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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
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) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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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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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Brendan Boyle: Supports emergency contraception and Roe v. Wade.
Brendan Boyle: I evolved on abortion; ratchet down the heated rhetoric.
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Civil Rights
Brendan Boyle: Ensure women receive equal pay for equal work.
Brendan Boyle: Opposed DADT and DOMA; now supports ENDA.
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Corporations
Dwight Evans: Micro-lending guarantees for inner-city small business.
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Crime
Brendan Boyle: Revitalize urban neighborhoods to keep them safe.
Dwight Evans: End over-militarized approach to urban policing.
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Education
Brendan Boyle: Invest in education; ensure public schools are best in world.
Dwight Evans: Make every neighborhood school a "community school".
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Energy & Oil
Brendan Boyle: Weaning ourselves off of foreign oil; promote alternatives.
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Environment
Brendan Boyle: Member of the "Green Dog" Caucus of environmentalists.
Dwight Evans: Government should promote locally raised food.
Dwight Evans: More urban trees; more urban parks.
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Families & Children
Dwight Evans: Require all businesses to provide paid sick leave.
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Free Trade
Brendan Boyle: Americans compete on an unfair playing field.
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Gun Control
Dwight Evans: Research the public health consequences of firearms violence.
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Health Care
Brendan Boyle: Push to create a public option for insurance.
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Jobs
Dwight Evans: Encourage minority start-ups in struggling neighborhoods.
Dwight Evans: Establish a living wage.
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Social Security
Brendan Boyle: Repay the Trust Fund in full.
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Tax Reform
Brendan Boyle: Billionaires should pay higher tax rates than workers.
Dwight Evans: No tax-breaks without job creation: enforce with clawbacks.
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Technology
Dwight Evans: Free WiFi in city parks & converted payphones.
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Welfare & Poverty
Dwight Evans: Federal funding for urban poverty has not kept up.
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