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La restructuration néolibérale des institutions économiques et politiques entraîne une militarisation progressive des forces policières et de leurs tactiques de maintien de l'ordre. Surveillance, infiltration, brigades spéciales, armes sublétales, arrestations préventives... en Amérique du Nord comme en Europe, il semble que tous les moyens soient bons pour neutraliser la contestation sociale.
Refusant de céder au schématisme habituel...
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The must-read summary of Mike Huckabee's book: "A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don't!)".
This complete summary of "A Simple Government" by Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and candidate in the US Republican presidential primaries, brings you a synopsis of the ideas of the author, who believes that nowadays we need a government that works for the people, and that it must be a simple,...
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In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets? is a combination of testimonials from the front lines and analyses of the broader context, an account that both reflects critically on what occurred in Toronto and looks ahead to further building our capacity for resistance. Featuring reflections from activists who helped organize the mobilizations,...
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The must-read summary of Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre's book: "Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID".
This complete summary of "Spychips" by Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre, both consumer privacy experts, presents their explanation of Radio Frequency Identification technology and the history and future of strategies that would be able to track even our daily life activities. More importantly...
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The must-read summary of Ron Paul's book: "Liberty Defined, 50 Essential Issues that Affect our Freedom".
This complete summary of "Liberty Defined" by Ron Paul, bestselling author and former politician, presents his argument that the liberty mentioned in the Declaration of Independence is not truly respected by any party hence that there is a need to embrace an agenda that does free the American citizens. He suggests ways of recognising tyranny...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom. As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines...
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In a time of social and ecological crises, people everywhere are looking for solutions. States and capitalism, rather than providing them, only make matters worse. There's a growing sense that we'll have to fix this mess on our own. But how? Deciding for Ourselves, in the spirit of the Zapatistas, demonstrates that "the impossible is possible." A better world through self-determination and self-governance is not only achievable. It is already happening...
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The emergence of a new wave of anti-capitalist activism on the streets of Seattle, Prague and Genoa has been accompanied by a growing interest in "autonomist Marxism." Steve Wright's study brilliantly illuminates the history, complexity and internal debates of this tradition ... A vital, lucid contribution to understanding how the red threads of Marxism are being rewoven into the fabric of twenty-first century radicalism.'
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'A powerful – even startling – book that challenges the shibboleths of 'white' anarchism'. Its analysis of police violence and the threat of fascism are as important now as they were at the end of the 1970s. Perhaps more so' - Peter James Hudson, Black Agenda Report
Anarchism and the Black Revolution first connected Black radical thought to anarchist theory in 1979. Now amidst a rising tide of Black political organizing, this foundational classic...
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The pursuit of freedom and justice is a timeless one, but new activists may not know where to begin, while more experienced ones often become jaded or fatigued. The task of constructing a new society, free from oppression and inequality, can be overwhelming. Tools for facilitating motivation, engagement, and communication can mean the difference between failure and success for activists and social movements. Educating for Action collects the voices...
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For years, we've been taught that capitalism is good for freedom. Dominant right-wing talk radio hosts to this day recommend "libertarian" classics like Hayek's Road to Serfdom and Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom that claim markets free us, and this picture still dominates the schools and the political spectrum. Well get bent, one percent, because Rob Larson's Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom puts big business under a microscope....
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Cutting through the haze of hatred and polarizing politics of our time, The Freedom Paradox offers an unexpected solution to re-unite America.
It was the best of times, and it now seems like the worst of times. The chaos, discord and hostility gripping America today are evident to all. The root cause of these woes, however, is not so obvious. Using his keen sense of cultural awareness, Bobby Albert answers the questions that are on our hearts and...
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A new, revised and expanded edition of an Ocean Press classic. This reader is the bestselling, most comprehensive selection of Che Guevara's writings, letters and speeches available in English. This volume covers Che's writings on the Cuban revolutionary war, the first years of the revolution in Cuba and his vision for Latin America and the Third World. It includes such classic essays as "Socialism and Man in Cuba" and his call to create "Two, Three,...
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'This is Irish history seen anew, from below, bristling with practical lessons for working-class struggle today' - Eamonn McCann
The 32 counties of Ireland were divided through imperial terror and gerrymandering. Partition was borne from a Tory strategy to defend the British Empire and has spawned a 'carnival of reaction' in Irish politics ever since. Over the last 100 years, conservative forces have dominated both states offering religious identity...
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Why have human rights become a defense for dictators and an ideological weapon for leftist political activists and advocates for global governance? The Debasement of Human Rights explains how profound contradictions in the idea of human rights around which international law and institutions and civil society campaigns are built have led to a process by which human rights has lost its meaning, and its moral power as an inspiration for those seeking...
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Thomas Paine is most famous for writing Common Sense, a pamphlet distributed during the American Revolution advocating for colonial America's independence from Great Britain. Now, collected here in a beautiful gift book volume are excerpts from this important historical American document, as well as several of his other writings.
Paine believed in more than just freedom in the form of revolution and overthrowing governments. He also believed in freedom...
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No professional group in the United States benefited more from World War II than the scientific community. After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, scientists enjoyed unprecedented public visibility and political influence as a new elite whose expertise now seemed critical to America's future. But as the United States grew committed to Cold War conflict with the Soviet Union and the ideology of anticommunism came to dominate American politics,...
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Let Adam Brandon, one of America's leading activists, explain the past, the present, and the future of American conservatism-from Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan to the rise of the Tea Party and the fight against Obamacare to the election of Donald Trump and his battle to drain the swamp in Washington-and offer advice from his unique perspective on how to bridge the generational and political divides in the United States for a better future.
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The Iranian feminist movement has faced many challenges, including the divide between secular and Islamic feminists and those inside and outside Iran. However, collaborations between Iranian feminist activists, including those outside Iran, have helped break down these walls. One significant contribution to the feminist movement in Iran was the feminist magazine "Zanan," which featured interviews with prominent intellectuals and reformists, including...
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Einstein arrived in the United States in 1933, the year the Nazis rose to power in Germany. From that moment until he died in 1955, J. Edgar Hoover's FBI-with other agencies-feverishly collected "derogatory information" to undermine the renowned scientist's influence and destroy his reputation.
With material accessed under the Freedom of Information Act, Fred Jerome reveals the depth of, and the reasons for, this massive anti-Einstein campaign. He...
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