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Review: Bernie or Bust – Pioneers of Electoral Revolt

4 Star, Democracy
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Mush with Three Pieces of Edible Sausage

@BernieOrBust with Patrick Walker

4 stars

While this book is valuable as an early overview of the how and why of the Sandernista revolution, it is also extremely tedious.

Among the best points of the book are its articulation of all the frustrations with “Establishment Democrats” that led to the growth of dissidents enchanted with Sanders, including its condemnation of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as being neoliberal rather than progressive; and its overall illumination of why #WalkAway is exploding today.

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Review: The Great Revolt – Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics

5 Star, America (Founders, Current Situation), Capitalism (Good & Bad), Congress (Failure, Reform), Consciousness & Social IQ, Culture, Research, Democracy, Executive (Partisan Failure, Reform), Information Society, Justice (Failure, Reform), Media, Misinformation & Propaganda, Peace, Poverty, & Middle Class, Politics, Power (Pathologies & Utilization), Religion & Politics of Religion, Voices Lost (Indigenous, Gender, Poor, Marginalized)
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Salena Zito and Brad Todd

5 Star Insights Into How and Why Trump Won — Complements Our Towns

The authors combine experience as a national political analyst for reputable media organizations with national-scope Republican advertising and opinion research. The book offers deep insights into how and why Donald Trump captured so many “Reagan Democrats” at the same time that he attracted many eligible non-voters back into the election process.

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Robert Steele: Could Robert Gates Create a Smart Nation as Chancellor of the Republic? Review of A Passion for Leadership by Robert M. Gates

5 Star, Intelligence (Government/Secret)

Could Robert Gates Create a Smart Nation as Chancellor of the Republic?

5 stars – Real potential at the intersection of education, intelligence, and research

American Herald Tribune, 3 July 2018

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Robert Steele: Intelligence at a Cross Roads: To Be Or Not To Be… Review of Principled Spying by David Omand and Mark Phythian

4 Star, Intelligence (Government/Secret)
Robert David STEELE Vivas

Intelligence at a Cross Roads: To Be Or Not To Be…: 4 stars – A+ on Its Narrow Focus, C+ For Contextual Shortfalls

American Herald Tribune

25 June 2018

David Omand and Mark Phythian, Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence (Georgetown University Press, 2018), 286 pages, $32.95, ISBN-13: 978-1626165601.

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Robert Steele: The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies – Book Review

2 Star, Articles & Chapters, Intelligence (Government/Secret)
Robert David STEELE Vivas

The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies – Book Review

2 stars – Opens with a Lie, Goes Downhill from There

American Herald Tribune

5 June 2018

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Review: Our Towns – A 100,000 Mile Journey into the Heart of America by James and Deborah Fallows BONUS 1 Minute Video

6 Star Top 10%, Change & Innovation, Civil Society, Complexity & Resilience, Consciousness & Social IQ, Country/Regional, Culture, Research, Democracy, Leadership, Peace, Poverty, & Middle Class, Politics, Public Administration, Values, Ethics, Sustainable Evolution
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6 Stars – A Most Extraordinary Uplifting Account of the Reinvention of America One “Flyover” Town at a Time (42 Specific Towns Visited)

I know James Fallows — he is best-known as a former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter and as an author for The Atlantic.  I met him after reading three of his books, Blind Into Baghdad: America's War in Iraq; National Defense; and Free Flight: Inventing the Future of Travel.

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