false 53364 0 0 258181 1595580158 9781595580153 0 <![CDATA[Economic Apartheid In America: A Primer on Economic Inequality & Insecurity, Revised and Updated Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173211020m/258181.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173211020s/258181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/258181.Economic_Apartheid_In_America_A_Primer_on_Economic_Inequality_Insecurity_Revised_and_Updated_Edition 4.00 12 Revised following the 2004 presidential election, a graphic portrait of the growing gap between the rich and everyone else in America.

• In 1968, African Americans earned 55 cents for every dollar of white income. At the current pace, it would take 581 years for African Americans to achieve income parity.
• States including Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia tax food and basic needs at a higher rate than income from investments.
• Welfare for very low income people totaled $193 billion in 2004. Aid to "dependent corporations" exceeded $800 billion.

This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.

Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.

Praised by Sojurners as "a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality," Economic Apartheid in America provides "much-needed groundwork for more democratic discussion and participation in economic life" (Tikkun). With "a wealth of eye-opening data" (The Beacon) focusing on the decline of organized labor and civic institutions, the battle over global trade, and the growing inequality of income and wages, it argues that most Americans are shut out of the discussion of the rules governing their economic lives.

Accessible and engaging and illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and political cartoons, the book lays out a comprehensive plan for action. Charts, graphs, and black-and-white illustrations throughout.]]> 53364 4.00 30 4 2005 1306323 0393048276 9780393048278 0 <![CDATA[Robin Hood Was Right: A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182642179m/1306323.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182642179s/1306323.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1306323.Robin_Hood_Was_Right_A_Guide_to_Giving_Your_Money_for_Social_Change 4.00 2 Robin Hood Was Right, Collins and Rogers question the results of decades of traditional philanthropy. They write, "We give to help the poor, but poverty prevails. We contribute to save the environment, but corporate destruction of our land and waters continues. We donate to shelters, but millions remain homeless." The two call for new ways of giving, ones that "close the divide between rich and poor." That means giving to an emerging group of "social change foundations" that tackle the root causes of poverty and other injustices by working to increase affordable housing and raise the minimum wage.

Robin Hood Was Right is a practical guide to donating for change. It features profiles of foundations, a worksheet to figure out how much you can afford to give, a list of resources for the socially responsible investor, and even a section on how to set up a family charitable foundation if you have more than $1 million to donate. The book also includes cartoons and notable quotes about giving, such as this saying from oil baron J. Paul Getty: "Money is like manure: It's only good if it's spread around." This is a wonderful book for people considering donating in order to right social and economic injustice, whether they can give hundreds or millions of dollars a year. --Dan Ring

]]> 53364 4.00 30 4 53362 4.00 2 0 53363 4.00 2 0 2000 258188 1565845943 9781565845947 2 <![CDATA[Economic Apartheid in America: A Primer on Economic Inequality and Security]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173211024m/258188.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173211024s/258188.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/258188.Economic_Apartheid_in_America_A_Primer_on_Economic_Inequality_and_Security 4.40 5 53364 4.00 30 4 150929 4.40 5 2 2000 922041 0807047198 9780807047194 1 <![CDATA[Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485726m/922041.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485726s/922041.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922041.Wealth_and_Our_Commonwealth_Why_America_Should_Tax_Accumulated_Fortunes 3.67 3 470771 4.43 7 1 53364 4.00 30 4 2004 933511 1570756937 9781570756931 1 <![CDATA[The Moral Measure of the Economy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179584165m/933511.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179584165s/933511.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/933511.The_Moral_Measure_of_the_Economy 4.50 2 53364 4.00 30 4 108462 4.19 31 8 2007 127476 0965924920 9780965924924 0 <![CDATA[Shifting Fortunes: The Perils of the Growing American Wealth Gap]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171934983m/127476.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171934983s/127476.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127476.Shifting_Fortunes_The_Perils_of_the_Growing_American_Wealth_Gap 3.00 2 Nine years into the longest peacetime expansion in history, average workers are still earning less, adjusting for inflation, than they did when Richard Nixon was president. No wonder many people have been working longer hours and going deeper into debt.

The wealth gap poses serious consequences for our economy, our democracy and our civic life. We can reduce the wealth gap and strengthen national prosperity, if we have the will. Forewords by Juliet Schor and Lester Thurow.

]]> 53364 4.00 30 4 1999 6442855 1440121265 9781440121265 0 <![CDATA[Holding Onto Love: Searching for Hope When a Child Dies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6442855-holding-onto-love 0.0 0 The author rejects the common belief that bereaved fathers and mothers must "move on" or "get over it" to have normal lives. In contrast, Chuck offers a strategy for survival and healing that recognizes a new sense of normal and renewed purpose in life. A special chapter educates relatives and friends how to reach out to a grief-stricken family, what not to say or do, and includes a checklist of helpful suggestions.

Holding Onto Love tackles difficult topics including spousal and sibling grief, returning to work, handling holidays, grieving through investigations, civil or criminal litigation, and shares the author's attempts for after-death communication. This candid, but gentle account finds hope through the tears and is a "must read" for grieving families and their loved ones.

]]> 53364 4.00 30 4 2009 2976042 0093455631 0 <![CDATA[Cranmer's Church]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2976042.Cranmer_s_Church 0.0 0 53364 4.00 30 4 2005 3258277 187858569X 9781878585691 0 <![CDATA[The Wealth Inequality Reader, Second Edition]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3258277.The_Wealth_Inequality_Reader_Second_Edition 0.0 0 The Wealth Inequality Reader answer this question with a resounding yes. In the thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, thirty-eight substantive, engaging essays explore the hidden vector of welath inequality: its causes, its consequences, and strategies for change. Plus, an illustrated overview offers the latest statistics on wealth inequality in a series of one-page snapshots. The essential reader on wealth inequality, this book is a must-have for both activists and scholars. Preface by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.]]> 1291 3.86 1678 359 8652 3.85 59 12 53364 4.00 30 4 2008 7176263 080704718X 9780807047187 0 <![CDATA[Wealth and Our Commonwealth]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7176263-wealth-and-our-commonwealth 0.0 0 3181115 0.0 0 0 53364 4.00 30 4 2003