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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Columns and news articles in Mother Jones magazine
(Click for external website)
Articles in Mother Jones magazine:
- On 2022 MO Senate race: "No, Eric Greitens Was Never 'Exonerated' of Sexual Misconduct," by Madison Pauley, April 2, 2021
- On 2021 Virginia Governor race: "A List of the Lawmakers Who Joined Pro-Trump Crowds on the Day of the Capitol Riot," by Dan Spinelli, January 16, 2021
- On Biden Cabinet (USDA): "Biden Picks Stale White Bread to Lead the USDA," by Tom Philpott, December 9, 2020
- (On 2019-20 GA Special Senate race): "'We Shall Overcome': Raphael Warnock's (Not-So-Long-Shot) Bid to Be Georgia's First Black Senator," by Becca Andrews, 10/21/2020
- On Trump Administration: "Not Even a Pandemic Can Stop Trump From Pushing Fossil Fuels," by Chris D'Angelo, March 23, 2020
- (On Trump Impeachment): "The Inevitability of Donald Trump's Impeachment," by David Corn, 12/18/19
- (On Democratic 2020 presidential primary): "Tulsi Gabbard Just Released a Bonkers Response Video About Hillary Clinton," by Jackie Mogensen, October 20, 2019
- "Tulsi Gabbard Just Released a Bonkers Response Video About Hillary Clinton," by Jackie Mogensen, October 20, 2019
- (On 2020 Louisiana Senate race): "Why It Matters That a City Council in Louisiana Repealed a Ban on Saggy Pants," by Laura Thompson, June 13, 2019
- On Biden Cabinet (DOT): "When Pete Buttigieg Had a Chance to Stand Firm on Abortion Rights, He Dodged," by Marisa Endicott, June 13, 2019
- (On Democratic 2020 primary debates): "What Andrew Yang's Universal Basic Income Would Actually Look Like," by Tonya Riley, 4/23/2019
- "Talking Tough About Corporate Control of Food," by Tom Philpott, March 30, 2019
- 2020-Primaries: "Which 2020 Democrats Are Strongest on Climate?," by Nick Visser, March 27, 2019
- 2020-Primaries: "Presidential Hopefuls Flock to South by Southwest Festival," by Nathalie Baptiste, March 2019
- Mother Jones, "She Had a Ringside Seat for an Authoritarian Leader's Rise. Now She's Running for Office," by Marianne Szegedy-Maszak, August 6, 2018, (Link)
- "Crime Just Keeps on Dropping In NYC," by Kevin Drum, Dec 28, 2017
- "NYC Puts an End to School-Lunch Shaming," by Jenny Luna, Sept 6, 2017
- >On Biden Cabinet (HUD): Mother Jones magazine, "Democrats Are Undermining Wall Street Reform, Too," by Erika Eichelberger, April 3, 2013
- 2020-Primaries: "Faith: Marianne Williamson Is Full of It," Nov/Dec 1997
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Pete Buttigieg: Offered anti-abortion clinic help away from abortion clinic.
Merrick Garland: Record on abortion rights entirely blank.
Justin Amash: Would extend 14th Amendment rights to fetuses.
Chuck Hagel: Supports insurance coverage for abortion for military women.
Joe Manchin III: Pro-life; pro-NRA; anti-EPA.
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Budget & Economy
Justin Amash: Wants major cuts of government programs.
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Civil Rights
Thomas Ravenel: Government should stay out of our bedrooms &our boardrooms.
Justin Amash: Government shouldn't be defining marriage.
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Corporations
Tom Vilsack: For plan to partially privatize slaughterhouse inspections.
Bernie Sanders: Defend farmers & consumers from corporate middlemen.
Elizabeth Warren: End "integrated" farming favoring corporations over farmers.
Elizabeth Warren: Breakup online monopolies; wealth shouldn't be concentrated.
Marcia Fudge: Co-sponsored Dodd-Frank exemption for some corporate trades.
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Crime
Donald Trump: FactCheck: yes, second chance with criminal justice reform.
