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Abortion has been legal for nearly fifty years in the United States, but the threat to its existence has never been more pressing. Clinic escorts are prepared to stand up and protect abortion access, as they have for decades, even in the face of terrorism and violence. Collecting the stories of brave volunteers from around the country, interviews with clinic staff and patients, and research and input from abortion rights experts, Bodies on the Line makes a clear case for the right to an abortion as a fundamental part of human dignity, and the stakes facing us all if it ends.

La crisi economica ha messo a dura prova la sopravvivenza dei governi nella maggior parte delle democrazie avanzate. Essa ha inoltre contribuito all'allontanamento dei cittadini dai processi di rappresentanza, alimentando la delegittimazione dei partiti tradizionali e favorendo la radicalizzazione della competizione politica così come il successo di nuove formazioni prive di un vero progetto politico. Le teorie del voto economico hanno da tempo documentato come i comportamenti elettorali siano influenzati dall'andamento dell'economia.

En junio de 2018, la más atroz decisión de Donald Trump como presidente, llevaba meses operando en secreto, antes de que la mayoría de los estadounidenses se percatara de la inconcebible falta de humanidad que estaba siendo perpetrada por su propio Gobierno. Jacob Soboroff fue de los primeros periodistas en exhibir esta realidad después de observar, de primera mano, las condiciones bajo las que vivían los menores en custodia.

"Sin complejos" aborda el análisis de la situación actual desde la experiencia de los casi cuarenta años de vida política en primera fila de Esperanza Aguirre, quien hace un llamamiento a todas las fuerzas de centro derecha a iniciar un periodo de reflexión con vistas a reagruparse. Porque solo una derecha sin complejos, unida, que plante cara a los dogmas de lo políticamente correcto y esté humildemente orgullosa de la Historia de España, puede ofrecer una alternativa ilusionante y atractiva a los españoles.

En estas páginas se asoman las profundas divisiones dentro del gremio periodístico, la servidumbre voluntaria, el espionaje o la vigilancia a la que ha sido sometido, su precariedad laboral y no pocas dificultades o conflictos para obtener información. Prensa inmunda es también un repaso por la compleja historia de la prensa mexicana, desde aquellos años de control total de la información hasta nuestros días, con una relación tirante como la que AMLO ha establecido con los medios.

Guillermo Rivera fue el último ministro del Interior del gobierno de Juan Manuel Santos y a quien le correspondió la ardua tarea de mover las arenas políticas tras la derrota del plebiscito por la paz que, por un margen muy corto, perdieron los promotores del acuerdo de La Habana que le puso fin a una guerra de sesenta años con la guerrilla más antigua de América Latina.

"Io sono solo, Rachele, e vedo che tutto è finito." Così Mussolini nell'ultima telefonata alla moglie, a poche ore dall'arresto e dalla morte. "L'Ucraina non esiste" disse Putin. "E, se esiste, è una colonia russa." "Mario, che fai? Mi lasci sola?" Giorgia Meloni si aggrappò con una battuta a Mario Draghi che il 23 ottobre si congedava da Palazzo Chigi, dopo le consegne alla nuova padrona di casa. Sapeva quanto enorme fosse il compito affidatole dagli elettori in uno dei momenti più difficili del dopoguerra. Una "grande tempesta" che attraversa un secolo di storia italiana e internazionale.

Ulrich Wickerts zeitloses Werk über die Werte in unserer Gesellschaft. In einer von Corona-Verboten geprägten Gesellschaft ist Ulrich Wickerts Klassiker über Ehrlichkeit, Moral und Werteverlust aktueller denn je. Erliegt unsere Zivilisation dem ins Monströse gesteigertem Prinzip Eigennutz? Oder gibt es bleibende Normen, ohne die eine Gemeinschaft Schaden nimmt? In diesem Essay geht Ulrich Wickert an Beispielen aus Politik und Gesellschaft konkreten Fragen nach.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador le gusta mirar hacia atrás. Culpa a las administraciones pasadas de situaciones surgidas en su sexenio…y propone soluciones de 1970 para los problemas actuales del país. Luis Rubio analiza las decisiones que ha tomado López Obrador, enumera los precedentes que ha habido (y los resultados) y, con datos en mano, explica qué México se está configurando hoy. Encuentra,así, que tenemos un presidente más preocupado por el pasado que dedicado a construir el futuro, y cuyas acciones lo asemejan mucho más a Luis Echeverría que a Benito Juárez.

