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He's correct with that which he addresses.

Revisado: 04-06-23

He's a good Senator and a decent guy all around from what I've listened to and seen, but you can't leave out the 2016 "Democratic" Primary while addressing this issue. it's what pushed most of us over the edge. I was not stupid enough to so much as consider Trump, but many were, if only to make a point. Those people didn't stop and ask themselves, "How many clever people will turn out to be fools should this go astray?"

It did. Why? Because the "Democrats" played along with the "News", rather than stand up for the honest Democratic option; Bernie Sanders. That this was not addressed in this book puts the rest of it to shame, along with the entire excuse for a democracy that we represent.

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Freshman Social Science and U.S. History 101 A

Revisado: 03-15-23

College, can be pursued much further into, and beyond the original piece.

Unfortunately, a little racy for high school text.

Clips can be used where appropriate, though.

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What democracy (lower case) truly is...

Revisado: 03-02-23

As always, Bernie minces no words. Truth, pragmatism, decency and honor, bound by compassion.

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It's Chomsky

Revisado: 01-25-23

Audio: Good choice for a reader.
Classic Chomsky:: Past to present, where relevant.
Noam Chomsky always knows when and where to toss in a quick brush up in order to keep the conversation relevant and in context to the potential results.

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Classic, with a perfect delivery.

Revisado: 12-01-22

When I need to close my eyes, I love a book and a voice that compliment each other. One of the best things about all of his works, is that there are always two stories; one to enjoy in the sleepy state, and one to debate over a cup of coffee.

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Reality, less a detail or two. Still.

Revisado: 09-09-22

Missing: 2016, Obama/HRC/"D"NC/"Democratis"/ABC/NBC/CBS/PBS; i.e., The Oligarchs vs Bernie Sanders/The Citizens/The World. Result? Angry Voters; Trump.

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An eloquently told story; the best kind.

Revisado: 05-29-22

A true classic, music in writing and paintings in character. One cannot live without them.

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Mixed Truths

Revisado: 04-19-22

I've stopped and started again several times due simply to the mixed truths presented, and the mixture of offense and outright disgust as they are intermingled with blatant perversion of said information and therefore the message presented. Rome. Wow. He sorta left out slavery? Education? With an occasional exception on!y the royalty, the elite, were educated, getting their less delicate bodily functions attended to by slaves. My first cup of coffee and I can take care of things without you, thank you! Ok, back to now.

The best part about the whole college debt? One didn't need a college degree to be able to do more than merely survive before this last 20 years. A high school, perhaps an AA (2 year) degree was helpful. Well? Guess what? No more, which is why public education was invented to begin with, because people who couldn't read were worthless to both themselves and their employer.

Long about the first time I found my teeth begin to grate the first time, I should have stopped. The author is the vary problem he describes: over educated, under aware and with a misrepresented objective; a modern liberalist. Think Republicans in Blue Suits. Nouveau Riche. He IS the problem he so detests. What's worse? A fine education having produced someone who can't wrap his head around the product of said education, or the classic flaw he represents: He knows exactly what he's doing and an is counting on that lousy public (and it is lousy) education to keep you from seeing through his "heartfelt" facade.

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Chris Hedges, classic

Revisado: 01-04-22

Terrific, minus one detail:
I did not care for the second reader. History rendered relevant today, presented with useful options to avoid the same mistakes; this is what we all need to read.

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Direct and to the point.

Revisado: 12-26-21

I loved it, partly because he didn't wander off subject, and partly because the concepts were more important than the names, rather than the other way around.

The reader was wonderful, as he did not forget to observe and apply the carefully laid out punctuation that an author works to incorporate; often something forgotten.

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