false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169385589m/40015.jpg 40015 2 <P>Torture. Kidnapping. Bogus wars. Illegal wiretapping. Propaganda. Spies in the newsrooms. Oil profiteers. Soldiers who won't fight. Mothers of fallen soldiers who will.</p> <P>In <i>Static</i>, the bestselling brother-sister team of Amy Goodman, host of <i>Democracy Now!</i>, and investigative journalist David Goodman takes on government liars, corporate profiteers, and the media that have acted as their cheerleaders. The authors cut through the official static to show the truth about war, torture, and government control of the media. <i>Static</i> breaks the sound barrier to present the voices of dissidents, activists, and others who are often frozen out of official debate.</p> <P>Read <i>Static</i>. Become informed. Fight back. Defend democracy.</p> 39711 5 9 2006 Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back total:116|5:37|4:53|3:18|2:8|1:0| 116 467 220 23 2 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 13:07:46 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 13:55:40 -0800 2009
Static by Amy Goodman and her brother david wrote this book about political officials so people would know the lies that some of them are telling us. This shows both democrats and republicans and how they have been telling the world lies. Their mission ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 20:48:16 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 21:18:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:37:23 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 15:17:06 -0800 2009
Again, here is reporting the way reporting should be done, by members of a shrinking class of true journalists (I group Greg Palast among this group). Thi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 24 09:15:02 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 09:16:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 17:20:13 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 17:39:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 04:24:02 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 17:33:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 14:08:49 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 19:00:24 -0700 2008
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This book is well written, but hard to read at times, since it covers a wide swath of things that I wish weren't so wrong with the world. But it's insightf...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 03 10:02:06 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 10:05:01 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 10 08:26:27 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 08:30:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 16:19:16 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 13:45:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 06:24:12 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 13:17:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jan 10 20:15:06 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 20:20:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Sep 01 10:52:28 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 10:54:37 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 12:49:48 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 09:21:30 -0800 2007 Static is a great rundown of everything that's been going on in this country for the last few years, everything that Amy Goodman's been covering on her radio show. But the book is a little choppy; it makes a better reference than a read.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 08 12:02:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 12:07:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 17:20:46 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 01:38:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed May 07 10:44:50 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 10:44:50 -0700 2008
Her stories about people standing up against injustice move me deeply. They remind me of how incredibly brave people can be. ]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 11:16:36 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 11:17:01 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Oct 20 09:44:44 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 09:46:03 -0700 2007 This book is infuriating and inspiring.
I got her to autograph my copy at the National Conference for Media Reform in memphis in 2007.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=40015