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War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)
Tomorrow's Children (2001)
This Land is Our Land: The Fight to Reclaim the Commons (2010)
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The Next American Revolution: Beyond Corporate Capitalism & State Socialism (2013)
The New Economics 101: True Wealth in the New Economy (2013)
The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News (1997)
The Crisis of the Cultural Environment: Media & Democracy in the 21st Century (1997)
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Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire (2004)
Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property (2007)
Framing An Execution: The Media & Mumia Abu-Jamal (2001)
Dysfunctional Societies: How Equality Makes Societies Stronger (2015)
Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (2008)
Constructing Public Opinion: How Politicians & the Media Misrepresent the Public (2001)
Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom (2003)
Capitalism Hits The Fan (2008)
Blood and Oil (2008)
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Emotional Literacy
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Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success
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