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The Velvet Rope Economy: How Inequality Became Big Business
By Nelson D. Schwartz. 2020
From New York Times business reporter Nelson D. Schwartz comes a gripping investigation of how a virtual velvet rope divides…
Americans in every arena of life, creating a friction-free existence for those with money on one side and a Darwinian struggle for the middle class on the other side.In nearly every realm of daily life--from health care to education, highways to home security--there is an invisible velvet rope that divides how Americans live. On one side of the rope, for a price, red tape is cut, lines are jumped, appointments are secured, and doors are opened. On the other side, middle- and working-class Americans fight to find an empty seat on the plane, a place in line with their kids at the amusement park, a college acceptance, or a hospital bed. We are all aware of the gap between the rich and everyone else, but when we weren't looking, business innovators stepped in to exploit it, shifting services away from the masses and finding new ways to profit by serving the privileged. And as decision-makers and corporate leaders increasingly live on the friction-free side of the velvet rope, they are less inclined to change--or even notice--the obstacles everyone else must contend with. Schwartz's "must read" book takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of this new reality and shows the toll the velvet rope divide takes on society.You Say You Want a Revolution?: Radical Idealism and Its Tragic Consequences
By Daniel Chirot. 2020
Why most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure—and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremismWhy…
have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from these failures today, in a world where political extremism is on the rise and rational reform based on moderation and compromise often seems impossible to achieve? In You Say You Want a Revolution?, Daniel Chirot examines a wide range of right- and left-wing revolutions around the world—from the late eighteenth century to today—to provide important new answers to these critical questions.From the French Revolution of the eighteenth century to the Mexican, Russian, German, Chinese, anticolonial, and Iranian revolutions of the twentieth, Chirot finds that moderate solutions to serious social, economic, and political problems were overwhelmed by radical ideologies that promised simpler, drastic remedies. But not all revolutions had this outcome. The American Revolution didn't, although its failure to resolve the problem of slavery eventually led to the Civil War, and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe was relatively peaceful, except in Yugoslavia. From Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, and Cambodia to Algeria, Angola, Haiti, and Romania, You Say You Want a Revolution? explains why violent radicalism, corruption, and the betrayal of ideals won in so many crucial cases, why it didn't in some others—and what the long-term prospects for major social change are if liberals can't deliver needed reforms.A powerful account of the unintended consequences of revolutionary change, You Say You Want a Revolution? is filled with critically important lessons for today's liberal democracies struggling with new forms of extremism.The Trillion Dollar Revolution: How the Affordable Care Act Transformed Politics, Law, and Health Care in America
By Ezekiel J Emanuel, Abbe R. Gluck. 2020
Ten years after the landmark legislation, Ezekiel Emanuel leads a crowd of experts, policy-makers, doctors, and scholars as they evaluate…
the Affordable Care Act's history so far.In March 2010, the Affordable Care Act officially became one of the seminal laws determining American health care. From day one, the law was challenged in court, making it to the Supreme Court four separate times. It transformed the way a three-trillion-dollar sector of the economy behaved and brought insurance to millions of people. It spawned the Tea Party, further polarized American politics, and affected the electoral fortunes of both parties.Ten years after the bill's passage, a constellation of experts--insiders and academics for and against the ACA--describe the momentousness of the legislation. Encompassing Democrats and Republicans, along with legal, financial, and health policy experts, the essays here offer a fascinating and revealing insight into the political fight of a generation, its consequences for health care, politics, law, the economy-and the future.Hellfire from Paradise Ranch: On the Front Lines of Drone Warfare
By Joseba Zulaika. 2020
In this intimate and innovative work, terror expert Joseba Zulaika examines drone warfare as manhunting carried out via satellite. Using…
Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas as his center of study, he interviews drone operators as well as resisters to the war economy of the region to expose the layers of fantasy on which counterterrorism and its self-sustaining logic are grounded. Hellfire from Paradise Ranch exposes the terror and warfare of drone killings that dominate our modern military. It unveils the trauma drone operators experience, in part due to their visual intimacy with their victims, and explores the resistance to drone killings in the same apocalyptic Nevada desert where nuclear testing, pacifist militancy, and Shoshone tradition overlap. Stunning and absorbing, Zulaika offers a richly detailed account of how we continue to manufacture, deconstruct, and perpetuate terror.Who Was Richard Nixon? (Who Was?)
