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A Just and Generous Nation: Abraham Lincoln and the Fight for American Opportunity
Par Harold Holzer, Norton Garfinkle. 2015
In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking…
new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue, Lincoln’s guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity. Lincoln firmly believed that the government’s primary role was to ensure that all Americans had the opportunity to better their station in life. As president, he worked tirelessly to enshrine this ideal within the federal government. He funded railroads and canals, supported education, and, most importantly, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which opened the door for former slaves to join white Americans in striving for self-improvement. In our own age of unprecedented inequality, A Just and Generous Nation reestablishes Lincoln’s legacy as the protector not just of personal freedom but of the American dream itself.As inequality grabs headlines, steals the show in presidential debates, and drives deep divides between the haves and have nots…
in America, class war brews. On one side, the wealthy wield power and advantage, wittingly or not, to keep the system operating in their favor—all while retreating into enclaves that separate them further and further from the poor and working class. On the other side, those who find it increasingly difficult to keep up or get ahead lash out—waging a rhetorical war against the rich and letting anger and resentment, however justifiable, keep us from seeing new potential solutions. But can we suspend both class wars long enough to consider a new way forward? Is it really good for anyone that most of society’s wealth is pooling at the very top of the wealth ladder? Does anyone, including the one percent, really want to live in a society plagued by economic apartheid? It is time to think differently, says longtime inequality expert and activist Chuck Collins. Born into the one percent, Collins gave away his inheritance at 26 and spent the next three decades mobilizing against inequality. He uses his perspective from both sides of the divide to deliver a new narrative. Collins calls for a ceasefire and invites the wealthy to come back home, investing themselves and their wealth in struggling communities. And he asks the non-wealthy to build alliances with the one percent and others at the top of the wealth ladder. Stories told along the way explore the roots of advantage, show how taxpayers subsidize the wealthy, and reveal how charity, used incorrectly, can actually reinforce extreme inequality. Readers meet pioneers who are crossing the divide to work together in new ways, including residents in the author’s own Boston-area neighborhood who have launched some of the most interesting community transition efforts in the nation. In the end, Collins’s national and local solutions not only challenge inequality but also respond to climate change and offer an unexpected, fresh take on one of our most intransigent problems.Mózg. Nieoficjalny podr?cznik
Par Matthew Macdonald. 2012
Sekretne ?ycie Twojego mózgu -- czyli mroczna podró? w g??b galaretowatej masy komórek Co Twój mózg próbuje przed Tob? ukry??Dlaczego…
zniekszta?ca postrzegan? rzeczywisto???Jak mo?esz nauczy? si? w pe?ni wykorzystywa? jego potencja??W jaki sposób powiniene? dba? o mózg, by zachowa? bystro?? umys?u?Anatomia mózguJe?li jeste? szcz??liwym posiadaczem mózgu, a do tego jest on jednym z Twoich ulubionych organów, przygotowali?my dla Ciebie ksi??k? inn? ni? wszystkie. Skoro telewizor, mikrofalówka i lodówka, a ostatnio nawet niemowl?ta dostarczane s? ze szczegó?ow? instrukcj? obs?ugi, dlaczego nie posiada jej ta fascynuj?ca masa komórek, bez której by?by?... zwyk?? ro?link?? A je?li u?ywasz swojego mózgu niezgodnie z instrukcj?? Albo nie wykorzystujesz jego ca?ego potencja?u? By?aby to naprawd? niepowetowana strata.Ta ksi??ka jest po??czeniem przewodnika naukowego i bezcennego poradnika. Opiera si? na najnowszych osi?gni?ciach neurobiologii, psychologii oraz wiedzy na temat ?ywienia. Nauczy Ci?, jak si? zregenerowa? podczas drzemki, ostrze?e, by nie ufa? pami?ci, oraz wyt?umaczy, dlaczego nigdy nie b?dziesz szcz??liwszy ni? jeste?, niezale?nie od tego, jak dobrze Ci si? powodzi. Dowiesz si?, co powoduje, ?e my?lisz, czujesz i dzia?asz w okre?lony sposób, a tak?e sk?d bior? si? stany l?ków i euforii. Z jej pomoc? odkryjesz te?, czym dla Twojego mózgu jest mi?o??.Poznaj sekretne mechanizmy, które ??dz? Twoimi zachciankami.Odkryj b??dy mózgu w postrzeganiu ?wiata i zawrotne z?udzenia optyczne.Naucz si? kilku sztuczek, którymi mo?na zaskoczy? go?ci na imprezie.Stosuj skuteczne metody walki z pogarszaj?c? si? pami?ci? i zachowaj bystro?? umys?u.Zdemaskuj zagadki ludzkiego zachowania -- zaburzenia psychiczne, mi?o??, stres, zazdro??.NavigatingChaos
Par Jeff Boss. 2015
Jeff Boss has faced and overcome uncertainty in the most tumultuous circumstances. As a Navy SEAL, he worked in some…
of the most unforgiving environments on earth and faced enemies that constantly changed, much like today's business landscape. In a world of chaos, how do individuals and teams stay together to find certainty in a world where there is anything but? This book reveals how. Using anecdotal experiences from both the military and business worlds, Boss highlights the mindset and practical steps of how people and organizations can forge certainty amidst inevitable chaos.Crowded, hot, subject to violent swings in climate, with a government unable or unwilling to face the most vital challenges,…
the rich and poor increasingly living in worlds a∂ for most of the world, this picture is of a possible future. For India, it is the very real present. In this lyrical exploration of life, loss, and survival, Meera Subramanian travels in search of the ordinary people and microenterprises determined to revive India’s ravaged natural world: an engineer-turned-farmer brings organic food to Indian plates; villagers resuscitate a river run dry; cook stove designers persist on the quest for a smokeless fire; biologists bring vultures back from the brink of extinction; and in Bihar, one of India’s most impoverished states, a bold young woman teaches adolescents the fundamentals of sexual health. While investigating these five environmental challenges, Subramanian discovers the stories that renew hope for a nation with the potential to lead India and the planet into a sustainable and prosperous future.