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Rebublican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the PartyBy Max BlumenthalBOOK TOURWashington, D.C. Politics & Prose Seattle, WA Town Hall Investigative journalist Max Blumenthal is famous for his left-leaning articles and videos, and lately he's leaning even further–right into the personal lives of the Republican Party's extreme right-wing forces. Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah, says the GOP's leading figures have more in common than just their power in conservative ranks: personal lives stained by crisis, ranging from mental illness to murder. Inspired by the work of psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, who asserted that the fear of freedom leads anxiety-ridden people to embrace authoritarianism, Blumenthal maintains that a culture of personal crisis has defined the radical right, transforming the nature of the Republican Party for the next generation and setting the stage for the future of American politics. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Portland, OR Powell's City of Books (Burnside) San Francisco, CA Berkeley Arts and Letters Los Angeles, CA Book Soup New York City, NY McNally Jackson Books |
Working In The ShadowsA Year of Doing the Jobs Americans Won't Do
What is it like to do the back-breaking work of immigrants? To find out, Gabriel Thompson spent a year working alongside Latino immigrants who initially thought he was either crazy or an undercover immigration agent. Combining personal narrative with investigative reporting, Thompson shines a bright light on the underside of the American economy, exposing harsh working conditions, union busting and lax government enforcement—while telling the stories of workers, undocumented immigrants and desperate U.S. citizens alike, forced to live with chronic back pain in the pursuit of $8 an hour. El Monstruo: Book TourFebruary 11 - April 13 | Across the United States
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