War in Heaven: Stopping the Arms Race in Outer Space Before It's Too Late1 review Helen Caldicott, Craig Eisendrath New Press, 2007 A Well Done anti-Bush Polemical This book is a history of the military uses of space, the treaties that exist about space, and the development of space oriented weapons. It is also a plea that we not militarize space. It is well written, well intended, well thought out but I'm afraid pointless. Mankind has militarized ...             Original Zinn: Conversations on History and Politics1 review Howard Zinn Harper Perennial, 2006 Conversing with Zinn Howard Zinn not only makes history worth reading - he makes history. Historian, political activist, octogenarian and bestselling author of A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, he has been interviewed by Alternative Radio's David Barsamian (alternativeradio.org) a number of times over the past ...             End Times: The Death of the Fourth Estate (Counterpunch)1 review Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair AK Press, 2006 Essential reading for anyone interested in free speech and media democracy! Recently, I obtained a copy of this excellent CounterPunch anthology by becoming a member of the Friends of AK Press, something you too should consider if you're interested in cutting-edge radical thought. Exposing the corporate media as a propaganda organ of the reactionary right, "End Games" is a ...             Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media78 reviews William F. Buckley, Noam Chomsky Zeitgeist Films, 2002 The movie that has become a movement. + talk about "must see" + If Only Everyone in America Would See This Film This is more than a film, "Manufacturing Consent" has long been a tool of peace workers who wanted to inform others of the shameful U.S. policies toward countries like East Timor. This film's segment regarding the U.S. support of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor was used to raise awareness and ...             Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies That Work For All Of Us5 reviews Holly Sklar, Laryssa Mykyta, ... South End Press, 2008 Every member of Congress should read this book! + A Critical Problem That Still Calls for Reform + Everyone, rich or poor should read this book As Congress prepares to debate the national minimum wage this Fall, there couldn't be a more timely or compelling book. At first I was a bit surprised to see this coming from the Ms. Foundation for Women, and while it may be an expansion of their advocacy work, they seem to have assembled an ...             Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism45 reviews Cornel West Penguin Press HC, The, 2004 Personal tastes of Cornel West + Preach it, Brother West! + Audio CD: Concentrate to follow This book is a brilliantly written analysis of racism and democracy in America. My one complaint, and the reason I didn't add that fifth star, is that West incorporates his personal tastes- his love of jazz and the blues, and his fondness for the writings of Toni Morrison- as integral to an ...             Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development (Initiative for Policy Dialogue Series C)6 reviews Joseph E. Stiglitz, Andrew Charlton Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 A radical new trade model + Enlighting book + very interesting - a great global economics intro + Must read for those interested in Fair Trade             Targeting Iran (City Lights Open Media)5 reviews David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky, ... City Lights Publishers, 2007 Interviews on the Past, Present & Future of the U.S.-Iran Relationship + Clear, simple arguments to counter the warmongering against Iran + unknown society + Iran is not the enemy! + Target Iran             All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life10 reviews Winona LaDuke South End Press, 1999 Becoming Native to America + Winona La Duke's ALL OUR RELATIONS Must Read + The ring of truth is heard loud and clear.... + Truth, told with powerful clarity + Written by a True Patriot             Culture and Resistance: Conversations with Edward W. Said3 reviews Edward W. Said South End Press, 2008 Sane Politics in Israel/Palestine + Edward Said at the rendezvous of victory + Said's eloquent post-9/11 summing up of the world Edward Said died on September 25, 2003, after a long battle with leukemia, and along with him the foremost voice for justice for Palestinians in the United States. The six conversations herein took place between 1999 and 2003. Despite the gravity of the subject material, this is an interesting ...             Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists and Activists Are Fueling the Climate ...25 reviews Ross Gelbspan, 2004 The Cusp of a Change + Incendiary Indictment of Big Business and the Press + If global warming is myth, why are the insurers hedging towards disaster? + Enviro-skeptics are barbarians at the gate!             The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East127 reviews Robert Fisk Vintage, 2007 well worth the weight + Must Read stuff + Easily one of the best books I've ever read + Long read + Brilliant but lengthy treatise on how the Middle East "situation" came to be             The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America50 reviews Jonathan Kozol Three Rivers Press, 2006 Fighting for America's Second Class Citizens + great look too much After his time spent as an educator, Jonathan Kozol devoted his career to that of an educational reform activist. He has visited what seems like thousands of schools throughout the United States and the communities that make up those schools to bear witness to the shameful secret that lies hidden ...             Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media7 reviews Jeff Cohen Polipoint Press, 2006 Review: Cable News Confidenial + Begins to explain the horse race politics has become + Cohen explains my frustrations well + Great book! + Interesting read             Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country--And It's Time to Take It Back83 reviews Jim Hightower Viking Adult, 2003 It's the Corporations Stupid + Lots of Complaining, but some good points + We've Been Sold and Don't Even Know It Though no one will just come out and call it what it is, Jim Hightower comes the closest to saying, "Our government is being corrupted by public corporations and these corporations must be regulated." "Thieves in High Places" is written in Hightower's humorous, down-home Texas voice, but the book ...             Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World (American Empire Project)25 reviews Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian Metropolitan Books, 2005 the hobo philosopher + Good intro + Good intro for new readers of Chomsky + Delighted to get an update from one of the most articulate and perspicacious political writers of our time.             Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America99 reviews Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose Vintage, 2004 A must read for every American regardless of political affiliation. + Entertaining, But Out of Date + Oh How I Miss Molly! + Dear Molly             War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death28 reviews Norman Solomon Wiley, 2006 American propoganda arm + Hauntingly reminescent + Inspiring, compelling criticism of American media + Why have so many presidents lied to the people? + War Marketing for Dummies...             Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians10 reviews Laura Flanders Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 Campaigns not Candidates + Wanders, But I Finished It + Has A Winning Strategy + This American Life: Flanders is a Political Ira Glass             Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future48 reviews Bill McKibben Times Books, 2007 Changed the way I see the world + Hope for New Economic Perspectives + A bit repetitive, but incredibly powerful. + An interesting study on what is and what should be valuable