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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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Jacobin Magazine
Socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture
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from Jacobin Magazine (number of quotes indicated):
- Bernie Sanders (1) Democratic Presidential candidate
- Beto O`Rourke (1) Texas Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from TX
- Elizabeth Warren (2) Massachusetts Senator
- Howard Schultz (1) Starbucks CEO; independent for President (suspended)
- Jerry Brown (1) California Democratic Governor
- Joe Biden (5) Democratic V.P.
- John Hickenlooper (1) Colorado Democratic Colorado Governor
- Julian Castro (8) Texas Mayor of San Antonio; HUD Secretary
- Kamala Harris (7) California Democratic nominee for Vice President; California Senator
- Kirsten Gillibrand (3) New York Democratic candidate for President; New York Senator
- Michael Bennet (1) Colorado Democratic candidate for President; Colorado Senator
- Mike Gravel (1) Democratic challenger for president
- Nancy Pelosi (1) Democrat U.S. Rep California-12
- Noam Chomsky (6)
- Tulsi Gabbard (7) Hawaii Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from HI-2
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Articles in Jacobin magazine:
- "The Task Ahead Is Enormous, and There Is Not Much Time," Noam Chomsky interview by Harrison Samphir, 07.12.2019
- "Stick With Bernie," by Carl Beijer, May 3, 2019
- "Mike Gravel Should Be on the 2020 Debate Stage," by Branko Marcetic, May 2019
- "Julian Castro's Early, Neoliberal Years," by Branko Marcetic, 2/15/2019
- "Howard Schultz's #MeToo Problem at Starbucks," by Liza Featherstone, Feb. 2019
- "Socialism and Progressives," 1/8/2019
- "Biden on Mass Incarceration," 8/9/18
- "Joe Biden, Neoliberal Democrat," 8/7/18
- "Joe Biden: Military Hawk," 8/2/18
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Budget & Economy
Kamala Harris: Prosecuted fewer foreclosure fraud cases than smaller states.
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Civil Rights
Julian Castro: Protections for GLBTQ; benefits to same-sex partners.
Howard Schultz: Starbucks did little to stop sexual harassment of employees.
Tulsi Gabbard: Against gay marriage but no government morality.
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Corporations
Julian Castro: Supported tax breaks to lure corporations.
Elizabeth Warren: Proposes new federal limits for corporations.
Kamala Harris: Tough stance on mortgage lenders fell short.
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Crime
Kamala Harris: Focus on helping non-violent young offenders.
Kamala Harris: Defied pressure for death penalty for cop killer.
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Drugs
Joe Biden: 1989: Bush didn't go far enough in War on Drugs.
Joe Biden: Proud of backing tough drug laws & penalties.
Joe Biden: 1981: Militarized domestic police against drugs.
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Education
Julian Castro: Extended Pre-K education for needy kids.
Elizabeth Warren: Invest in education, but focus on results.
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Energy & Oil
Noam Chomsky: Limited time on climate change; US going in wrong direction.
Noam Chomsky: Market can't solve climate change, structural changes needed.
Noam Chomsky: Task ahead enormous & there is not much time.
Julian Castro: Green Jobs Leadership Council: more solar; less coal.
Julian Castro: Supported both fossil fuel and green energy.
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Environment
Kamala Harris: Prosecuted polluters for illegal dumping and air pollution.
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Families & Children
Kamala Harris: Punish parents of chronically truant kids.
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Foreign Policy
Noam Chomsky: Israel relies on support from reactionary fundamentalists.
Noam Chomsky: Establish a nuclear weapons free zone in Middle East.
Tulsi Gabbard: Skeptical of Iran nuclear deal.
Tulsi Gabbard: Supports Egyptian dictator in fight against terrorism.
Tulsi Gabbard: Against criticizing India's treatment of Muslims.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Opposes boycotts of businesses in Israel.
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Health Care
Beto O`Rourke: Supports Medicare for America as public option.
Kamala Harris: Require pharmaceutical companies to allow generics.
Jerry Brown: How would we pay for single-payer?
John Hickenlooper: Too soon to make changes in Obamacare.
Michael Bennet: Single payer would lead to massive tax increase.
Nancy Pelosi: Single payer plans better handled by states.
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Homeland Security
Julian Castro: Supported military expansion into cybersecurity.
Joe Biden: 1991: Favors government "back doors" into encryption.
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Immigration
Tulsi Gabbard: 2015: Favor Christian over Islamic refugees.
Kirsten Gillibrand: 2007 SAVE Act: beef up border; oppose sanctuary cities.
Kirsten Gillibrand: 2010: moratorium on government immigration raids.
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Jobs
Julian Castro: Opposed unionizing city employees.
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Principles & Values
Bernie Sanders: 2019 OpEd: Bernie is best chance to beat Biden.
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Social Security
Joe Biden: Freeze entitlements; don't favor special interests.
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Tax Reform
Julian Castro: Senior/disabled property tax freeze favored wealthy.
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War & Peace
Noam Chomsky: No-nuke zone in Middle East would end military aid to Israel.
Mike Gravel: Filibustered to end the military draft.
Tulsi Gabbard: Use military to fight terrorists, not for regime change.
Tulsi Gabbard: Opposes fighting in Afghanistan & Syria; end arms to Saudis.
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The above quotations are from Jacobin Magazine
Socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture.
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