition, Girardet has updated the book throughout and has written a new epilogue to reflect ever-changing events on the ground.
Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work, and Family $17.95 Feminists opened up thousands of doors in the 1960s and 1970s, but decades later, are U.S. women where they thought they'd be? The answer, it turns out, is a resounding no, and Madeleine M. Kunin says it's time for a change. Looking back over five decades of advocacy, she analyzes where progress stalled, looks at the successes of other countries, and charts the course for the next feminist revolution -- one that mobilizes women, and men, to call for the kind of government and workplace policies that can improve the lives of women and strengthen their families.
Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work, and Family $26.95 Feminists opened up thousands of doors in the 1960s and 1970s, but decades later, are U.S. women where they thought they'd be? The answer, it turns out, is a resounding no, and Madeleine M. Kunin says it's time for a change. Looking back over five decades of advocacy, she analyzes where progress stalled, looks at the successes of other countries, and charts the course for the next feminist revolution -- one that mobilizes women, and men, to call for the kind of government and workplace policies that can improve the lives of women and strengthen their families.
A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan $27.95 Leading international journalist Edward Girardet has been a witness to more than three decades of upheaval in Afghanistan. In Killing the Cranes, he recollects the events he has seen unfold in Afghanistan, beginning with the Red Army occupation in 1979, the collapse of the communist regime, the bitter Battle for Kabul in the mid-1990s, the Taliban takeover, and the post-9/11 US invasion.
With tremendous insight and courage, he examines not only the leaders and their visions, the resulting internal struggles for power and the deep divisions within the population, but also the invaders and their tactics, and the attending destruction and death visited on the Afghan people.
Uniting Populists, Energizing the Defeated, and Battling the Corporate Elite $17.95 Polls show that the majority of Americans oppose recent US wars and Wall Street bailouts, yet most remain passive and appear resigned to powerlessness. In Get Up, Stand Up, Bruce Levine offers an original and convincing explanation for this passivity.
How to Win Grassroots Campaigns, Pass Ballot Box Laws, and Get the Change We Voted For $14.95 Ready? You voted for change. You're getting mad waiting for change. Now it's time to make the change happen. The ultimate toolkit for progressives.
Neighborhood Patriots, Backcountry Rebels, and Their Underdog Crusades to Redraw America’s Political Map $17.95 It's been almost a century and a half since a critical mass of Americans believed that secession was an American birthright. But breakaway movements large and small are rising up across the nation. From Vermont to Alaska, activists driven by all manner of motives want to form new states—and even new nations.
The Inside Story of Obama's Promise, Wall Street's Power, and the Struggle to Control our Economic Future $25.00 In this hard-hitting, incisive account, Kuttner shares his unique, insider view of how the Obama administration not only missed its moment to turn our economy around—but deepened Wall Street's risky grip on America's future. Carefully constructing a one-year history of the problem, the players, and the outcome, Kuttner gives readers an unparalleled account of the president's first year.
Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education $14.95 The price of college tuition has increased more than any other major good or service for the last twenty years. Nine out of ten American high school seniors aspire to go to college, yet the United States has fallen from world leader to only the tenth most educated nation. Almost half of college students don't graduate; those who do have unprecedented levels of federal and private student loan debt, which constitutes a credit bubble similar to the mortgage crisis.
One Lawyer’s Campaign to Bring the President to Justice and the National Grassroots Movement She Encounters Along the Way $19.95 When journalist-turned-lawyer Charlotte Dennett became outraged that Bush White House officials were acting above the law, she did something that surprised even herself. She ran for a state attorney general seat on a platform to prosecute George W. Bush for murder. She lost the race, but found a movement—one that continues its quest to hold leaders accountable to U.S. law and preserve a Constitutional presidency.
So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? $14.95 Marijuana Is Safer reaches for a broad audience, including people who have never used marijuana and may be skeptical about the authors' claims. The book includes a detailed introduction to the plant and its effects on the user, and it debunks some of the government's most frequently cited marijuana myths. For current and aspiring advocates of marijuana–law reform, as well as anyone else who is interested in what is becoming a major political battle at all levels of government, the authors spell out why the message that marijuana is safer than alcohol must be a prominent part of the public debate over legalization.
How We Can Achieve Affordable Medical Care for Every American and Make Our Jobs Safer $12.95 On Sale: $5.00!
Millions of Americans lack health insurance; millions more pay for coverage that doesn't protect them from serious illness; and the status quo leaves Americans at the mercy of corporate interests. This persuasive argument from a passionate political strategist shows Americans how to take back the healthcare reins.
How Wall Street's Game of Fantasy Finance Destroyed Our Jobs, Pensions, and Prosperity—and What We Can Do About It $14.95 In The Looting of America, Leopold debunks the prevailing media myths that blame low-income home buyers who got in over their heads, people who ran up too much credit-card debt, and government interference with free markets. Instead, readers will discover how Wall Street undermined itself and the rest of the economy by playing and losing at a highly lucrative and dangerous game of fantasy finance.
$39.95 In a stunning indictment of the Bush administration and Congress, best-selling author Naomi Wolf lays out her case for saving American democracy. In authoritative research and documentation Wolf explains how events of the last six years parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th century’s worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, China, and Chile.
2-Disc Directors' Edition $29.95 Investigating parallels between our current situation and the rise of dictators and fascism in once-free societies, Wolf uncovers a number of deeply unsettling similarities—from the use of paramilitary groups and secret prisons to the targeted suspension of the rule of law. With this galvanizing call to arms based on her recent book, she urges regular citizens to take back our legacy of freedom and justice.
