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t r u t h o u t | Just over one month into a new year, and already America's mainstream media and political discourse is a depressing spectacle - again.
Fortunately, Truthout offers some refreshingly different perspectives via our Progressive Picks. Not just provocative critiques of America's misleading but dominant narratives - as offered by the likes of Noam Chomsky and Robert Parry in their latest books - but also solutions.
This month's selected works include alternatives put forward by Rebecca Solnit and Professor Richard Wolff - solutions to relentless vulture capitalism and power-hungry authoritarianism. We hope you'll find these ideas stimulating, and that they'll inspire you and help you to remember that, as Chomsky says, "you can make a difference."
To see our full catalog of Progressive Picks and order a gift, click here: https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=47325 (for orders within the United States) or here: https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=47356 (for international shipping).
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Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
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Interviews with David Barsamian by Noam Chomsky
In conversation with David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky discusses the hope offered by global uprisings and the new challenges to US empire. Chomsky takes on the harsh realities of consolidated elite centers of power, along with the possibilities for change through grassroots movements. Is there the possibility that the US and world might finally veer toward the arc of justice? "It's not going to be easy," Chomsky warns, "it never is. But you can make a difference. You just have to find your own way."
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
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By Rebecca Solnit
In her 2010 book, Rebecca Solnit illustrates that amidst disasters one can often find "constellations of solidarity, altruism, and improvisation." Solnit delves into five large-scale disasters to detail "the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster." These sparks of light, of human outreach during the most testing and grim times, are what offer us a guide to creating "paradise built in hell."
Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism
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By Richard Wolff
Richard Wolff writes frequently for Truthout and is an internationally recognized economist, specializing in alternatives to vulture capitalism; particularly, in this book, worker's self-directed enterprises. In "Democracy at Work," Wolff doesn't just analyze a crumbling economic system; he offers bold solutions that truly represent democracy in action.
America's Stolen Narrative: From Washington and Madison to Nixon, Reagan and the Bushes to Obama
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By Robert Parry
Robert Parry connects the dots about how the right wing has crafted a compelling but fictional narrative that has had a profound impact on the direction of the United States. This new account of a Republican propaganda campaign that has been spectacularly successful ranges from Nixon's campaign to undercut peace in Vietnam (in order to ensure his election), to the alleged cutting of a deal with the Iranians by the Reagan campaign to defeat Jimmy Carter, and more.
All of these Progressive Picks come highly recommended for Truthout readers and your friends and family.
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">Just over one month into a new year, and already America's mainstream media and political discourse is a depressing spectacle - again.<br />
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Fortunately, Truthout offers some refreshingly different perspectives via our Progressive Picks. Not just provocative critiques of America's misleading but dominant narratives - as offered by the likes of Noam Chomsky and Robert Parry in their latest books - but also solutions.<br />
<br />
This month's selected works include alternatives put forward by Rebecca Solnit and Professor Richard Wolff - solutions to relentless vulture capitalism and power-hungry authoritarianism. We hope you'll find these ideas stimulating, and that they'll inspire you and help you to remember that, as Chomsky says, "you can make a difference."<br />
<br />
<b>To see our full catalog of Progressive Picks and order a gift, click <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ns%2F1C6Cn57POd76QBcOVfZ2zYj9chf2n">here</a> (for orders within the United States) or <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YTUWJqeexcfpVTCrKSBQbZ2zYj9chf2n">here</a> (for international shipping). <br />
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">In conversation with David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky discusses the hope offered by global uprisings and the new challenges to US empire. Chomsky takes on the harsh realities of consolidated elite centers of power, along with the possibilities for change through grassroots movements. Is there the possibility that the US and world might finally veer toward the arc of justice? "It's not going to be easy," Chomsky warns, "it never is. But you can make a difference. You just have to find your own way."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>By Rebecca Solnit</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">In her 2010 book, Rebecca Solnit illustrates that amidst disasters one can often find "constellations of solidarity, altruism, and improvisation." Solnit delves into five large-scale disasters to detail "the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster." These sparks of light, of human outreach during the most testing and grim times, are what offer us a guide to creating "paradise built in hell."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">Richard Wolff writes frequently for Truthout and is an internationally recognized economist, specializing in alternatives to vulture capitalism; particularly, in this book, worker's self-directed enterprises. In "Democracy at Work," Wolff doesn't just analyze a crumbling economic system; he offers bold solutions that truly represent democracy in action.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>By Robert Parry</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">Robert Parry connects the dots about how the right wing has crafted a compelling but fictional narrative that has had a profound impact on the direction of the United States. This new account of a Republican propaganda campaign that has been spectacularly successful ranges from Nixon's campaign to undercut peace in Vietnam (in order to ensure his election), to the alleged cutting of a deal with the Iranians by the Reagan campaign to defeat Jimmy Carter, and more.</p>
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