Three films document efforts by ordinary people to overcome the political status quo. Can Mr. Smith get to Washington anymore? is the story of Jeff Smith, an underdog candidate who seeks to overturn one of Missouri's political dynasties in the race for the U.S. Congressional seat of retiring House Majority Leader, Dick Gephardt. Granny D goes to Washington is the story of 89-year-old Doris Haddock who walked across the entire continental U.S. in order...

None of the forest animals seem to agree on anything, so a quiet snail named Pudding introduces the idea of democracy so every animal gets a say.

The mainstream media and ultra-liberal Democrats can't understand why white voters, especially white men, are so angry. Wayne Allyn Root is an angry white male, and he knows why. This is his story, his testimony, and a look at what's happening to an entire group of good people: law-abiding, tax-paying, hard-working, middle-class people. They're being targeted, silenced, intimidated, persecuted virtually wiped off the planet in order to make guilty,...

Bryan Caplan is associate professor of economics at George Mason University. He is the coeditor of the Weblog EconLog. The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan argues that voters continually...

Imagine a country where the right to vote is not guaranteed by the Constitution, where the candidate with the most votes loses, and where paperwork requirements and bureaucratic bungling disenfranchise millions. You're living in it. If the consequences weren't so serious, it would be funny. An eye-opening, fact-filled companion to the forthcoming PBS documentary starring political satirist and commentator Mo Rocca, Electoral Dysfunction illuminates...

"An ambitious Smurf hopes to be put in charge of the Smurfs when Papa Smurf is away, and after a hard-fought campaign, he wins the election and is put in power! But sometimes it's not so good to be the king -- especially when there's a rebellion! Also, what happens when a smurf hits a sour note?"--Page 4 of cover.

Ever since 1789, Americans have engaged in the time-honored tradition of judging presidential candidates by their personalities. While it may sound unwise to pick the leader of the free world based on personality traits rather than platforms, policies, and ideology, that is exactly what will happen in the 2024 election.In this exploration of U.S. presidential elections, personality expert Merrick Rosenberg and co-author Richard Ellis reveal the pattern...

¿De dónde proviene el dinero que financia las campañas electorales? ¿Quién está en campaña, el dinero o el partido? ¿Cómo se canaliza este dinero? ¿Qué "deudas" genera y cómo se pagan? Este libro estudia la financiación electoral, sobre todo la que proviene de los grandes donantes -los ricos y las grandes empresas- y va hacia los principales partidos y candidatos que disputan el control del Congreso y la Presidencia, desde un enfoque...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Bernie Sanders's Our Revolution by Instaread Preview: In Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders outlines his career and political ideals. The book includes an autobiographical sketch of his early life, a discussion of his 2016 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, and a summary of his views on important national issues. Sanders believes that the wealthy control government...

A close presidential election in November could well come down to contested states or even districts--an election decided by vote theft? It could happen this year. Based on Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s investigative reporting for Rolling Stone and BBC television plus new reporting by Palast for the new edition-a portion of which will be a Rolling Stone cover story, covered in major progressive media outlets which will include radio, television,...