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Pursuing the Global Common Good
When is war justified? Is the use of torture ever acceptable? These are some of the issues in a new book by policy experts and faith leaders, published by the Center for American Progress.Other Books Features
April 19, 2008
Tortured Explanations
Torture Team shows that those who drew up the United States' post-9/11 policy on interrogation were woefully inexperienced and badly advised.
April 8, 2008
The Future of Human Rights
U.S. commitment to human rights should reflect the best of American tradition, says a new book edited by CAP's Bill Schulz.
March 20, 2008
Think Again: Why We're Liberals: The Polls Speak
If Americans overwhelmingly support progressive policies, why are so many of them afraid to call themselves "liberal"? Eric Alterman has an answer.
February 19, 2008
Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis
New book from CAP's Sen. Tom Daschle and Jeanne Lawbrew lays out a plan to reform America's broken health care system.
January 16, 2008
Military Reform: A Reference Handbook
New book from Lawrence Korb and Winslow Wheeler examines the successes and failures of the military reform movement in Congress and the Pentagon.
January 8, 2008
Diversity Powers Innovation, Economy
Science Progress reviews Scott Page's new book on how diversity can create better groups, firms, schools, and societies.
December 14, 2007
The Next American Century
New book from Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen shows how key nations have a common stake in the world economy and national security threats.
November 2, 2007
Apollo's Fire
New book from Rep. Jay Inslee and CAP Senior Fellow Bracken Hendricks lays out the path to stop global warming and gain energy independence.
August 7, 2007
The Best Clean-Tech Book
June 27, 2007
From the Lab to the Loudspeaker
At a CAP event Matthew Nesbit and Chris Mooney suggest better ways to "frame" science and avoid misunderstanding.
June 11, 2007
The Clone Wars
April 17, 2007
Cities For Sale
April 9, 2007
Dr. Obery Hendricks Addresses The Politics of Jesus
At a CAP book event, Dr. Obery Hendricks discusses Jesus’ identity as a political revolutionary who worked to overturn social injustice.
March 5, 2007
Hurry Up Please It's Time
February 20, 2007
Transparency in Jeopardy
Peter Swire reviews Alastair Roberts' newest book on government accountability and information disclosure.
January 25, 2007
Think Again: Conservatives Blame America First, Again
Dinesh D’Souza’s new book blaming the left for 9/11 can’t be dismissed, unfortunately, as politically beyond the conservative pale.
January 8, 2007
Information Utopia
Campus Progress reviews Infotopia, Cass Sunstein's new book on how the Internet helps us put our heads together.
December 21, 2006
Sam Vs. I Am
Campus Progress talks with the author of The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason.
December 8, 2006
Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense
New book by Jonathan Moreno explores the ethical issues surrounding the emerging uses of neuroscience in national defense.
October 26, 2006
Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy
This new edition examines the role of the federal bureaucracy in formulating U.S. national security policy.
October 25, 2006
Revolt of the Fairly Rich
October 10, 2006
A Country That Works
New book featured at Center event calls on unions to recognize competition and adapt to the global economy.
October 3, 2006
Thinking Points
George Lakoff and the Rockridge Institute release a new handbook for progressive Americans.
September 28, 2006
The Moral Center and the Politics of Values
Panelists discuss new book by David Callahan about how progressives can more effectively speak to Americans’ value concerns.
September 22, 2006
The Growing Gap between the Military and America's Upper Classes
Center for American Progress event discusses a new book on how the lack of elites in the military hurts America.
September 19, 2006
Middle Church: Reclaiming the Moral Values of the Faithful Majority from the Religious Right
At CAP event, Rev. Bob Edgar calls on progressives to take new approaches for organizing the religious left.
January 20, 2006
Reconnecting Disadvantaged Young Men: An Introduction
January 15, 2006
Justice on the Job
The first chapter of a new book edited by Richard N. Block, Sheldon Friedman, Michelle Kaminski, and Andy Levin.
June 21, 2005
Protecting Democracy: International Responses
June 15, 2005
The Failures of Integration
February 2, 2005
Review Essay
January 3, 2005
The Choice: Global Domination or Global Leadership
January 1, 2005
America Behind the Color Line
January 1, 2005
America Behind the Color Line
October 8, 2004
Wal-Mart Values
September 22, 2004
Sophisticated Sabotage
September 20, 2004
Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy Promotion
August 20, 2004
The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
July 1, 2004
Security for a New Century
May 24, 2004
Battle Ready
April 30, 2004
The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies That Led to War and Betrayed My Wife's CIA Identity - A Diplomat's Memoir
April 20, 2004