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The Samaritan's Dilemma

Should Government Help Your Neighbor?

By Deborah Stone

Too much help makes people passive and dependent, experts say, and self-interest is the only motive that spurs people to work and contribute to society. The Samaritan's Dilemma challenges this conventional wisdom. We live by everyday altruism. So when leaders define the ideal citizen as someone who withholds help, good people are repelled by politics. 		bookone

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Blackwater

The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army

By Jeremy Scahill

Meet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the U.S. government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With its own military base, a fleet of 20 aircraft, and 20,000 troops at the ready, Blackwater is the elite Praetorian Guard for the "global war on terror."

Jeremy Scahill has won the prestigious 2007 George Polk Book Award for this bestselling exposé. On September 21, Scahill testified before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the use of private contractors in Iraq. Read the transcript here.

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Lords of the Land

The War for Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007

By Idith Zertal, PhD and Akiva Eldar

A New York Times Editor's Choice

"[T]his important book...the first complete history of the settlement project...provides a detailed narrative of injustice."

--New York Times Book Review

Read other reviews on Truthdig and Ha'aretz.

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I See Black People

The Rise and Fall of African American-Owned Television and Radio

By Kristal Brent Zook

The recent trend toward media consolidation has silenced the diverse voices that reached minority and marginalized audiences across the airwaves. I See Black People explores the precipitous decline of African-owned stations, and reveals why this failure affects us all.
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How to Rule The World

The Coming Battle over the Global Economy

By Mark Engler

"Mark Engler offers a timely reminder that before Bush's boots and bombs there was Clinton's corporate 'consensus'... He then makes a case that there lies a third choice: democracy. Impressively researched and sharply argued, How to Rule the World is an essential handbook not for the few who do rule the world but for the many who should."

--Greg Grandin, author of Empire's Workshop

Mark Engler is currently on a nationwide book tour.
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Clive Stafford Smith Testifies at an Open Hearing About the Treatment of Guantanamo Detainees

May 20 | 2 pm Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Listen to human rights lawyer, Nation Books author and lawyer for more than 20 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, testify before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight at an open hearing.

May 21
How to Rule The World Book Tour
(Across the United States)
Nation Books author Mark Engler is currently on a multi-city book tour that ends on May 21 to promote his new book, How to Rule The World. MORE

June 3 | 7 pm
True Crimes: The Untold Story Behind the Devastation of Iraq
(Town Hall, 123W 43rd St, New York NY 10036)
Listen to Institute Fellows Chris Hedges and Jeremy Scahill in conversation with journalist Laila Al-Arian and Seymour Hersh about the war in Iraq, the plight of Iraqi civilians and the role of private mercenaries on the ground. MORE