Customer Review: This is a good summary of some of the news items that have caused outrage in recent years (Jena, librarians gagged by the "Patriot" Act, Katrina, etc.) with the emphasis on some people who stood up and made a difference. These stories won't be new to you if you've been paying attention, but it's... more info
Customer Review: This is a "slice of life" report on the reality of what is really happening in Iraq. It is nice to read a report that doesn't depend on the control by the neocons that is part of an embedded journalist's story. He was the first author to bring to me the news (since confirmed by Congressional... more info
Customer Review: The Goodmans have produced an exceptional expose' on the Bush administration's style of "freedom". It's the freedom to know what they want us to know. The press has been leashed/limited in their coverage of the war in Iraq. This was accomplished by the introduction of "embed" reporters during the... more info
Customer Review: This is an excellent well research description of the failure of the media to stand up for themselves let allow inform the public. The authors provide point by point details with strong source to back up everything they say.
Customer Review: There is another view of Haiti, mostly about sex tourism, but which includes a sarcastic riff on Haitian politicians that readers may find humorous. It's entitled Naked in Haiti: A sexy morality tale about tourists, prostitutes & politicians. Enjoy.
Customer Review: When Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations Security Council on Feb. 5, 2003 seeking to justify invading Iraq, Picasso's masterpiece Guernica -- arguably the world's most famous artistic treatment of the horrors of modern warfare, was covered with a drape. To date, no one has... more info
Irony is hardly the word to describe the situation of this hostage. Not only is she a stalwart champion of the suffering Iraqis including the ones who kidnapped her, but also she has little politically in common with the Italian Prime Minister who negotiates her release. The book was most... more info
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