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By Ann Louise Bardach
As world grapples with the question of what an ailing Fidel Castro means for Cuba, comes the publication of this historic first English publication of his letters from prison.
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Following the Hidden Lives of Mexican Immigrants
By Gabriel Thompson
The immigration debate has become one of the most heated and polarizing issues of our time. Yet Americans remain largely ignorant about the actual lives behind the headlines and talk-show bluster. This book is an attempt to change that.
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How the CIA's Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb
By Nick Schou
Kill the Messenger is an unflinching portrait of the courageous but misunderstood reporter Gary Webb, who paid the highest price for his notoriety.
Read about the life and death of Gary Webb here.
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The Story of Frank Wilkinson, His 132,000-Page FBI File, and His Epic Fight for Civil Rights and Liberties
By Robert Sherrill
Frank Wilkinson was one of the staunchest defenders of the First Amendment. This is his story.
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Bobby Sands, the Irish Hunger Striker Who Ignited a Generation
By Denis O'Hearn
The life, resistance, and death of Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands inspired millions around the world. This is his story.
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By Jack Newfield
In this anthology of original essays, leading American writers discuss individuals who reconciled authentic patriotism with original artistic creation, unpopular opinion, and real moral principles. |
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The Man, the Myth, the Mania
By Jack Newfield
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Rudolph Giuliani is still remembered as "America's mayor;" the man who cleaned up New York and took charge when the Twin Towers fell. After 9/11, Giuliani was named Time's "Person of the Year," knighted by the Queen, and started charging $100,000 per speech. Now, he wants to be president. |
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The Politics and Friendship of W.E.B Du Bois and Paul Robeson
By Murali Balaji
W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson are both towering figures of African American history; their writing and activism remain influential and inspiring to people around the world. But less is known of the forty year friendship the two men shared. This is the story. |
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The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi
By Aram Roston
From an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter - an explosive biography that reveals the untold story of the man most responsible for the war in Iraq.
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Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America
By William Kleinknecht
Since Ronald Reagan left office—and particularly since his death—his shadow has loomed large over American politics. But his carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch-shattering, but not because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, economy and culture. Kleinknecht shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.
"'The Man Who Sold the World' is the most concise and well-thought-out argument against Reagan."
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The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi
By Aram Roston
This is the story of Ahmad Chalabi—fraudster, statesman, banker, math whiz, gourmand and aesthete. Emmy Award-winner Aram Roston's acclaimed and vastly entertaining investigative biography is now in paperback. Having tracked down forgotten Chalabi business partners and uncovered lost records, Roston reveals how this charming convicted felon, Iran ally and fugitive from justice in Jordan, managed to manipulate some of the top politicians, journalists and thinkers of the United States. It is a book that is always entertaining, often comical and impeccably researched. |
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A Portrait of Saul Alinsky
By Nicholas von Hoffman
From Left to Right, one man has influenced them all: Saul Alinsky. Radical is a personal portrait of this controversial mastermind of popular movements, a man who is often called the American Machiavelli.
"[Von Hoffman] cautions that some of the quoted material represents his best memory of 'things said a very long time ago." The result is literature, a charmingly picaresque, if over-indulgent, tale of a man whose job description was first, last and always Disturber of the Peace. The book's chief delights are its sense of place—Chicago from the 1930s through the 1960s—and the cast of characters who share the stage with the main player as he struts and frets so colorfully."
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April 23 - January 16 | Exhibition around the world
Institute Fellow and award-winning photographer is the winner of the 2010 World Press Photo of the Year contest. Every year following the World Press Photo Contest, the winning images go on tour. The exhibition is officially opened in Amsterdam as part of the award ceremony in April and can be seen at venues around the globe until the next year. The tour program takes in approximately 100 cities in 45 countries and is still expanding.
September 24 - October 5
Fatima Bhutto: Author Tour
(Across the United States)
Please join Fatima Bhutto as she travels from New York to Massachusetts, Oregon and California on an author tour to discuss her new memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword.
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October 5
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Herding Donkeys: Howard Dean and Ari Berman on the Future of the Democratic Party
(92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York City)
Nation Institute Fellow Ari Berman talks about his new book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, with former Governor of Vermont, Howard Dean.
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