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Sell us the rope : a novel / by May, Stephen,1964-author.;
"May 1907. Young Stalin - poet, bank-robber, spy - is in London for the 5th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. As he builds his powerbase in the party, Stalin manipulates alliances with Lenin, Trotsky, and Rosa Luxemburg under the eyes of the Czar's secret police. Meanwhile he is drawn to the fiery Finnish activist Elli Vuokko and risks everything in a relationship as complicated as it is dangerous."--Publisher.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953; Communism; Interpersonal relations; Social change;
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Why we're polarized / by Klein, Ezra,1984-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-296) and index.America's political system isn't broken: it's working exactly as designed. But Klein reveals how that system is polarizing us -- and how we are polarizing it -- with disastrous results. In examining the structural and psychological forces behind America's descent into division and dysfunction, he shows that everyone engaged in American politics is engaged, at some level, in identity politics. Now our racial, religious, geographic, ideological, and cultural identities have attained a weight that is breaking much in our politics and tearing at the bonds that hold this country together.
Subjects: Polarization (Social sciences); Right and left (Political science); Identity politics; Political culture;
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Injustice : how politics and fear vanquished America's Justice Department / by Leonnig, Carol,author.; Davis, Aaron C.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Throughout his first administration, Trump did more than any other president to politicize the nation's top law enforcement agency, pressuring appointees to shield him, to target his enemies, and even to help him cling to power after his 2020 election defeat. The department, pressed into a defensive crouch, has never fully recovered. Injustice exposes not only the Trump administration's efforts to undermine the department at every turn but also how delays in investigating Trump's effort to overturn the will of voters under Attorney General Merrick Garland helped prevent the country from holding Trump accountable and enabled his return to power. With never-before-told accounts, Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis take readers inside as prosecutors convulsed over Trump's disdain for the rule of law, and FBI agents, the department's storied investigators, at times retreated in fear. They take you to the rooms where Special Counsel Jack Smith's team set off on an all-but-impossible race to investigate Trump for absconding with classified documents and waging an assault on democracy ... and inside his prosecution's heroic and fateful choices that ultimately backfired. With a plethora of sources deeply embedded in the ranks of three presidencies, Leonnig and Davis reveal the daily war secretly waged for the soul of the department, how it has been shredded by propaganda and partisanship, and how ... if the United States hopes to live on with its same form of government ... Trump's war with the Justice Department will mark a turning point from which it will be hard to recover. Injustice is the jaw-dropping account of partisans and enablers undoing democracy, heroes still battling to preserve a nation governed by laws, and a call to action for those who believe in liberty and justice for all.
Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; United States. Department of Justice; Political corruption;
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In the mouth of the wolf : a murder, a cover-up, and the true cost of silencing the press / by Corcoran, Katherine,author.;
'In the Mouth of the Wolf' is former AP Mexico bureau chief Katherine Corcoran's pulsating investigation into the murder of a legendary woman journalist on the verge of exposing government corruption in Mexico. A gripping look at reporters who dare to step on the deadly third rail, where the state and organized crime have become indistinguishable, this book confronts how silencing the free press threatens basic protections and rule of law across the globe. Goodreads Giveaway.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Martinez, Regina, 1963-2012.; Murder; Political corruption.; Women journalists.;
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Big men fear me : the fast life and quick death of Canada's most powerful media mogul / by Bourrie, Mark,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The remarkable true story of the rise and fall of one of North America's most influential media moguls. When George McCullagh bought The Globe and The Mail and Empire and merged them into the Globe and Mail, the charismatic 31-year-old high school dropout had already made millions on the stock market. It was just the beginning of the meteoric rise of a man widely expected to one day be prime minister of Canada. But the charismatic McCullagh had a dark side. Dogged by the bipolar disorder that destroyed his political ambitions and eventually killed him, he was all but written out of history. It was a loss so significant that journalist Robert Fulford has called McCullagh's biography "one of the great unwritten books in Canadian history"--until now. In Big Men Fear Me, award-winning historian Mark Bourrie tells the remarkable story of McCullagh's inspirational rise and devastating fall, and with it sheds new light on the resurgence of populist politics, challenges to collective action, and attacks on the free press that characterize our own tumultuous era."--