By Megan Stine, Who Hq. 2020
Learn more about Richard Nixon--one of America's most unpopular presidents and the only one to resign from the position.On August…
8, 1974, millions sat stunned as they watched Richard Nixon on TV when he announced he was stepping down as the President of the United States. He'd participated in a scandal that included secret tape recordings, a burglary, and a cover-up, and now his secrets and lies were catching up to him. How could Nixon, a man who had been reelected in a landslide victory just two years earlier, now be leaving office in disgrace? Author Megan Stine takes readers through President Nixon's life--from his childhood and military experiences during World War II--to his long political career and the Watergate scandal that tarnished his legacy and deepened American's mistrust of the government.The Eye You See With: Selected Nonfiction
By Robert Stone. 2020
The definitive collection of nonfiction—from war reporting to literary criticism to the sharpest political writing—from the &“legend of American letters&”…
(Vanity Fair) Robert Stone was a singular American writer, a visionary whose award-winning novels—including Dog Soldiers, Outerbridge Reach, and Damascus Gate—earned him comparisons to literary lions ranging from Samuel Beckett to Ernest Hemingway to Graham Greene. Stone had an almost prophetic grasp of the spirit of his age, which he captured with crystalline clarity in each of his novels. Of course, he was also a sharp and brilliant observer of American life, and his nonfiction writing is revelatory. The Eye You See With—the first and only collection of Robert Stone&’s nonfiction—was carefully selected by award-winning novelist and Stone biographer Madison Smartt Bell. Divided into three sections, the collection includes the best of Stone&’s war reporting, his writing on social change, and his reflections on the art of fiction. This is an extraordinary volume that offers up a clear-eyed look at the 20th century and secures Robert Stone&’s place as one of the most original figures in all of American letters.Palabra y poder: Manual del discurso político
By Yolanda Meyenberg Leycegui, José Antonio Lugo. 2011
Una valiosa herramienta para la comunicación política en el México de hoy, concebida y desarrollada por dos expertos en este…
campo, de acuerdo con las exigencias actuales de la sociedad civil y los medios. El discurso político tiene el objetivo fundamental de persuadir a un grupo social para que realice un acto determinado: emitir un voto, avalar una política específica, refrendar una iniciativa, etcétera. Por ello, un discurso eficaz requiere estar construido sobre una base retórica que garantice la implantación del mensaje en la mente del receptor; esto es, que lo convenza de sus argumentos el emisor. El discurso es también un instrumento de legitimación política, fundamental para conocer las posiciones ideológicas de los líderes sociales, de la propia sociedad y de los medios de comunicación. Su vigencia a lo largo de la historia como medio persuasivo tiene que ver con la eficacia con la que logra sus fines: desde la antigua Grecia hasta la actualidad los escritores de discursos han recurrido a diversa técnicas comunicativas tanto para organizarlos como para pronunciarlos ante un ágora determinada. Palabra y poder: Manual del discurso político es una herramienta que proporciona reglas y conceptos prácticos para elaborar un discurso claro, ordenado y eficaz. La obra está dirigida a quienes desempeñan la difícil tarea de redactar los mensajes que de manera cotidiana pronuncian los políticos en la arena pública. Los autores, Yolanda Meyenberg y José Antonio Lugo, han dedicado parte de su vida profesional a la construcción de discursos como piezas retóricas cuya finalidad es informar sobre los actos de gobierno, afianzar la imagen de la autoridad y legitimar sus acciones. Así, al finalizar la lectura de este libro, el lector será capaz de elaborar un discurso de calidad, no sólo en cuanto a su aspecto literario, sino también en relación con la solidez de sus argumentos retóricos.México en riesgo: Una visión personal sobre un Estado a la defensiva
By Jorge Carrillo Olea. 2011
Jorge Carrillo Olea, controvertido protagonista y testigo de la vida política nacional, ofrece su visión sobre hechos relevantes que determinaron…
el curso de la historia contemporánea de nuestro país, así como un análisis sobre cómo desembocaron en la actual crisis de seguridad nacional. Una visión personal sobre un Estado a la defensiva. Jorge Carrillo Olea, pionero en el estudio de la seguridad nacional y de los servicios de inteligencia en México, ocupó diversas posiciones privilegiadas durante cuatro sexenios -Luis Echeverría, José López Portillo, Miguel de la Madrid y Carlos Salinas- tanto por sus cargos públicos como por la proximidad que mantuvo con los titulares del Ejecutivo. En consecuencia, pudo observar desde la barrera de primera fila cómo se ha gobernado esta nación: con todos sus ritos, dogmas, valores, angustias, delirios, esperanzas, aciertos y equívocos. Sin duda, en la trayectoria profesional del autor hay muchos episodios insospechados y otros que necesitan aclararse, cosa que él mismo hace en esta obra. Entre otros sucesos, nos explica cómo fue usado el Estado Mayor el 2 de octubre de 1968; la peripecia para rescatar a Echeverría en la UNAM cuando fue agredido por los estudiantes; el papel que desempeñó México durante el golpe de Estado en Chile; el asesinato de Manuel