Democracy for New Hampshire - Books

An Agenda For Change is Unveiled

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:18:03 -0400

I invite reader comments on my new e-book “For a United America – An Agenda For Change” available for free download at www.aamerica.us.

The book hypothesizes that the political challenges faced by the United States will not go away, regardless of which presidential candidate is chosen, because the political system itself has been weakened and the people have lost confidence in it. Unless the integrity of the political system is enhanced, the issues facing the nation are unlikely to be resolved.

The book pinpoints the disconnects that exist between the constituents and their representatives, and how partisan forces prevent progress on the issues. It outlines a comprehensive agenda for change that can strengthen the political system with the active support of the people, discusses how power-sharing arrangements in Congress can improve its outlook, and suggests how various political protocols can be strengthened to deal with political emergencies.

The Power of One

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:26:59 -0400

Friday, August 15th, 7:30 pm: The Power of One: A Talk by and Conversation with Doris “Granny D” Haddock at South Church, 292 State St, Portsmouth NH. NH's own Granny D talks about how each of us can make a difference, and how public funding of elections can help us. Changing our election funding system can bring peace, the environment, alternative energy, education, poverty, healthcare and more the attention they deserve. Also, from 5-6pm join Granny D and the Leftist Marching Band for the Peace Vigil, Market Square, Portsmouth.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments and a book signing will follow the program. Sponsored by Outreach Associates of South Church, NH Codepink: Women for Peace & Seacoast Peace Response. For more info contact bgh3@comcast.net or 603-431-0138.

Washington: The great election robbery of 2008?

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:53:31 -0400

Loser Take All is a wakeup call at 3 a.m. from a screaming relative. Take heed.

SOURCE: InTheseTimes.com

The Great Election Robbery of 2008? By LAURA S. WASHINGTON

Come Nov. 4, the elephant in the polling booth is the possibility that the 2008 presidential election will be stolen - again.

Loser Take All is a new collection of essays edited by Mark Crispin Miller. Subtitled "Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008," the book reviews a contemporary slew of electoral mischief, hubris and thievery.

Miller has been around this block before. A professor of media, culture and communication at New York University, Miller authored the 2007 book, Fooled Again: The Real Case for Electoral Reform. He is a leading voice on media activism and electoral reform.

Miller wastes no time diving into the gloom and doom. By page three of his wide-ranging, sarcasm-laden introduction, he suggests that the United States is headed toward a fascist state. While "the guardians of the establishment" on both sides of the aisle crow that American Democracy is a shining beacon for the world, Miller writes, our so-called free and fair elections are seriously corrupted. He argues the American media has done its darndest to rewrite history and that the Bush/Cheney "re-election" of 2004 was a "masterpiece of fraud."

Brock & Waldman: McCain's free ride with the national media

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:34:55 -0400

Entire chapter viewable here

McCain and the Media

New Chapter - How the media has covered McCain since Free Ride went to press

John McCain is now the presumptive presidential nominee of his party, a position that is accompanied by increased scrutiny and skepticism from the nation's political press. Or at least that's what ordinarily happens. But as we know by now, the rules are different for John McCain. Just a few months ago, McCain had cratered in the polls, and few thought he could bounce back. Yet there was one group of people who had not only the desire but the ability to give McCain the boost he needed, just when he needed it....

About the Authors:

David Brock is the author of four political books, including The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts Democracy. In his preceding book, Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, a 2002 New York Times bestselling political memoir, he chronicled his years as a conservative media insider. Brock currently lives in Washington, D.C.

Author to discuss "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party" at Jan. 3rd Portsmouth event

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:49:35 -0500

Come ring in the Iowa caucus vote with progressive political author Glenn Hurowitz.

Glenn will be speaking at RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH on Thursday, Jan. 3rd, 2008 at 7 p.m. His new book, "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party," challenges Democrats to show more political courage and embrace confrontation.

Battlefield without Borders: Iraqis In Crisis

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:42:03 -0400

With Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence and poet David Smith-Ferri. At 7:30 pm: presentation at South Church, 292 State St., Portsmouth followed by a reception with booksigning and refreshments with our speakers and sponsors.
Kathy and David will report from their visit with Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Kathy will discuss consequences of war for Iraqis, Americans and the environment; David will read his poetry.
ALSO: From 5-6 pm join Kathy & David at the Portsmouth Peace Vigil in Market Square.
Sponsored by Seacoast Peace Response, South Church, NH Peace Action and Codepink.
Free & open to the public; donations requested. For more info: 603-749-9159 or amyla44@juno.com

A Timely Second Look at Mark Crispin Miller's "Fooled Again"

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:44:36 -0400

SOURCE: OpEdNews OpEdNews

August 12, 2007

By Joan Brunwasser A Timely Second Look at Mark Crispin Miller’s Fooled Again – Introduction to a Multi-Part Series by Joan Brunwasser, Voting Integrity editor, OpEdNews July 12, 2007

Let’s face it, computers sometimes just don’t work.

I have much anecdotal evidence to prove my point, a selection of which I will share with you now.

O’Hare

When I returned from the Take Back America Conference in Washington DC one evening earlier this summer, I flew into Midway Airport, the pint-sized cousin of world-class O’Hare. When my husband came to pick me up, he told me that O’Hare, one of the largest airports in the world, had been shut down for several hours because a computer breakdown kept personnel from calculating how much baggage each plane could safely carry. Planes were not permitted to take off, causing a domino effect of hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights. It didn’t reach epidemic proportions because there was a backup computer that eventually kicked in. But the damage was done, and I was grateful that, for a change, O’Hare hadn’t figured in my plans that evening.

