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"CNN legal analyst Elie Honig analyzes how Attorney General William Barr has demolished norms and destroyed faith in the Department of Justice, turning one of the most apolitical and respected American institutions into a private law firm supporting and protecting its client: Donald Trump"--
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Twelve
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2023.
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xi, 285 pages ; 24 cm
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"BREAK THE WHEEL takes the reader through different solutions that will make way for a defining, generational moment of racial reckoning and social justice understanding. The murder of George Floyd sparked global outrage. At the center of the conflict, the controversy and the trial, Keith Ellison grappled with how to bring justice for Floyd and his family, and now, in the pages of this important book, aims to find the best approaches to put an end...
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2020
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An LA Times Best Book of the Year • A New York Times Editors' Pick • A Newsweek 25 Best Fall Books • A The Millions Most Anticipated Book of the Year
"Gripping and beautiful. With the artistry of a poet and the intensity of a revolutionary, Lovato untangles the tightly knit skein of love
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O'Reilly offers a detailed examination of how the decisions President Obama is making, the programs he is championing, and the support and opposition he is getting from others will ultimately impact everyday Americans. He backs up his analyses with behind-the-scenes information culled from campaign interviews with Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, as well as details of his confrontations with Congressman Barney Frank and others.
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"They Killed Freddie Gray exposes a conspiracy among Baltimore leaders to cover up what actually happened to Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured in police custody in April 2015. After Gray's death, Baltimore became ground zero for Black Lives Matter and racial justice protests that exploded across the country. State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby became a hero when she charged six officers in Gray's death, and the trials of the officers generated national...
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Este no sólo es un libro sobre el empresario de la política Eduardo Zaplana: es una crónica personal, irónica, ácida y descarnada sobre la construcción de una mayoría social que evolucionó a hegemonía política y derivó en un régimen que devastó la Comunitat Valenciana y sirvió de modelo para la España de la corrupción. Un sistema con raíces podridas y asentado sobre la anulación de la disidencia por inanición o compra con chequera...
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"Comparative Autocrats" delves deep into the tumultuous era of the 1950s and 1960s in Latin America, a period marked by political upheavals, revolutions, and the rise of several prominent dictators. The book offers a comparative study, examining the regimes of these autocrats, their ideologies, governance methods, and the lasting impact they had on their respective nations and the continent as a whole.Key facets of the book include:Historical Backdrop:...
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A Californian may vacation in Yosemite, Big Sur, or Death Valley, but many of us come home to an oak woodland. Yet while common, oak woodlands are anything but ordinary. In a book rich in illustration and suffused with wonder, author Kate Marianchild combines extensive research and years of personal experience to explore some of the marvelous plants and animals that the oak woodlands nurture. Acorn woodpeckers unite in marriages of up to sixteen mates...
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El de Gloria Elizo es un trabajo de laboriosa excavación, donde memoria e imaginación se apoyan para avanzar más allá de lo que en arqueología llaman "la línea de lo inaccesible", donde tiene su reino secreto la "España subterránea" del todo vale. La memoria con la que trabaja Gloria Elizo no es, exactamente, un viaje al pasado, sino la propia de una mirada que no acepta zonas de ceguera, a la manera de la becada, la centinela del bosque,...
10) El león enfermo y los zorros: La crisis y el Estado de Derecho en Chile antes y después del 18/O
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Ya en mayo de 2019 el abogado y profesor universitario Gabriel Zaliasnik daba cuenta de la "descomposición institucional" que observaba en ámbitos como el Ministerio Público chileno. Pocos meses después la crisis sería no sólo institucional, sino también política y social.
Zaliasnik ha participado en la discusión pública de distintas maneras, pero ha sido principalmente en sus columnas de opinión (mayoritariamente publicadas en el periódico...
