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The Ten Things You Can't Say in America struck a chord with eager readers across the country, exposing truths others have been too afraid to address. In his new book, Elder is out to slay entrenched and enmeshed special interest groups, government agencies with the capacity to meddle in Americans' lives and businesses, lawmakers who continue a pattern of outrageous over taxation, and those who would hamstring this country with good intentions. Showdown...

In this penetrating analysis, John B. Kirby demonstrates that certain New Deal liberals championed black rights as an inherent part of New Deal reform philosophy. He explores the effects the administration reform had on black activists both inside and outside the government, and assesses the thought of prominent black intellectuals. This original and vital study enriches our understanding of the New Deal, the African-American experience, and liberal...

"In Panic at the Pump, Meg Jacobs shows how a succession of crises beginning with the 1973 Arab oil embargo prompted American politicians to seek energy independence, and how their failure to do so shaped the world we live in. When the crisis hit, the Democratic Party was divided, with older New Deal liberals who prized access to affordable energy squaring off against young environmentalists who pushed for conservation. Meanwhile, conservative Republicans...

"When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on August 29, 2005, federal and state oifficials were not prepared for the devestation it would bring. In this seariung indictment of what went wrong, Christopher Cooper and Robert Block of The Wall Street Journal take readers inside FEMA and the Department if Homeland Security to reveal the inexcusable mismanagement during the crisis - the bad decisions that were made, the facts that were ignored, and the individuals...

Ralph Nader is one of America's most passionate and effective social critics. He has been called a muckraker, a consumer crusader, and America's public defender. The cars we drive, the food we eat, the water we drink-their safety has been enhanced largely due to Ralph Nader. His inspiration and example have rallied consumer advocates, citizen activists, public interest lawyers, and government officials into action, and in the 2000 election, nearly...

Former Black Panther information minister Eldridge Cleaver was a complex man who inspired profound adulation, love, rage, and, among many, fear. Target Zero brings Cleaver's controversial story into focus through his own words. This books charts Cleaver's life through his writings: his quiet childhood, his youth spent in prison, his startling emergence as a Black Panther leader who became a "fugitive from justice" by the end of 1968, his seven-year...