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The Samaritan's Dilemma calls on us to restore the public sphere as a place where citizens can fulfill their moral aspirations. If government helps the neighbors, citizens will once again want to help govern. With unforgettable stories of how real people think and feel when they practice kindness, Stone shows that everyday altruism is the premier school for citizenship.

At a time when millions of citizens ache to put the Bush and Reagan era behind us and feel proud of their government, award-winning political scientist Deborah Stone offers an enormously hopeful vision of politics.

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more Buy It Online Amazon > IndieBound.org > Powells.com >	How to Rule The World The Coming Battle over the Global Economy By Mark Engler "Mark Engler offers a timely reminder that before Bush's boots and bombs there was Clinton's corporate 'consensus'... He then makes a case that there lies a third choice: democracy. Impressively researched and sharply argued, How to Rule the World is an essential handbook not for the few who do rule the world but for the many who should." --Greg Grandin, author of Empire's Workshop	more Buy It Online Amazon > Barnes & Noble > IndieBound.org > Powells.com >	Antiwar Soldier How to Dissent Within the Ranks of the Military By Jonathan W. Hutto Navy Petty Officer Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr. outlines the rights those serving in the U.S. military have when taking political action and protesting the Iraq War. More information about troops' rights and the book.
more Buy It Online Amazon > Barnes & Noble > IndieBound.org > Powells.com >	Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side Seeking Justice in Guantanamo Bay By Clive Stafford Smith "The best analysis so far of the erosion of civil liberties in America and Britain and the consequences for individuals and society, by the lawyer who has represented more prisoners in Guantánamo than anyone else." --The Economist on one of its Best Books of 2007 Read the author's testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in May 2008. Find out more about Clive Stafford Smith.	more Buy It Online Amazon > IndieBound.org > Powells.com >	Lords of the Land The War for Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007 By Idith Zertal, PhD and Akiva Eldar A New York Times Editor's Choice "[T]his important book...the first complete history of the settlement project...provides a detailed narrative of injustice." --New York Times Book Review Read other reviews on Truthdig and Ha'aretz.

Deborah Stone's Book Tour

July 7 - November 2 | Across the United States
Deborah Stone, a Nation Books author, recently published her fourth book, The Samaritan's Dilemma. Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect calls it "a brilliant and persuasive statement of the case for organized compassion—not out of sentimentality but for the viability of society and our own self regard as a decent people." Listen to her on the radio and get a copy of the book signed at a bookstore on Stone's book tour. Find the schedule here.

August 25 - 28
Jeremy Scahill covers DNC for Democracy Now!
(Democracy Now!)
Watch or listen to Institute Fellow and Nation Books author Jeremy Scahill grill lawmakers on everything from private contractors in Iraq to Afghanistan policy at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. For more information on what times the show airs and when to hear it on the radio in your city, go to the Democracy Now! website. MORE

September 13
2008 ELECTION: What's Really at Stake?
(Cooper Union Auditorium, 30 Cooper Square, NYC)
Come listen to Institute Fellows Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill (also a Nation Books author of Blackwater) speak at a benefit for The Indypendent newspaper at Cooper Union Auditorium in New York City. Additional panelists to be announced; meet the speakers at a special pre-event reception. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit indypendent.org or call (212)-221-0521. MORE

Blackwater

The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
(paperback edition)

By Jeremy Scahill

Collateral Damage

America's War Against Iraqi Civilians

By Laila Al-Arian and Chris Hedges

I See Black People

The Rise and Fall of African American-Owned Television and Radio

By Kristal Brent Zook

The Man Who Pushed America to War

The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi

By Aram Roston

How to Rule The World

The Coming Battle over the Global Economy

By Mark Engler

Antiwar Soldier

How to Dissent Within the Ranks of the Military

By Jonathan W. Hutto

Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side

Seeking Justice in Guantanamo Bay

By Clive Stafford Smith

Lords of the Land

The War for Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007

By Idith Zertal, PhD and Akiva Eldar

Deborah Stone's Book Tour



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The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army (paperback edition) By Jeremy Scahill

America's War Against Iraqi Civilians By Laila Al-Arian and Chris Hedges

The Rise and Fall of African American-Owned Television and Radio By Kristal Brent Zook

The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi By Aram Roston

The Coming Battle over the Global Economy By Mark Engler

How to Dissent Within the Ranks of the Military By Jonathan W. Hutto

Seeking Justice in Guantanamo Bay By Clive Stafford Smith

The War for Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007 By Idith Zertal, PhD and Akiva Eldar