Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics: Activist Nation ...

Found insideThis volume examines the rising role that alternative media play in contemporary mainstream political communication.

The Turnout Gap: Race, Ethnicity, and Political Inequality ...

In The Turnout Gap, Bernard L. Fraga offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the causes and consequences of racial and ethnic disparities in voter turnout.

Usonia, New York: Building a Community with Frank Lloyd Wright

Usonia, New York is the story of a group of idealistic men and women who, following WWII, enlisted Frank Lloyd Wright to design and help them build a cooperative utopian community near Pleasantville, NY. Through both historic memorabilia ...

Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a ...

Found insideIn Audacity, New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait makes the unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Obama will be viewed as one of America’s best and most accomplished presidents.

Who Votes Now?: Demographics, Issues, Inequality, and ...

Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter ...

The Loud Minority: Why Protests Matter in American Democracy

The Loud Minority upends this view by demonstrating that voters are in fact directly informed and influenced by protest activism.

Off My Meds

Found insideHere is what some very famous people had to say about, “Off My Meds”.

Knockout: Fidel Castro Visits the South Bronx

Almost every time I told a bit of the story of Fidel's visit, people would tell me that I should write about it. Finally in 2014, I decided to do that and wrote this story to share with the world.