In 31 DAYS, Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days following Nixon’s resignation and the swearing-in of America’s "accidental president," Gerald Ford. The...

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In this dramatic exposé of U.S. penitentiaries and the communities around them, Sasha Abramsky finds that prisons have dumped their age-old goal of rehabilitation, often for political reasons. The...

A visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degration of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason ...

Beginning with his appointment as Director of Central Intelligence in 1997, Tenet unfolds the momentous events that led...

Senator Barack Obama reflects on the American ideals that led him into politics. Barack Obama has been hailed by voters of all stripes as a man of uncommon gifts and far-reaching vision. In THE...

The world's foremost institution on international affairs is proud to present a citizen's guide to Africa--a book that deconstructs the continent's complex issues and conflicts, as well as clarifies...

The diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood...

John Dean has become one of the most trenchant and respected commentators on the current state of American politics and one of the most outspoken and perceptive critics of the administration of...

“Economic hit men,” John Perkins writes, “are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around...