Subjects: Biographies.; McCullagh, George, 1905-1952.; Globe and mail; Newspaper publishing; Publishers and publishing;
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Madam Secretary. [videorecording] / by Carradine, Keith,1949-actor.; Daly, Tim,1956-actor.; Ivanek, Željko,1957-actor.; Leoni, Téa,1966-actor.; Neuwirth, Bebe,actor.; Ramirez, Sara,actor.; CBS Studios Inc.,production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Keith Carradine, Željko Ivanek, Sara Ramirez.Season Four finds Elizabeth trying to achieve diplomacy despite many global enemies poised against her and new political rivals at home. Henry takes on a new role at the CIA, which sometimes puts him at cross-purposes with Elizabeth, both professionally and personally. In addition, this season, their daughters Stevie continues with her internship in Russell Jackson's office and Alison goes off to college, press secretary Daisy has a baby, and the president's chief of staff Dmitri returns.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Political television programs.; Cabinet officers; Families; International relations; Women cabinet officers;
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Charlotte Walsh likes to win : a novel / by Piazza, Jo,author.;
"Charlotte Walsh is running for Senate in the most important race in the country during a midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress. Still reeling from a presidential election that shocked and divided the country and inspired by the chance to make a difference, she's left behind her high-powered job in Silicon Valley and returned, with her husband Max and their three young daughters, to her downtrodden Pennsylvania hometown to run in the Rust Belt state. Once the campaign gets underway, Charlotte is blindsided by just how dirty her opponent is willing to fight, how harshly she is judged by the press and her peers, and how exhausting it becomes to navigate a marriage with an increasingly ambivalent and often resentful husband. When the opposition uncovers a secret that could threaten not just her campaign but everything Charlotte holds dear, she has to decide just how badly she wants to win and at what cost. A searing, suspenseful story of political ambition, marriage, class, sexual politics, and infidelity, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win is a glorious portrait of what it takes for a woman to run for national office in America today. Set amidst a disturbing political landscape unlike any other in history--with operatives who strive to win at any costs, an electorate that prefers disposable news, and unprecedented incivility from just about everyone--Jo Piazza has created an engrossing and timely novel for readers on both sides of the aisle"--
Subjects: Political fiction.; Marriage; Women politicians; Women; Working mothers;
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A is for activist / by Nagara, Innosanto.;
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Subjects: Social justice; Political activists; Alphabet books.;
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Horns and Halos by Beilinson, David,filmmaker; Galinsky, Michael,filmmaker; Hawley, Suki,filmmaker; Rumur Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Sander Hicks, James Hatfield George W Bush, Zack ExleyOriginally produced by Rumur Films in 2002.With Donald Trump's White House battling journalists and biographers, HORNS AND HALOS is a timely film that follows an author and small publisher as they fight a legal battle to publish "Fortunate Son," a damning biography of George W. Bush.. In 1999, under pressure from Bush attorneys, St. Martin's Press destroyed all copies of James H. Hatfield's unauthorized biography of "The Fortunate Son." But Hatfield found an ally in Sander Hicks, whose underground publishing company reprinted the book. Hatfield and Hicks struggle in the face of an emotional tailspin wrought by legal challenges and a public smear campaign.. Winner of Best Documentary at the New York Underground Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Chicago Underground Film Festival.. "Shocking...Absorbing...a rich tale of our times." - Dave Kehr, The New York Times. “Powerful and revelatory!” - John Anderson, NewsdayMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films. ; Literature; Politics;
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Clementine : the life of Mrs. Winston Churchill / by Purnell, Sonia,author.; Purnell, Sonia.First lady.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A portrait of Winston Churchill's extraordinary wife and her lesser-known role in World War II discusses her relationship with political mentor Eleanor Roosevelt, her role in safeguarding Churchill's health throughout key historical events, and her controversial family priorities.
Subjects: Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.; Prime ministers' spouses;
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