Book Discussion of Jimmy Carter's Book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid"

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:50:40 -0500

Friday, March 9 from 7-9 pm book discussion of Jimmy Carter’s new book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid at Second Run Bookstore, 7 Commercial Alley, Portsmouth, NH.
Sponsored by The Palestinian Education Network and Seacoast Peace Response. Space is limited; for more info or to reserve a space please call Sandra at 207-439-9567.

Sirota's book review of the month

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:01:00 -0500

SOURCE: WorkingforChange.com

The Right Gives Away Its Guidebook - Will We Listen?

By David Sirota

During my recent two-week vacation, I read seven nonfiction books, each one of them about American history, politics and culture (I am a huge nerd). During the non-vacation parts of my year, I probably complete a grand total of three books, but when I am on vacation and unplugged from the world, I get a chance to read books all the way through. And the seven I picked this time around were some of the best books I’ve read in a long time – books that every progressive and/or aspiring writer should pick up because they teach us lessons on all the things we think we know, but clearly do not. This is the first of three posts I will do on the books I read. (This one is devoted to only one of the books I read, because it was such an important book – but the other two posts will include groupings of books).

Kerry won, get over it: another powerful punch from Palast

Wed, 10 May 2006 19:45:28 -0400

Armed Madhouse, the new book by Greg Palast

THE CON

Kerry Won. Now Get Over It . . .

...because they're putting '08 in their pocket. Republicans just seem to have that winning spirit. They also have caging lists, felons of the future, rotting ballots, snuffed canaries, and a lock on the votes of Kissinger- Americans and the undead.

WARNING! There are cranks and kooks and crazies out there on the Internet who say that George Bush lost the 2004 election, like one titled, "Kerry Won" published on the TomPaine.com web site two days after the election. I wrote it.

On November 11, a week after TomPaine.com published it, I received an e-mail from The New York Times Washington Bureau. Hot on the investigation of the veracity of the vote, The Times reporter asked me pointed questions:

Question #1: Are you a "sore loser"?

Question #2: Are you a "conspiracy nut"?

There was no third question. Investigation of the vote was, for The Times at any rate, complete. The next day, the paper's thorough analysis of the evidence yielded this front-page story, "VOTE FRAUD THEORIES, SPREAD BY BLOGS, ARE QUICKLY BURIED."

read more and listen to the audio book below the fold

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Earth Policy Institute and Lester Brown's new book, Plan B 2.0

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:25:30 -0400

http://www.earth-policy.org/

Check out the Earth Policy Institute Site. There are several great videos of Lester Brown's idea of how to lower individual taxes and to raise environmental taxes. This is definately an idea whose time has come! His new book Plan B, 2.0 will be a best seller.

Grist Magazine has a good interview with Lester Brown here.

Granny D Speech

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:34:36 -0400

PORTSMOUTH, NH – Doris Granny D Haddock – known for walking across the United States at age 90 seeking support for campaign finance reform, will speak in Portsmouth Wednesday, Oct. 26.

“Telling it Like it Is: Putting Our Values into Action” begins at 7 p.m. in the South Church and is free and open to the public.

Ms. Haddock, now 95, ran as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Judd Gregg in the last election.

At the time, the Dublin, NH resident already had a national reputation, which grew after publication of her book, “You’re Never Too Old to Raise a Little Hell,” an account of her 14-month transcontinental trek.

“She is extraordinary,” notes Nancy Brown of Portsmouth, who joined Ms. Haddock for a voter registration drive in Florida before the last national election. “She is a very good speaker, with a dry wit that manages to underscore the urgency of her political concerns.”

Former President Jimmy Carter has called Haddock “a true patriot,” and writer Bill Moyers noted about her book, “The soul of a citizen shines through these pages.”

The logic of suicide terrorism

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:59:56 -0400

A must read for all, in a conservative magazine!

It’s the occupation, not the fundamentalism

Last month, Scott McConnell caught up with Associate Professor Robert Pape of the University of Chicago, whose book on suicide terrorism, Dying to Win, is beginning to receive wide notice. Pape has found that the most common American perceptions about who the terrorists are and what motivates them are off by a wide margin. In his office is the world’s largest database of information about suicide terrorists, rows and rows of manila folders containing articles and biographical snippets in dozens of languages compiled by Pape and teams of graduate students, a trove of data that has been sorted and analyzed and which underscores the great need for reappraising the Bush administration’s current strategy. Below are excerpts from a conversation with the man who knows more about suicide terrorists than any other American.

http://www.amconmag.com/2005_07_18/article.html

Meet the author of "Seasons of Life and Land"

Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:26:21 -0500

Come meet the author of "Seasons of Life and Land" in Manchester on March 10 at 7 PM and learn how to take action. For more details, contact Tyler Edgar at tedgar@greencorps.org or at (603) 224-8222 Award-winning photographer Subhankar Banerjee devoted two years of his life to documenting Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, its wild species, and its Native peoples. With Inupiat guide Robert Thompson, Benerjee traveled 4,000 miles through the refuge on foot and by raft, kayak, and snowmobile during all four seasons. With more than 200 breathtaking color images, this work makes the case: Leaving the refuge intact in all its mysterious beauty is vital to the survival of this unique ecosystem. With a forward by former President Jimmy Carter, this book also features essays by Peter Matthiessen, Fran Mauer, William H. Meadows, Debbie S. Miller, George B. Schaller, and David Allen Sibley.

See Defenders of Wildlife for more information on ANWR: http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/arctic/arissue.html

Into the Buzzsaw

Sun, 02 Jan 2005 08:49:52 -0500

Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press
by Kristina Borjesson (Editor), Gore Vidal (Foreword)

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