Buendía en 1984; los momentos críticos que se vivieron tras el terremoto de 1985; la caída del sistema en 1988; el operativo donde aprehendieron a Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán en 1993; los pormenores de su gubernatura en Morelos y la pugna a muerte con Ernesto Zedillo. Tales elementos, en conjunto, le permiten a Carrillo Olea extraer valiosas conclusiones y hacer un ajuste de cuentas para conducir la reflexión hacia el crítico momento actual. En esa medida, el propósito del libro no consiste en esbozar una suerte de memorias, se trata más bien de hacer un riguroso análisis sobre el Estado mexicano y los problemas que afronta a partir de una clave fundamental: la seguridad nacional, condición esencial para la construcción de un proyecto de país que los gobiernos posrevolucionarios de cualquier orientación siempre menospreciaron.Aunque me tires el puente: Memoria oral de la batalla del Ebro
By Gabriel Cardona, Juan Carlos Losada. 2004
Los testimonios de los protagonistas de la batalla del Ebro, el mayor enfrentamiento armado librado sobre el suelo de la…
península Ibérica durante la Guerra Civil. La batalla del Ebro fue el mayor enfrentamiento armado librado sobre el suelo de la península Ibérica durante la Guerra Civil. Con ella culminaron, prácticamente, las grandes operaciones militares y provocó una hecatombe parecida a las de los combates de las dos guerras mundiales. Durante cinco meses, enfrentó a miles de hombres, que emplearon las más perfeccionadas máquinas de matar entonces disponibles. Sin olvidar la indudable trascendencia política y militar de esta batalla, los autores, reconocidos expertos en historia militar española, han preferido centrarse en los avatares personales, los sentimientos, las penas y esperanzas de los soldados que sirvieron en el frente del Ebro. Las fuentes de su trabajo han sido las cartas de guerra, las canciones, la memoria oral... testimonios, en definitiva, mucho más sugestivos y evocadores que los documentos oficiales y las frías estadísticas.Contemporary historians have transformed our understanding of the German military in World War II, debunking the “clean Wehrmacht” myth that…
held most soldiers innocent of wartime atrocities. Considerably less attention has been paid to those soldiers at the end of hostilities. In Postwar Soldiers, Jörg Echternkamp analyzes three themes in the early history of West Germany: interpretations of the war during its conclusion and the occupation period; military veteran communities’ self-perceptions; and the public rehabilitation of the image of the German soldier. As Echternkamp shows, public controversies around these topics helped to drive the social processes that legitimized the democratic postwar order.ETA. Las claves de la paz: Confesiones del negociador
By Jesús Eguiguren, Luis Rodríguez Aizpeolea. 2004
Un relato único de los diez últimos años que precedieron al final del terrorismo de ETA y cuya lectura ofrece…
las claves para entender su aún sorprendente resultado. El fin del terrorismo de ETA ha sido uno de los objetivos fundamentales de las cuatro décadas de democracia española. Se logró el 20 de octubre de 2011, en los estertores del Gobierno de José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Desde entonces, el terrorismo de ETA, que asesinó en su siniestra historia a más de 800 personas, ha dejado de actuar, aunque quedan pendientes su desarme y disolución. ¿Cuáles son las verdades claves del final histórico del terrorismo? ¿Qué papel desempeñaron los intentos de negociación, pese a su fracaso, en el final de ETA? ¿Cómo se conjugó el diálogo con la acción policial y judicial? ¿Cómo fue la rebelión del brazo político de ETA contra la banda? ¿Qué papel desempeñó el PP, entonces en la oposición? ETA, las claves de la paz relata ese final de la mano del periodista Luis Rodríguez Aizpeolea, que cuenta con un testigo excepcional, el presidente de los socialistas vascos, Jesús Eguiguren, representante del Gobierno socialista en las conversaciones con ETA que lo facilitaron. El libro arranca con las conversaciones secretas entre Eguiguren y el representante de la izquierda abertzale, Arnaldo Otegi, en el caserío guipuzcoano de Txillarre el año 2000, en plena ofensiva etarra contra cargos políticos socialistas y populares, y termina con la declaración de ETA del cese definitivo del terrorismo, once años después. El libro narra con todo lujo de detalles las conversaciones que protagonizó Eguiguren, primero con Otegi y luego con ETA. Tras la ruptura del proceso de diálogo por parte de ETA con el atentado de la T-4 de Barajas, el relato se adentra en el nuevo escenario creado, la presión gubernamental para que la izquierda abertzale decida entre «votos o bombas», en palabras del entonces ministro del Interior, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. ¿Fueron útiles esas conversaciones para el final del terrorismo? ¿La necesaria acción policial y judicial hubiera sido suficiente para acabar con el terrorismo?Perdonen las molestias: Crónica de una batalla sin armas contra las armas
By Fernando Savater. 2001
Este libro es la crónica de una batalla sin armas contra las armas. Desde el asesinato de Miguel Ángel Blanco…