Racism can only be defeated if white people educate themselves and actively engage in antiracism work, especially in their inner circles. With this book, you'll learn how to change from someone who defends and protects racism to someone who fights against it. And you'll become an example to others that true allies are made, not born.

In two previous highly regarded books on the US Senate, Ira Shapiro chronicled the institution from its apogee in the 1970s through its decline in the decades since. Now, Shapiro turns his gaze to how the Senate responded to the challenges posed by the Trump administration and its prospects under President Biden. Shapiro documents the pivotal challenges facing the Senate during the Trump administration, arguing that the body's failure to provide leadership represents the most catastrophic failure of government in American history.

At a time rife with accusations of election fraud, The Vote Collectors shows the reality of election stealing in one Southern county, where democracy was undermined the old-fashioned way: one absentee ballot at a time.

Una buena estrategia trata de que nuestro candidato actúe con la racionalidad del torero y su adversario con la furia del toro. La política es fuerza, pero ante todo es inteligencia. El candidato más exitoso no es el más alto y fornido, sino el que piensa y planifica mejor

In Crackup, Samuel L. Popkin tells the story of how the Republican Party fractured into uncompromising groups with irreconcilable demands. Changes in campaign finance laws and the proliferation of mass media opened the way for newly energized groups to split the party. The 2002 "McCain-Feingold" campaign finance reform bill aimed to weaken the power of big corporations and strengthen political parties by ending corporate donations to the parties. Instead, it weakened legislative leaders and made bipartisanship toxic.

Our politics is broken, but it can be fixed. A real democracy is not only possible - it is an urgent necessity. Provocative, succinct and inspiring, The End of Politicians combines insights from the history of democracy with a critical understanding of the information revolution to explain how we can fix democracy by eliminating politicians and replacing them with a representative network of everyday citizens. The future of democracy has arrived. It is time for the end of politicians.

American democracy is at an impasse. After years of zero-sum partisan trench warfare, our political institutions are deteriorating. Our norms are collapsing. Democrats and Republicans no longer merely argue; they cut off contact with each other. In short, the two-party system is breaking our democracy, and driving us all crazy.

On 23 May 2019, when the results of the general elections were announced, Narendra Modi and the BJP-led NDA coalition were voted back to power with an overwhelming majority. To some, the numbers of Modi's victory came as something of a surprise; for others, the BJP's triumph was a vindication of their belief in the government and its policies. Irrespective of one's political standpoint, one thing was beyond dispute: this was a landmark verdict that deserved to be reported with intelligence and without bias. Rajdeep Sardesai's new book, 2019: How Modi Won India, does just that.

In November 1960, the Democratic party dominated Texas. The newly elected vice president, Lyndon Johnson, was a Texan. Democrats held all 30 statewide elective positions. The state legislature had 181 Democrats and no Republicans or anyone else. Then fast-forward 50 years to November 2010. Texas has not voted for a Democratic president since 1976. Every statewide elective office is held by Republicans. Representing Texas in Washington is a congressional delegation of 25 Republicans and nine Democrats.

No me canso de agradecer a la vida el haberme puesto ante este reto histórico: ser una más para cambiar a México por la vía pacífica y democrática. En este texto comparto cómo viví estos cerca de 150 días, entre cansancio, alegría, tensiones y miedos. Además, muestro el proceso que seguí, en donde expreso cómo di la cara. Y tal vez porque fue una experiencia personal fui capaz de invitar a otros a hacer lo mismo. -Tatiana Clouthier

Why has American politics fallen into such a state of horrible dysfunction? Can it ever be fixed? These are the questions that motivate Michael Tomasky’s deeply original examination into the origins of our hopelessly polarized nation. “One of America’s finest political commentators” (Michael J. Sandel), Tomasky ranges across centuries and disciplines to show how America has almost always had two dominant parties that are existentially, and often violently, opposed.