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American psychosis : an investigation of how the Republican Party went crazy / by Corn, David,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A fast-paced, rollicking account of how paranoia and conspiracy theories have long been major elements within the GOP and how these forces came to triumph under Donald Trump, AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS offers readers a brisk, can-you-believe-this journey through this netherworld of far-right irrationality and explores its interactions with the GOP. It tells the tale of how the Republican Party has turned into a conspiracy cult, kicking ideology and policy principles to the curb in support of a president who embraced and exploited--and stirred--the most bizarre and craziest extremism of the right. The Trump-incited insurrectionist attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was no aberration. AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS reveals it was a continuation of a long and deep-rooted tradition within the party, the result of a derangement on the right that has been accepted and often nurtured by the GOP. AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS entertains and enlightens even as it horrifies, and will be a crucial part of the roiling conversation under way in the run-up to the first post-Trump election. The story told in AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS covers the last half-century; from McCarthyism to the Birchers to segregationists to the religious right to the militia movement to Rush Limbaugh to the tea party and to Donald Trump, the Republican Party has encouraged and exploited right-wing fear and loathing that has been dangerously fueled by conspiracy theories, and now holds the entire United States political process in its grip"--
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories; Right-wing extremists;
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The free world : art and thought in the Cold War / by Menand, Louis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A history of the thinkers, writers, and artists who shaped intellectual culture in Cold War Europe and America"--
Subjects: Cold War; Political culture; Popular culture;
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Allah, liberty & love : the courage to reconcile faith and freedom / by Manji, Irshad.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Democracy; Islam and politics.; Liberty; Muslims;
© c2011., Random House Canada,
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Untouchable : how powerful people get away with it / by Honig, Elie,author.;
"A book about how powerful politicians, criminals and others get away with lawbreaking"--
Subjects: Misconduct in office.; Political corruption.; Public administration;
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The cult of Trump : a leading cult expert explains how the president uses mind control / by Hassan, Steven,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of America's leading experts in cults and mind-control provides an eye-opening analysis of Trump and the indoctrination tactics he uses to build a fanatical devotion in his supporters"--
Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Control (Psychology); Presidents; Public opinion; Rhetoric;
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American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / by Bird, Kai,author.; Sherwin, Martin J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967.; Atomic bomb; Physicists; Science;
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Too famous : the rich, the powerful, the wishful, the notorious, the damned / by Wolff, Michael,1953-author.; Wolff, Michael,1953-Columns.Selections.;
"The bestselling author of Fire and Fury is once again coming for some of the largest power brokers in America as he brings to light their lives, careers, and always equivocal end games"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Celebrities in mass media.; Executives; Fame.; Gossip in mass media.; Journalists; Mass media; Politicians; Publishers and publishing; Television broadcasting of news;
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Black skinhead : reflections on Blackness and our political future / by Collins-Dexter, Brandi,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For fans of Bad Feminist and The Sum of Us, Black Skinhead sparks a radical conversation about Black America and political identity. In Black Skinhead, Brandi Collins-Dexter, former Senior Campaign Manager for Color Of Change, explores the fragile alliance between Black voters and the Democratic party. Through sharp, timely essays that span the political, cultural, and personal, Collins-Dexter reveals decades of simmering disaffection in Black America, told as much through voter statistics as it is through music, film, sports, and the baffling mind of Kanye West. While Black Skinhead is an outward look at Black votership and electoral politics, it is also a funny, deeply personal, and introspective look at the fragility of Black culture and identity, ultimately revealing a Black America that has become deeply disillusioned with the failed promises of its country. We had been told that everything was fine, that America was working for everyone and that the American Dream was attainable for all. But for those who had been paying attention, there had been warning signs that the Obamas' version of the American Dream wasn't working for everyone. That it hadn't been working for many white Americans was immediately and loudly discussed, but the truth-and what I set out to write this book about-was that it hadn't been working for many Black Americans either. For many, Obama's vision had been more illusion than reality all along. When someone tells you everything is fine, but around you, you see evidence that it's not, where will the quest to find answers lead you? As I went on the journey of writing this book, I found a very different tale about Black politics and Black America, one that countered white America's long-held assumption that Black voters will always vote Democrat-and even that the Democratic party is the best bet for Black Americans. My ultimate question was this: how are Black people being led away-not towards-each other, and what do we lose when we lose each other? What do we lose when, to quote Kanye West, we feel lost in the world"--
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; Group identity; Social change; Voting research;
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The second coming : sex and the next generation's fight over its future / by Sherman, Carter,author.;
An investigative and critical look at how the post-Roe era is reshaping young adults' sexual experiences, politics, and relationships, drawn from interviews and cultural commentary.
Subjects: Internet; Reproductive rights; Sex customs; Sex in popular culture.; Sex; Social change; Young adults;
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Zucked : the education of an unlikely activist / by McNamee, Roger,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't. ZUCKED is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face"--
Subjects: Zuckerberg, Mark, 1984-; Facebook (Electronic resource); Online social networks; Disinformation; Propaganda;
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