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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Corporations
Mark Curran: Cut red tape and regulations for private business.
Mark Curran: Oversight of government agencies hostile to business.
Mark Curran: Cut red tape and regulations for private business.
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Drugs
Mark Curran: Training and Narcan will help responders deal with overdoses.
Mark Curran: Training and Narcan will help responders deal with overdoses.
Anna Eshoo: Allow medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
Marcia Squier: Legalize pot, give addicts treatment, end war on drugs.
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Education
John Yarmuth: Fund STEM programs and internet access for students.
Mark Curran: Need localized approach to education and parental choice.
Mark Curran: Need localized approach to education and parental choice.
Richard Durbin: Create refundable tax credit for teachers in Title I schools.
Jason Crow: Supports STEM education funding.
Brian Higgins: Investment in pre-K programs leads to good outcomes.
Carolyn Maloney: Teaching materials must be based on science.
Colin Allred: Empower students and teachers with public school funding.
Eddie Bernice Johnson: STEM education is key to retaining U.S. leadership globally.
Jim McGovern: Embrace STEM as a life-long learning experience.
Joe Morelle: Co-sponsor of bill to invest $100 billion in public schools.
John Yarmuth: Critical that evolution, climate change be taught in schools.
Madison Cawthorn: Supports school choice for parents.
Mike Quigley: Support crucial role of STEM education.
Mondaire Jones: Empower public school teachers and education will improve.
Paul Tonko: Worked to close the STEM gender gap.
Steve Lynch: For STEM training across all educational levels.
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Energy & Oil
John Hickenlooper: 100% renewable energy economy by 2050.
John Yarmuth: Invest in clean, renewable energy to fight climate change.
Mark Curran: Yes to cleaner fuel but some climate ideas are alarmist.
Mark Curran: Yes to cleaner fuel but some climate ideas are alarmist.
Richard Durbin: Empower the EPA to regulate greenhouse emissions.
Theresa Greenfield: Take urgent action to address man-made climate change.
Jason Crow: Re-enter Paris Agreement on climate change.
Bill Keating: Create good jobs via offshore wind energy development.
Brian Higgins: Climate crisis an opportunity for jobs and research.
Carolyn Maloney: Co-sponsor of Green New Deal to fight climate crisis.
Colin Allred: Supports Paris Climate Accord, EPA, and green energy.
Eddie Bernice Johnson: Has net-zero carbon emission goal for U.S.
Joe Morelle: Climate changes threatens our future and our economy.
Madison Cawthorn: Private sector key to becoming a clean energy exporter.
Marcia Squier: Enbridge-Line-5 pipeline should be permanently closed.
Mike Quigley: U.S. must rejoin Paris Agreement to combat climate change.
Mondaire Jones: Must pass Green New Deal to save planet.
Paul Tonko: Green New Deal needs support through legislation.
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Environment
John Yarmuth: Federal government must ensure access to healthy environment.
Mark Curran: Use EPA to prosecute corporate polluters.
Mark Curran: Use EPA to prosecute corporate polluters.
Richard Durbin: Renovate our entire drinking water infrastructure.
Theresa Greenfield: Encourage regenerative agriculture practices.
Brian Higgins: EPA must protect the Great Lakes from pollution.
Madison Cawthorn: Top down federal agricultural regulations do not work.
Marcia Squier: Invest in ways to prevent erosion and rising waters.
Marcia Squier: All animals should be treated humanely.
Mike Quigley: I've been a member of the Sierra Club since I was 16.
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Families & Children
Jason Crow: Require childhood vaccinations for public schools.
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Government Reform
Anna Eshoo: Advocate for strong privacy laws to avoid online abuse.
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Gun Control
Brian Higgins: End Dickey Amendment and fund federal gun violence research.
Carolyn Maloney: Close "boyfriend loophole" and require background checks.
Joe Morelle: Government has role to play in reducing gun violence.
Mondaire Jones: Allocate federal funds for gun violence prevention.
Paul Tonko: Appeal Dickey to allow federal research re gun violence.
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Health Care
John Yarmuth: Increase funding for community health centers.
Richard Durbin: Defend & expand ObamaCare and Medicaid.
Theresa Greenfield: Expand ACA, include public option.
Jason Crow: Create Health Force to respond to COVID & future emergencies.
Anna Eshoo: Ban direct-to-consumer TV ads for prescription drugs.
Brian Higgins: Increase federal funding to advance cures for cancer.
Carolyn Maloney: Healthcare is a human right.
Colin Allred: Defend ACA, expand Medicaid, lower Medicare age.
Eddie Bernice Johnson: ACA is an important step in giving all access to good care.
Joe Morelle: Health care research will improve health crisis responses.
Mike Quigley: Defunding public health agencies devastating during COVID.
Mondaire Jones: Supports universal, single-payer health care.
Paul Tonko: No one should go bankrupt due to a health emergency.
Steve Lynch: Give undocumented immigrants access to no-cost COVID care.
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Homeland Security
Jason Crow: Earth observing satellites key to combat climate change.
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Immigration
Jim McGovern: Immigrants should have access to quality health care.
Bill Keating: Keep visa programs that enable foreign workers to stay in US.
Brian Higgins: Do not curtail visas for skilled workers who benefit us.
Carolyn Maloney: Visa restrictions are racist and anti-American.
Colin Allred: Supports DREAMers and path to citizenship.
Eddie Bernice Johnson: Give business the freedom to hire skilled foreign workers.
Joe Morelle: Against restrictions in new work visas for skilled workers.
Mondaire Jones: Immigrant rights are human rights.
Paul Tonko: Advocates no restrictions on visas for skilled workers.
Steve Lynch: Against bureaucratic delays affecting immigrant STEM workers.
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Jobs
Theresa Greenfield: Investment in ag research will improve crops and soils.
Marcia Squier: Grow jobs in health, renewable energy, and infrastructure.
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Technology
Jim McGovern: Government should not use facial recognition technology.
John Hickenlooper: Provide ample funding for scientific research.
John Hickenlooper: NASA's Earth Science program may help on climate crisis.
John Yarmuth: Fund NSF and NIH to fuel economic growth.
Richard Durbin: Fund science to protect food supply, cure disease, and more.
Jason Crow: Government must fund science to be ready for the future.
Anna Eshoo: Promotes research & bills to better youth & maternal health.
Bill Keating: Facial technology oversight to help combat racial biases.
Carolyn Maloney: Science should be considered when making policies.
Jim McGovern: Social media is a wonderful tool, but can also cause harm.
Madison Cawthorn: Improving roads to connect rural residents a top priority.
Mike Quigley: Federal government must ensure funding for labs and research.
Paul Tonko: Federal research ensures U.S. R&D leadership.
Steve Lynch: Conduct robust oversight over social media platforms.
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Welfare & Poverty
Mark Curran: Access to food is a right and Congress must safeguard it.
Mark Curran: Access to food is a right and Congress must safeguard it.
Richard Durbin: Educate farmers about federal programs that can help them.
Mike Quigley: Government should lead on new agricultural approaches.
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