hasta nuestros días, reúne los artículos -a la vez combativos y explicativos- publicados por Fernando Savater sobre el terrorismo nacionalista en el País Vasco, así como el debate polémico de sus habituales justificaciones ideológicas. Es un testimonio juntamente reflexivo y apasionado del compromiso cívico de un intelectual ante la violencia. Pero con frecuencia estos breves ensayos van más allá de las circunstancias del terrorismo en el País Vasco y configuran una meditación necesaria sobre el sentido de la democracia moderna, los derechos de la ciudadanía, la defensa del Estado garantista en Europa y las extralimitaciones de algunos guardianes demasiado celosos, etc. Una perspectiva diferente para quienes no se sientan indiferentes.Russian Politics and Response to Globalization
By Lada V. Kochtcheeva. 2020
This book analyzes the nature of Russia’s involvement with globalization. To date, Russia has mainly followed a course of selective…
openness governed by an increasingly strong state pursuing self-determination and its own vision of strategic objectives and forms of cooperation, rather than the projected reproduction of global convergence. It is also a country that is believed to be finding a new place and position for itself in the evolving global order, where European and American reflections shape the treatment of contemporary questions concerning Russia’s status in the world. The book highlights the problems and conflicts associated with political developments, democratization, economic reforms, and innovation, as well as societal perceptions and national identity formation. The world is shifting, with Russia developing its own vision of global politics and cultivating a pragmatic strategy based on national interest, one that supports globalization where necessary and opposes it where conflicts of interest and values are inevitable.Cuerpo a cuerpo: Cómo son y cómo piensan los políticos españoles
By María Antonia Iglesias. 2010
Cuerpo a cuerpo no es solo un libro de entrevistas a políticos de todos los partidos, de todas las ideas.…
Es el resultado de una apasionante aventura: la de aproximarse a los personajes sin máscaras. Para preguntar, para escuchar, para comprender. María Antonia Iglesias no es solo una gran entrevistadora, es una mujer que, desde su papel de periodista, intenta descubrir la realidad saltando por encima de los prejuicios y de los lugares comunes. En Cuerpo a cuerpo se reúnen sus mejores entrevistas, en su mayoría políticas, un subgénero condenado por su propia naturaleza a responder al día a día. Sin embargo, las de María Antonia Iglesias superan los márgenes de la actualidad para convertirse en el retrato de un personaje y de un momento de nuestra historia reciente. Quizá eso sucede porque aplica de forma generosa y constante una misma metodología, la que ella misma nos cuenta en la introducción de su libro: «Escuchar para aprender, para comprender. Éste ha sido el sentido último de las entrevistas que he publicado en El País en los últimos diez años y de las que he seleccionado para este libro las cien que mejor resumen el reto de enfrentar al personaje consigo mismo. Lograr que los entrevistados (políticos en su gran mayoría, que se blindan tanto) digan en alta voz aquello que piensan, pero que no tenían intención de decir, persuadirlos para que abandonen la posición defensiva y disfruten, incluso, con la verdad de sus reflexiones más recónditas. Ése era siempre mi objetivo en ese cuerpo a cuerpo a veces duro, estimulante siempre, en el que siempre también he buscado la verdadera inteligencia con el otro.»María Antonia IglesiasThe creator of the wildly popular award-winning podcast Hardcore History looks at some of the apocalyptic moments from the past…
as a way to frame the challenges of the future.Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology or capabilities ever peak or regress? No one knows the answers to such questions, but no one asks them in a more interesting way than Dan Carlin.In The End is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone.Combining his trademark mix of storytelling, history and weirdness Dan Carlin connects the past and future in fascinating and colorful ways. At the same time the questions he asks us to consider involve the most important issue imaginable: human survival. From the collapse of the Bronze Age to the challenges of the nuclear era the issue has hung over humanity like a persistent Sword of Damocles.Inspired by his podcast, The End is Always Near challenges the way we look at the past and ourselves. In this absorbing compendium, Carlin embarks on a whole new set of stories and major cliffhangers that will keep readers enthralled. Idiosyncratic and erudite, offbeat yet profound, The End is Always Near examines issues that are rarely presented, and makes the past immediately relevant to our very turbulent present.With the increase of globalization of business and industry IT products and services are often produced and marketed across…
