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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015)
United,
by Cory Booker (2016)
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)
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017)
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)
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016)
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
Books by and about the 2016 presidential election
What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017)
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018)
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016)
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014)
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015)

Book Reviews

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9-11
Was There an Alternative
by Noam Chomsky



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Click here for 23 full quotes from Noam Chomsky in the book 9-11, by Noam Chomsky.
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 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Civil Rights
    9-11 won't lead to any long-term restrictions of rights.
    US censors Afghanistan coverage, except Al-Jazeera.
Foreign Policy
    Nicaragua sued US for violence in 1980s, and won.
    Terrorists don't care about our "values", despite media.
    Law plus history dictate that UN must approve War on Terror.
    US condemned as terrorist state for actions in Nicaragua.
Free Trade
    Worldwide protests against corporate globalism.
    Terrorists don't care about globalization, despite media.
Homeland Security
    For terrorists, use international courts, and ask "Why?".
    For terrorists, use international courts, and ask "Why?".
    Bin Laden is fighting a Holy War that harms local poor.
    War on Terror used as an excuse for militarization.
    Disallow CIA assassinations.
    Bin Laden's anti-Saudi views resonated with Arabs.
    CIA built bin Laden's terrorist network in the 1980s.
War & Peace
    Humanitarian intervention in Kosovo is euphemism for war.
    CIA trained Islamist fundamentalists in Afghanistan.
    Fight terrorism by arresting criminals, not bombing Mideast.
    Use international court system & UN for grievances, not war.
    US's low-level conflict is indistinguishable from terrorism.
    Bin Laden's goal: Drive westerners out of Muslim lands.
    9-11 is indirect consequence of US building Islamist army.
    US pressured allies to join in war against Nicaragua.


The above quotations are from 9-11
Was There an Alternative
by Noam Chomsky.

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