Adrian Perkins: Repealed "saggy pants" law targeting people of color.
Bill de Blasio: NYC enjoying major drop in crime rate.
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Drugs
Ben Carson: Exposure to marijuana results in decreased IQ.
Carly Fiorina: I don't support legal pot, but I support states' pot choice.
Donald Trump: 1990: Drug enforcement is a joke; 2015: only medical pot.
Thomas Ravenel: In favor of ending the war on drugs.
Donald Trump: Legalize drugs and use tax revenue to fund drug education.
Haley Barbour: Ban synthetic marijuana.
Jon Huntsman: Never smoked pot; never legalized it in Utah.
Mitch Daniels: Alternative sentencing for marijuana possession.
Mitt Romney: Opposes legalization of recreational or medical marijuana.
Newt Gingrich: Marijuana legalization would tear America apart.
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Education
Tommy Tuberville: When we took away prayer in school we killed this country.
Betsy DeVos: Contributes to education to advance "God's Kingdom".
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Energy & Oil
Donald Trump: Pursues "energy dominance" agenda, even during pandemic.
Cory Booker: Carbon tax should go to alleviating inequality.
Marianne Williamson: Nuclear energy may be part of "green" mix.
Pete Buttigieg: Money from carbon tax should go to American families.
Andrew Yang: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
Bernie Sanders: Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
Cory Booker: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
Donald Trump: Establish panel devoted to challenging climate science.
Elizabeth Warren: Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
Jay Inslee: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
John Delaney: Zero score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
John Hickenlooper: Zero score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
Kirsten Gillibrand: Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
Tulsi Gabbard: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".
Joe Manchin III: Named coal West Virginia's official state rock.
Elena Kagan: Let citizens sue for harm caused by global warming.
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Environment
Brian Fitzpatrick: Rated 71% by League of Conservation Voters, highest in GOP.
Carlos Curbelo: Co-chair of Climate Solutions Caucus, but rated 23% by LCV.
Matt Gaetz: Introduced bill to abolish the EPA.
Donald Trump: Won't go to circuses that cut elephants due to animal rights.
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Families & Children
Eric Greitens: Greitens was never "exonerated" of sexual misconduct.
Cory Booker: Government funded savings account at birth.
Bill de Blasio: Launched universal free lunch in NYC schools.
Chris McDaniel: Hip-hop culture values prison more than college.
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Foreign Policy
Thomas Ravenel: Opposed to foreign interventions.
Liz Cheney: 1988: Nobody listens to divestment protests on apartheid.
Liz Cheney: 1988: Help South African blacks, but not by empty protests.
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Free Trade
Donald Trump: FactCheck: No, VATs are not tariffs against US exports.
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Gun Control
Raphael Warnock: Guns not allowed in Capitol, but allowed in our schools?
Chris McDaniel: Blames rising gun violence on "hip-hop" culture.
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Health Care
Thomas Ravenel: Against ObamaCare.
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Homeland Security
Chris McDaniel: Waterboarding was effective on suspected 9/11 terrorists.
Justin Amash: Led fight in House against domestic NSA surveillance.
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Immigration
Tommy Tuberville: Get a wall up or some kind of fencing.
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Principles & Values
Donald Trump: The insurrection took place on November 3rd, not January 6th.
Amanda Chase: When you back citizens into the corner, they'll push back.
Donald Trump: Paid hush money to porn star, lied about Moscow deal.
Tulsi Gabbard: Hillary Clinton & military-industrial complex smearing me.
Tommy Tuberville: We've got to put Jesus and God before everything else.
Thomas Ravenel: Fiscally conservative and socially moderate libertarian.
Marianne Williamson: Politics steeped in religion is divisive.
Ralph Nader: Chose 16-hour day work instead of personal life.
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Social Security
Andrew Yang: Universal Basic Income recipients might lose other benefits.
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Tax Reform
Kamala Harris: Monthly tax credit would provide base income.
Howard Schultz: Would increase taxes on rich, sketchy on details.
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The above quotations are from Columns and news articles in Mother Jones magazine.
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