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Finally the truth about the YouTube video Hillary blamed for Benghazi. The last thing Hillary Clinton wants you to read is the truth about the infamous YouTube video she claimed sparked the Benghazi attacks. That's why Cindy Lee Garcia-the deceived actress from the video-is Hillary's worst nightmare. She woke up the day after the Benghazi attacks to see her face all over national television, with Hillary blaming her for the deaths of four Americans....
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Durante más de 25 años, políticos y empresarios valencianos han amasado auténticas fortunas mediante una corrupción generalizada, aparentemente impune. Pero las grabaciones de sus delatores y las escuchas policiales han puesto al descubierto su mezquindad. Del "estoy en política para forrarme" de los años noventa al "dos millones de pelas" de 2015, Sergi Castillo narra con un estilo periodístico, ágil y riguroso las diez grandes historias...
13) La participación comunitaria en la formulación del plan decenal de soberanía y seguridad alimentaria
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La idea de innovación pública se desarrolla en la academia y en la práctica institucional del Estado de maneras diversas en diferentes partes del mundo. En América Latina la discusión es aún reciente. Por esta razón, el Laboratorio de Innovación en Gobernanza, Gestión y Políticas Públicas de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia se propuso activar la discusión alrededor de este tema para explorarlo de forma más profunda e invitar a nuevas...
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In 2021 the Prather Point was viewed almost two million times on https://JeffreyPrather.com alone. Global podcast service Buzz Sprout, placed me in in their top five percent for 2022.
Folks fell in love with my no nonsense, fact-filled, analytical, information intelligence.
They loved that my talks were based upon my faith, and my long years in special operations, psychological operations, Army Special Forces, military intelligence, and as a...
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"Führung bedeutet, den Mitarbeiter so über den Tisch zu ziehen, dass er die Reibung als Nestwärme empfindet", so lautet ein humoriger Spruch aus der Wirtschaft. Das scheint auch das Prinzip heutiger Politik zu sein.
Deshalb enthüllt dieses Buch, wie Politiker Macht erlangen, festhalten, Konkurrenten ausbremsen und vor allem die Bürger derart dreist über den Tisch ziehen, dass diese es meist nicht einmal bemerken. Dieses Buch ist Pflichtlektüre...
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Nigel Gann explains how English schools, provided by local councils and embedded in communities were, grabbed by an authoritarian government and handed to billionaire business owners. Administrators and academics with knowledge and understanding, built up over decades were, replaced by a new 'educational establishment' of hedge-fund investors and political cronies. Utilising the 'seven deadly sins' of corporatized schools, a new 'blob' turned a public...
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Corruption and greed goes hand to hand in Africa through those who had gone to fight for liberating the country Namibia. Once in power they plunder, steal and destroy the country and it`s resources through devious deals made with foreigners. We as a nation must become aware of they under hand methods and must enlighten each other to the fact of what's happening. That`s what this publication is about to informed the masses and open their eyes so that...
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La palabra "clientelismo" evoca de inmediato imágenes negativas, a tal punto que el discurso político y mediático la ha convertido en símbolo de uno de los principales males que la democracia moderna debe erradicar. Sin embargo, como muestra este libro, se trata de un fenómeno político y social de larga data, complejo y heterogéneo, un concepto indispensable para comprender cómo juegan las relaciones interpersonales en las diferentes escalas...
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¿Cómo generar una cultura laboral sustentada en integridad y ética? El ser humano es ambicioso por naturaleza, consecuentemente desea poseer riqueza y poder, pero esta ambición natural no justifica el uso de medios ilegales ni el abuso del poder o autoridad para obtenerles. Cuando el individuo utiliza medios nocivos para alcanzar sus fines, se convierte en corrupto, en criminal. Evitar que las personas saquen provecho indebido de sus puestos de...
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The 2017 publication of Betrayal of the Promise, the report that detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked a key moment in South Africa's most recent struggle for democracy. In the face of growing evidence of corruption and of the weakening of state and democratic institutions, it provided a powerful analysis of events that helped galvanize resistance within the Tripartite Alliance and across civil society. Working often secretly, the...
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