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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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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) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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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) |
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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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Abortion
Full reproductive freedom for all women.
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Budget & Economy
Transform the economy to focus on need, not profit.
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Civil Rights
Ban discrimination against GLBTQ people.
Overcome the intimate link between racism and capitalism.
Full enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Reparations for slave trade and Native American genocide.
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Corporations
Revolution to overcome capitalist worker exploitation.
Capitalism is fundamentally incompatible with democracy.
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Crime
Abolish the death penalty.
Oppose death penalty; abolish FBI and DHS.
Abolish for-profit prisons; free legal services for all.
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Education
No public funding of private schools.
Full and equal funding for public education.
Oppose school-sponsored prayer or other religious practices.
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Energy & Oil
Join Kyoto Protocol; limit carbon emissions.
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Environment
Public ownership of all our natural resources.
Recognize rights of animals.
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Families & Children
Decriminalize prostitution; social services for sex workers.
16 months paid maternity or paternity leave.
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Foreign Policy
Oppose IMF, World Bank, and WTO.
Pay off debts to UN; give up veto power at UN.
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Free Trade
WTO is an instrument of oppression.
Withdraw from NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, IMF, and WTO.
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Government Reform
Public financing of candidates for public office.
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Health Care
Single payer: abolish all private health insurance companies.
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Homeland Security
Close all US bases abroad; 50% cut in defense budget.
Repeal PATRIOT Act; abolish the CIA and NSA; ban drones.
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Immigration
Amnesty for immigrants; grant them full rights.
Don't militarize the US-Mexico border; freely cross instead.
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Jobs
Oppose global capitalism with militant united labor action.
Guaranteed incomes and grants for artists and performers.
Set maximum wage at 10 times the minimum wage.
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Principles & Values
Abolish every form of domination and exploitation.
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Social Security
More graduated taxes to pay for Social Security.
Oppose privatization of the Social Security system.
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Tax Reform
More progressive taxation; especially on runaway industry.
Steeply graduated income tax, capital gains, & luxury tax.
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Technology
Replace automobile-based transport with public transit.
Breakup large media companies; have government own airwaves.
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War & Peace
The "war on terror" is just subterfuge for U.S. imperialism.
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Welfare & Poverty
Nationalize assets of private corporate pension funds.
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