America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency $14.95 On Sale: $5.00!
Barack Obama approaches the Presidency at a critical moment in American history, facing simultaneous crises of war, the environment, health care, but most especially in the economy. If he is able to rise to the moment, he could join the ranks of a small handful of previous presidents who have been truly transformative, succeeding in fundamentally changing our economy, society, and democracy for the better.
How Women Can Win and Lead $14.95 Pearls, Politics, and Power is a call to action for new political engagement and leadership from the women of America. Informed by conversations with elected women leaders from all levels, former three-term Vermont Governor and Ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine M. Kunin asks: What difference do women make? What is the worst part of politics, and what is the best part? What inspired these women to run, and how did they prepare themselves for public life? How did they raise money, protect their family’s privacy, deal with criticism and attack ads, and work with the good old boys?
The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi $40.00 This profound work of non-fiction should be required reading for anyone who has ever had a job and everyone who believes that only fools limit their dreams for a better world.
The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi $24.95 This profound work of non-fiction should be required reading for anyone who has ever had a job and everyone who believes that only fools limit their dreams for a better world.
How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy $16.95 On Sale: $10.00!
Surviving America's Depression Epidemic delves into the roots of depression and links our increasingly consumer based culture and standard-practice
psychiatric treatments to worsening depression, instead of solving it.
The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm $17.95 On Sale: $5.00!
The page-turning account of a government cover-up,
corporate greed, and a courageous family's fight to
save their farm.
Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot $13.95 An impassioned call to action to Americans from all walks of life to restore the checks and balances—and our time-honored protections against abuses of power—outlined by our Founding Fathers.
A Documentary Film $19.95 In 1993, Larry and Linda Faillace had a dream. They imported sheep from Europe to make cheese on their family farm in Warren, Vermont. By 1998, their dream was turning into a years-long struggle to keep their sheep alive. The USDA believed the sheep may have contracted Mad Cow Disease and put U.S. livestock at risk. Even though no sheep in the world have ever contracted Mad Cow Disease under natural circumstances, the USDA destroyed the Faillace family's dream in March 2001, when dozens of armed Federal agents seized their sheep and slaughtered them. This is a story of optimism, heartbreak, politics, community, and family.
Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics $12.95 On Sale: $5.00!
Crashing the Gate is a shot across the bow at the political establishment in Washington DC and a call to re-democratize politics in America.
A Guide to Getting Your Message Heard by Millions on Talk Radio, Talk Television, and Talk Internet $20.00 Ready, Set, Talk! will help anyone--from the novice activist to the
sophisticated public relations professional--develop a talk media message,
prepare a campaign, and roll it out. The authors demystify the process of
identifying and analyzing potential media targets and opportunities, and
show readers how to develop media events for maximum attention and
continuing exposure on talk media.
The Penikese Island Experiment $25.00 Cadwalader, a Marine captain severely wounded in Viet Nam, recuperates but is unable to return to combat. Strongly influenced by his experience in the Marines, he recruits a small band of unlikely "teachers"--well-educated social drop-outs--and launches an experiment in the rehabilitation of hard-core juvenile delinquents. The site he selects is Penikese, a remote island off the Massachusetts coast. Once a leper colony, Penikese is slowly transformed by the students and staff into a self-sufficient school community.
Know Your Values and Frame the Debate $14.99 On Sale: $5.00!
George Lakoff explains in Don't Think of an Elephant! how the right has framed the notion of the political center, he presents both the most original and the most practical analysis of United States politics in many years.
Reading, Writing, and Revolution $15.00 Walking on Water is a startlingly evocative examination of teaching, writing, creativity, and life. Part scathing critique of our current educational system, part hands-on method for learning how to write, part inspirational life lesson plan, Walking on Water is a book to leave you breathless (but with dry feet) on the other shore.
DVD and Book Set $22.50 Featuring a lively interview with George Lakoff, television news clip, and illustrative graphics, this is a must see media tool for everyone who wants to better understand and communicate the progressive agenda.
Solutions from George Lakoff $15.00 Featuring a lively interview with George Lakoff , television news clip, and illustrative graphics, this is a must see media tool for everyone who wants to better understand and communicate the progressive agenda.
Know Your Values and Frame the Debate $10.00 George Lakoff explains in Don't Think of an Elephant! how the right has framed the notion of the political center, he presents both the most original and the most practical analysis of United States politics in many years.
Science, Surveillance, and the Culture of Control $24.95 Derrick Jensen and George Draffan reveal the modern culture of the machine, where corporate might makes technology right, government money feeds the greed for mad science, and absolute surveillance leads to absolute control.
What the World Should Know $15.00 On Sale: $5.00!
Guantánamo teams prominent international human rights lawyer Michael Ratner with political journalist Ellen Ray to reveal the truth about the U.S. military prison camps in Cuba.
Photographs and Essays on The Bread & Puppet Theater $35.00 On Sale: $10.00!
Photographer Ronald T. Simon and novelist (Insect Dreams) Marc Estrin have set out to capture the legendary Bread and Puppet Theater's magnificent drama. It is a partnership of stunning duotone photographs and essays that describe Bread and Puppet from its inception to the present.
$25.00 What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and experience that run between the massive lynchings in early twentieth-century America to today's death squads in South America soon explodes into an examination of the very heart of our civilization.
Recreating Democracy on a Human Scale $25.00 The Vermont Papers proposes a radical change in government. The authors are passionate advocates of such basic American values as self-reliance, tolerance, community aid, diversity, and liberty. Their subject is the plight of democracy in America. They argue that Vermont can show the rest of the nation how to govern itself democratically in the next century.
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