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Greedy corporate interests have been lying to us for centuries.
Here’s an illustrated, entertaining road map for navigating
through their hypocrisy and deception From praising the health
benefits of cigarettes to moralizing on the character-building
qualities of child labor, rich corporate overlords have gone to
astonishing, often morally indefensible lengths to defend their
profits. Since the dawn of capitalism, they’ve told the same lies
over and over to explain why their bottom line is always more
important than the greater good: You say you want to raise the
federal minimum wage? Why, you’ll only make things worse for the
very people you want to help! Should we hold polluters accountable
for the toxins they’re dumping in our air and water? No, the free
market will save us! Can we raise taxes on the rich to pay for
universal healthcare? Of course not—that will kill jobs!
Affordable childcare? Socialism! It’s always the same tired
threats and finger-pointing, in a concentrated campaign to keep
wealth and power in the hands of the wealthy and powerful.
Corporate Bullsh*t will help you identify this pernicious
propaganda for the wealthiest 1 percent, and teach you how to fight
back. Structured around some of the most egregious statements ever
made by the rich and powerful, the book identifies six categories
of falsehoods that repeatedly thwart progress on issues including
civil rights, wealth inequality, climate change, voting rights, gun
responsibility, and more. With amazing illustrations and a sharp
sense of humor, Corporate Bullsh*t teaches readers how to never get
conned, bamboozled, or ripped off ever again.
In the past two decades tango has experienced a popular resurgence
worldwide. Almost universally familiar as a dance form, tango is
also a distinctive genre of song or cancion that was born in the
impoverished outskirts of late 19th-century Buenos Aires. Whether
sung in Spanish, or as would happen later, Italian, Russia,
twenty-six songs illustrate the growth and diversity of tango from
its Argentine roots to its dissemination throughout Europe and into
the Middle East and beyond. These songs are represented both in
print - with melody lines, chord boxes and lyrics in their original
language and in English - and through classic recordings by the
original artists on the accompanying CD. The CD features 26 classic
recordings by the original artists.
By consolidating forty years of Zigler's research with the work of other major researchers in the field of personality, this book provides a single resource for students, researchers, and professionals working in the field of mental retardation. The basic focus is that although cognitive impairment is a defining feature, personality, emotions, and motivation play a significant role in the behavior of individuals with mental retardation. The comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and practical considerations provided in this book has relevance in identifying, educating, and integrating mentally retarded individuals into society.
NOW IN PAPERBACK The book the American Prospect calls "an essential
resource for future reformers on how not to govern," by America's
leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian
"An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on
public goods and the commons." -Naomi Klein A sweeping expose of
the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their
power and diminish democracy, the hardcover edition of The
Privatization of Everything elicited a wide spectrum of praise:
Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a strong, economics-based argument for
restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gains,"
Literary Hub featured the book on a Best Nonfiction list, calling
it "a far-reaching, comprehensible, and necessary book," and
Publishers Weekly dubbed it a "persuasive takedown of the idea that
the private sector knows best." From Diane Ravitch ("an important
new book about the dangers of privatization") to Heather McGhee ("a
well-researched call to action"), the rave reviews mirror the
expansive nature of the book itself, covering the impact of
privatization on every aspect of our lives, from water and trash
collection to the justice system and the military. Cohen and
Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens can-and are-wresting back
what is ours: A Montana city took back its water infrastructure
after finding that they could do it better and cheaper. Colorado
towns fought back well-funded campaigns to preserve telecom
monopolies and hamstring public broadband. A motivated lawyer
fought all the way to the Supreme Court after the state of Georgia
erected privatized paywalls around its legal code. "Enlightening
and sobering" (Rosanne Cash), The Privatization of Everything
connects the dots across a wide range of issues and offers what
Cash calls "a progressive voice with a firm eye on justice [that]
can carefully parse out complex issues for those of us who take
pride in citizenship."
The book the American Prospect calls "an essential resource for
future reformers on how not to govern," by America's leading
defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian "An
essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public
goods and the commons." -Naomi Klein A sweeping expose of the ways
in which private interests strip public goods of their power and
diminish democracy, The Privatization of Everything has elicited a
wide spectrum of praise: Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a strong,
economics-based argument for restoring the boundaries between
public goods and private gains," Literary Hub featured the book on
a Best Nonfiction list, calling it "a far-reaching, comprehensible,
and necessary book," and Publishers Weekly dubbed it a "persuasive
takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best." From
Diane Ravitch ("an important new book about the dangers of
privatization") to Heather McGhee ("a well-researched call to
action"), the rave reviews mirror the expansive nature of the book
itself, covering the impact of privatization on every aspect of our
lives, from water and trash collection to the justice system and
the military. Cohen and Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens
can-and are-wresting back what is ours: A Montana city took back
its water infrastructure after finding that they could do it better
and cheaper. Colorado towns fought back well-funded campaigns to
preserve telecom monopolies and hamstring public broadband. A
motivated lawyer fought all the way to the Supreme Court after the
state of Georgia erected privatized paywalls around its legal code.
"Enlightening and sobering" (Rosanne Cash), The Privatization of
Everything connects the dots across a wide range of issues and
offers what Cash calls "a progressive voice with a firm eye on
justice [that] can carefully parse out complex issues for those of
us who take pride in citizenship."
By consolidating forty years of Zigler's research with the work of other major researchers in the field of personality, this book provides a single resource for students, researchers, and professionals working in the field of mental retardation. The basic focus is that although cognitive impairment is a defining feature, personality, emotions, and motivation play a significant role in the behavior of individuals with mental retardation. The comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and practical considerations provided in this book has relevance in identifying, educating, and integrating mentally retarded individuals into society.
When I was 16 my mother took me to an industrial psychologist.
"My boy a writer?" she cried. "Better a lawyer," they agreed.
"Write only if compelled to," he advised.
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