Author: Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) GandhiMahadev H. De
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: truth, experiments, story, autobiography, gandhi
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 1993-11-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0807059099
ISBN-13: 9780807059098

Translated by Mahadev Desai and with a New PrefaceThe only authorized American editionMohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and countless other nonviolent struggles of the twentieth century. In a new foreword, noted peace expert and teacher Sissela Bok urges us to adopt Gandhi’s "attitude of experimenting, of tesing what will and will not bear close scrutiny, what can and cannot

Author: Karl Polanyi
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: transformation
Number of Pages: 317
Published: 2001-03-28
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 080705643X
ISBN-13: 9780807056431

One of the twentieth century’s most thorough and discerning historians, Karl Polanyi sheds "new illumination on . . . the social implications of a particular economic system, the market economy that grew into full stature in the nineteenth century." -R. M. MacIver

Authors:Eugenie C. Scott, Glenn Branch,
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: schools, wrong, design, intelligent, classrooms
Number of Pages: 171
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0807032786
ISBN-13: 9780807032787

More than eighty years after the Scopes trial, creationism is alive and well. Through local school boards, sympathetic politicians, and well-funded organizations, a strong movement has developed to encourage the teaching of the latest incarnation of creationism?intelligent design?as a scientifically credible theory alongside evolution in science classes. Although intelligent design suffered a serious defeat in the recent Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, its proponents are bound to continue their assault on evolution education. Now, in Not in Our Classrooms, parents and teachers, as well as other con

Author: David W. Moore
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: truth, polls, exposes, insider, makers, opinion
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2008-08-12
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0807042323
ISBN-13: 9780807042328

On January 8, 2008, the date of the New Hampshire primary, media pollsters made their biggest prediction gaffe since dubbing Thomas Dewey a shoo-in to beat incumbent president Harry S. Truman. Eleven different polls forecast a solid win by Barack Obama; instead, Hillary Clinton took New Hampshire and recharged her candidacy. The months that followed only brought more dismal performances and contradictory results—undeniable evidence that something is terribly wrong with the polling industry today.It’s easy to spot the election polls that get it wrong. Equally misleading and often fa

Author: Robert B. Reich
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: society, working, decent, essentials, short
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2003-05-15
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0807043419
ISBN-13: 9780807043417

From the former Secretary of Labor, a plan to get the economy to work for everyoneWith his characteristic humor, humanity, and candor, one of the nation"s most distinguished public leaders and thinkers delivers a fresh vision of politics by returning to basic American values: workers should share in the success of their companies; those who work should not have to live in poverty; and everyone should have access to an education that will bettertheir chances in life. An insider who knows how the economy and government really work, Reich combines realistic solutions with democratic ideals. Busin

Author: John Bryant
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: kids, money, teaching, program, future, banking
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2002-05
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0807047171
ISBN-13: 9780807047170

"We believe that through economic empowerment, you give people choices in their lives." John Bryant grew up in South Central Los Angeles, and while he’s founded his own group of companies, and been named one of Time’s "50 Most Promising Leaders of the Future," he knows what it means to struggle financially. Now, as founder and chairman of Operation HOPE, he focuses on educating young people about money. The Banking on the Future program has already reached 87,000 students in over 350 schools nationwide, and the number is climbing. Now you too can have access to the lessons of the a

Authors:Lani Guinier, Susan Sturm,
Publisher: Beacon Press
Keywords: forum, democracy, new, qualified
Number of Pages: 117
Published: 2001-07-08
List price: $13.00
ISBN-10: 0807043354
ISBN-13: 9780807043356

Affirmative action originated as a plan to correct the historical disadvantage of women and people of color?to make the system more fair. Yet, for over twenty years, it has been repeatedly attacked for being unfair to whites, and even un-American. Guinier and Sturm begin with a critique of affirmative action as it stands now, arguing that a system of selection that determines "qualification" from test scores and then adds on factors like race and gender doesn’t work?either for the people it includes or the people it leaves out. But they go further, asking us to rethink how we evaluate me