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On the 40th anniversary of the landmark Kerner Commission Report on civil unrest, this edition of the Journal spotlights former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris, one of the last living members of the original Commission, who discusses the root causes of the 1960s riots that rocked Newark, Detroit, and other U.S. cities. Harris reflects on his ongoing commitment to the cause of reducing racism and deep poverty in inner cities. Bill Moyers then interviews...

Dictionary of quotations by and about politics and politicians with more than 11,000 entries.

Examines the issues and strategies involved in successfully running for political office in the United States. Different segments look at how street organizations got out the vote in Chicago, a California gubernatorial candidate on a 29 hour bus-trip photo-op marathon, a consultant crafting a negative ad campaign, a revealing story of changing ethnic coalitions, a look at the wide-open Texas legislature and a portrait of a Texas state senator as he...

A searchable database of over 1,500 terms in the field of politics. Ranges in subject matter from John Adams and the Young Hegelians to Additional Member System and zero-sum game. The database also covers major political institutions, thinkers, and concepts.

Grammy Award winner India. Arie is back with a new album that includes the debut single Chocolate High featuring Musiq Soulchild. " ... Her songs resound with keen insight and warm passion."--USA Today. "Vol. 2" requires some time spent listening. Those who do so will be richly rewarded."--Billboard. " ... She's endearing even when she's preachy."--New York Times.

Examining energy conservation policies in six countries, this book analyses the role of governments via incentives, regulation and energy pricing and the nature of energy policy communities in which key players include energy and gas utilities.

"The September 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised difficult questions about the challenges and far-reaching consequences of dealing with political terrorism on an international scale. In this timely collection, experts delve into such critical topics as the root causes of terrorist acts, the relationship between authoritarian repression and terrorist movements, the most effective foreign policies for containing worldwide political...

"Now in its second edition, Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the theorists who have shaped Western political thought, from the ancient world to the present day. Alongside new entries on such figures as Cicero, Frantz Fanon and Carl Schmitt, other thinkers covered include: Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Mohandas Gandhi, Machiavelli, Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Paine, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Fully...

"Illustrated with maps and photographs, the Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics covers the current and past political development of Puerto Rico and the 20 independent republics of Central and South America and the Caribbean. Although the coverage begins with the independence movements of the late 18th century, the book focuses mainly on the 20th century. Each chapter includes a Country Chart listing relevant economic, political, and social data;...