geographical cultural boundaries without adequate consideration of culture There is a high probability that IT products and services developed in one country may not be effectively used in another country which may hinder their market penetration sales and use Based on research and practice Cross-Cultural Design for IT Products and Services provides a resource for human factors engineers designers and marketing professionals who define and develop IT products and services for the global market With its extensive review of cross-cultural theory and cross-cultural design literature it is also a resource for those who are interested in research on cross-cultural design The book presents an overview of the dimensions of culture that have implications for human information processing and affective response It examines a set of user interface design guidelines grouped into five areas language use of color icons and images navigation and information architecture Also it addresses physical ergonomics and anthropometry issues The text translates theory and guidelines into a practical methodology and discusses how to integrate methods of cross-cultural design into a standard engineering process for product development The authors review and reappraise theories models principles and techniques for design of IT products and services that will be marketed globally They provide guidelines for user interface design across North American Asian and other cultures Applying the guidelines within the methodological framework provided will enhance the usability and effectiveness of the IT product or service and contribute to greater user satisfaction increased productivity higher sales and lower product support costsA Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump
By David Plouffe. 2020
A voter's playbook on making a difference in the 2020 election and beyond from the most recognized and most successful…
political strategist in the countryIf you've asked yourself the question, what more can I do to make sure Donald Trump does not continue to occupy the Oval Office on January 20, 2021?--then this book is for you. A playbook for the common citizen, A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump addresses the many things individuals can do in 2020 every day, without having to leave their jobs, move to Iowa, or spend every waking moment on the election. In A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump, Plouffe's message is simple: the only way change happens, especially on scale, is one human being talking to another. It won't happen magically, it won't happen because of debates and conventions, it won't happen because of ads. It will happen because citizens take action. And Plouffe is here to help, with specific strategies and tailored talking points to make sure your time and energy aren't wasted. He lays out why different activities the average citizen can take can make a difference to getting to 270 electoral votes, how people can go about doing them and examples of where it's worked in the past. There are at least 65 million Americans who are likely committed to voting against Trump. It is entirely in our control to grow that number and make sure the support materializes in actual votes. Plouffe arms us with advice on how to defend against misinformation online, how to create and spread content, how to register and get out the vote early, how to make a difference in the battlegrounds and how to stay involved after the big election. Filled with stories from the last sixteen years, both successes and failures, as well as political strategies that have evolved in the wake of the breakthrough campaign that Plouffe masterminded, A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump is a pragmatic, specific, and very motivational guide for the path forward. A New York Times BestsellerMisunderstanding International Relations: A Focus on Liberal Democracies
By Scott Burchill. 2020
This book examines the ways in which the study and practice of international relations are misunderstood, both by scholars and…
politicians. It begins by examining critical errors in reasoning and argument which determine the way key issues in the field are discussed and explained. It then explores a number of case studies which are affected by these errors, including the legal status of the modern nation-state, the Israel-Palestine conflict, the idea of the Deep State, the relationship between the West and radical Islam, the impact of moral righteousness on historical understanding, and the role of class in modern Western politics.Wirtschafts- und Organisierte Kriminalität (essentials)
By Karlhans Liebl. 2020
In diesem essential wird versucht folgende Fragen zu beantworten, Zusammenhänge aufzuzeigen und damit auch Forderungen nach einer verbesserten Strafverfolgung zu…
begründen: Was verbirgt sich nun hinter der Wirtschaftskriminalität und Organisierter Kriminalität? Wie sehen die auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene verübten Tathandlungen aus, welchen Umfang haben sie und wo liegen die Probleme für die Strafverfolgung? Die Neuauflage wurde vollständig auf den neuesten Stand hinsichtlich der Entwicklung und des Umfangs der beiden Kriminalitätsschwerpunkte überarbeitet. Gleichzeitig wurde noch ein Teil, der sich speziell mit der Korruption befasst mit aufgenommen.This volume is devoted to the geographical—or spatial—aspects of population research in regional science, spanning spatial demographic methods for population…
composition and migration to studies of internal and international migration to investigations of the role of population in related fields such as climate change and economic growth. If spatial aspects of economic growth and development are the flagship of the regional science discipline, population research is the anchor. People migrate, consume, produce, and demand services. People are the source and beneficiaries of national, regional, and local growth and development. Since the origins of regional science, demographic research has been at the core of the discipline. Contributions in this volume are both retrospective and prospective, offering in their ensemble an authoritative overview of demographic research within the field of regional science.