Political Science
GLOBAL DISCONTENTS: CONVERSATIONS ON THE RISING THREATS TO DEMOCRACY
Written by Barsamian, David
In a compelling new set of interviews, Noam Chomsky identifies the "dry kindling" of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire.
DEGRADE AND DESTROY: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE WAR AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE
Written by Gordon, Michael R
An essential account of the struggle against ISIS--and President Trump's way of war In 2014, President Obama overcame his long-standing aversion to large-scale military action in the Middle East and took the United States to war against the Islamic State. Assembling a coalition of regional and European allies, the U.S.
UNBELIEVABLE: MY FRONT-ROW SEAT TO THE CRAZIEST CAMPAIGN IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Written by Tur, Katy
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Compelling... this book couldn't be more timely." - Jill Abramson, New York Times Book Review From the Recipient of the 2017 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
OPEN SEASON: LEGALIZED GENOCIDE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR
Written by Crump, Ben
Genocide--the intent to destroy in whole or in part, a group of people.TIME's 42 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019Book Riot's 50 of the Best Books to Read This Fall
CASE FOR IMPEACHMENT
Written by Lichtman, Allan J
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year." --The Hill
DEMAGOGUERY AND DEMOCRACY
Written by Roberts-Miller, Patricia
A clear-eyed guide to demagoguery--and how we can defeat it What is demagoguery? Some demagogues are easy to spot: They rise to power through pandering, charisma, and prejudice. But, as professor Patricia Roberts-Miller explains, a demagogue is anyone who reduces all questions to us vs. them. Why is it dangerous?
MAKING OF BLACK LIVES MATTER: A BRIEF HISTORY OF AN IDEA
Written by Lebron, Christopher J
Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and uncompromising campaign demanding redress for the brutal and unjustified treatment of black bodies by law enforcement in the United States. The movement is only a few years old, but as Christopher J.
BEHAVING BADLY: THE NEW MORALITY IN POLITICS, SEX, AND BUSINESS
Written by Collinsworth, Eden
What is the relevance of morality today? Eden Collinsworth enlists the famous, the infamous, and the heretofore unheard-of to unravel how we make moral choices in an increasingly complex--and ethically flexible--age.
RATF**KED: THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE SECRET PLAN TO STEAL AMERICAS DEMOCRACY
Written by Daley, David
After Obama's historic election in 2008, a small cadre of Republican operatives began plotting the party's comeback with a simple yet ingenious plan. These men had devised a way to take a tradition of dirty tricks-- known to political insiders as "ratf**king"-- to a whole new, unprecedented level.