How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict
By William Ury
Publisher: Harper Business
Recommended by: Bob B.
The author of the world’s best-selling book on negotiation draws on his nearly fifty years of experience and knowledge grappling with the world’s toughest conflicts to offer a way out of the seemingly impossible problems of our time.
NY Times, JANUARY 8, 2024
by Michelle Goldberg, Opinion Columnist
“Whether or not it was savvy for Biden to center his first campaign speech of the year on the danger Trump poses to democracy, his words had the virtue of being true. ‘Trump’s assault on democracy isn’t just part of his past,’ Biden said in the speech. ‘It’s what he’s promising for the future. He’s being straightforward. He’s not hiding the ball.’”
By: Cassidy Hutchinson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Recommended by: Cindi S.
September 26, 2023
Hutchinson was faced with a choice between loyalty to the Trump administration or loyalty to the country by revealing what she saw and heard in the attempt to overthrow a democratic election. She bravely came forward to become the pivotal witness in the House January 6 investigations, as her testimony transfixed and stunned the nation. In her memoir, Hutchinson reveals the struggle between the pressures she confronted to toe the party line and the demands of the oath she swore to defend American democracy.
How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
By: Adam Schiff
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
The vital inside account of American democracy in its darkest hour, from the rise of autocracy unleashed by Trump to the January 6 insurrection, and a warning that those forces remain as potent as ever – from the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald J. Trump.
Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy
By: Stephanie Kelton
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Recommended by: Bob B.
Stephanie Kelton’s brilliant exploration of modern monetary theory (MMT) dramatically changes our understanding of how we can best deal with crucial issues ranging from poverty and inequality to creating jobs, expanding health care coverage, climate change, and building resilient infrastructure. Any ambitious proposal, however, inevitably runs into the buzz saw of how to find the money to pay for it, rooted in myths about deficits that are hobbling us as a country. David French discusses his book with Jonathan Rauch hosted by Institute for Humane Studies
