Garfield, Bob

Summary: "Why is our society in the fix it is in? Is it all Trump's fault? Well, no. As often observed, Trump is a symptom of a virus has been incubating for at least 50 years and maybe 150. But not often observed is where the virus is imbedded: in the psychic core of identity. This book explores the primacy of identity in American society and makes the argument that hyper-polarization was not only...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.2 GAR

Polakow-Suransky, Sasha

Summary: Discusses the new political climate in Europe and the United States where xenophobia and racism have voted Britain out of the EU and catapulted Donald Trump to the presidency.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 POL

Bryant, Howard

Summary: "Full Dissidence is a collection of essays focusing on the corporate assault on civil liberties, collisions of race and identity, and the kleptocracy of the Trump White House has forced America to ask itself if its beliefs of freedom and democracy are more than just words"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.2 BRY

McGraw, Phillip C.

Summary: From a #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved television host comes a new book on how to come home to our core values, fortify our families and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Threshold Editions 2024

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: 306.2 MCG

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.2 MCG

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.2097 MCG

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult McGraw

Chua, Amy

Summary: Discusses the failure of America's political elites to recognize how group identities drive politics both at home and abroad, and outlines recommendations for reversing the country's foreign policy failures and overcoming destructive political tribalism at home. "Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most--the ones that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 CHU

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 320.973 CHU

Spencer, Kyle

Summary: "Using original reporting and unprecedented access, an award-winning journalist chronicles the people and organizations working to lure millions of unsuspecting young American voters into the far-right fold, harnessing social media in alarming ways and capitalizing on the democratization of celebrity culture"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.50973 SPE

French, David

Summary: "David French examines the depths of the American ideological divide, diagnoses its core causes, and provides a hopeful path forward. Polarization. Tribalization. Division. Some look at the growing political tension in our nation and call it a "cold civilwar." Others say it's nothing more than the culture war of the last three decades, amplified beyond reason by social media. David French...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.2 FRE

Hoffman, Carl

Summary: "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail meets a work of daring and immersive contemporary anthropology: Carl Hoffman, who has written about the most dangerous and remote corners of the world, journeys deep inside President Trump's rallies, seeking to understand the strange and powerful tribe that forms the president's base"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 HOF

Finkel, David

Summary: "Brent Cummings, an Iraq war veteran, has come home feeling he survived one war only to find himself in the midst of another one. The country he loves and defended for twenty-eight years seems to be unraveling in front of his eyes. Raised to believe in a vision of America that values fairness, honesty, and respect for others, Cummings is increasingly engulfed by the fear and anger sweeping...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FINKEL, DAVID FIN

Owens, Candace

Summary: "Political activist and social media star Candace Owens explains all the reasons how the Democratic Party policies hurt, rather than help, the African American community, and why she and many others are turning right"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Threshold Editions 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.2734 OWE

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 324.2734 OWE

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Leifer, Joshua

Summary: "From esteemed journalist and scholar Joshua Leifer, a definitive look at the history and future of American Jewish identity and community from the tipping point we are living in"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.892 LEI

Summary: Long story short: Presents interview segments in which California's poor and homeless discuss the disadvantages of living without adequate resources.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC POR