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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Who are the dominant owners of U.S. public debt? Is it widely held, or concentrated in the hands of a few? Does ownership of public debt give these bondholders power over our government? What do we make of the fact that foreign-owned debt has ballooned to nearly 50 percent today? Until now, we have not had any satisfactory answers to these questions. Public Debt, Inequality, and Power is the first comprehensive historical analysis of public debt ownership in the United States. It reveals that ownership of federal bonds has been increasingly concentrated in the hands of the 1 percent over the last three decades. Based on extensive and original research, Public Debt, Inequality, and Power will shock and enlighten.

Debts, Public --- Government securities --- 21st century america. --- american economy. --- american government. --- american history. --- bondholders. --- capitalism. --- concentrated wealth. --- debt. --- economic history. --- economic inequality. --- economic power. --- foreign owned debt. --- global politics. --- government and governing. --- inequality. --- ownership structure. --- political debate. --- politics. --- public debt ownership. --- public debt. --- public finance. --- social inequality. --- social power. --- top one percent. --- united states of america. --- united states treasury. --- us public debt.

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"Blocking Public Participation examines the different types of litigation and causes of action that frequently form the basis of SLAPPs, (strategic litigation against public participation) and how these lawsuits transform political disputes into legal cases, thereby blocking political engagement. The resource imbalance between plaintiffs and defendants allows the plaintiffs to tie up defendants in complex and costly legal processes. The book also examines the dangers SLAPPs pose to political expression and to the quality and integrity of our democratic political institutions. Finally, the book examines the need to regulate SLAPPs in Canada and assesses various regulatory proposals." -- Book Jacket.

Political participation --- Frivolous suits (Civil procedure) --- Vexatious suits (Civil procedure) --- Actions and defenses --- Black Lives Matter. --- capitalism. --- collective activism. --- collective politics. --- defamation laws. --- freedom of assembly. --- freedom of speech. --- laws against dissent. --- neoliberalism. --- political activism. --- political debate. --- political dissent. --- political lobbying. --- political organizing. --- protection for dissent. --- resistance to corporate culture. --- slapp.

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Since the 1960s a resurgence of interest in the moral foundations of politics has fueled debates about the appropriate sources of our political judgments. Ian Shapiro analyzes and advances these debates, discussing them in an accessibly style. He defends a view of politics called critical naturalism as a third way between the neo-Kantian theory of John Rawl's and the contextual arguments of Richard Rorty, Michael Walzer, Alasdair MacIntyre and others. He formulates a new justification for democratic politics and an innovative account of the nature of political argument.

Natural law. --- Political science --- Politics --- History --- Philosophy. --- NON-CLASSIFIABLE. --- 20th century. --- Political philosophy --- Law of nature (Law) --- Natural rights --- Nature, Law of (Law) --- Rights, Natural --- Law --- alasdair macintyre. --- critical naturalism. --- democratic politics. --- history of ideas. --- history. --- john rawl. --- kant. --- liberalism. --- michael walzer. --- morality. --- nature of political argument. --- neo kantian theory. --- political debate. --- political ethos. --- political history. --- political instruction. --- political judgements. --- political philosophy. --- political theory. --- political thought. --- politics. --- postmodernism. --- postmodernity. --- principled criticism. --- republican alternatives. --- richard rorty. --- therapeutic diagnosis.

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Eloquent, urgent, and inspiring, The Constant Fire tackles the acrimonious debate between science and religion, taking us beyond its stagnant parameters into the wider domain of human spiritual experience. From a Neolithic archaeological site in Ireland to modern theories of star formation, Adam Frank traverses a wide terrain, broadening our sights and allowing us to imagine an alternative perspective. Drawing from his experience as a practicing astrophysicist and from the writings of the great scholars of religion, philosophy, and mythology, Frank locates the connective tissue linking science and religion-their commonality as sacred pursuits-and finds their shared aspiration in pursuit of "the True and the Real." Taking us from the burning of Giordano Bruno in 1600 to Einstein and on to today's pressing issues of global warming and resource depletion, The Constant Fire shows us how to move beyond this stale debate into a more profound experience of the world as sacred-a world that embraces science without renouncing human spirituality.

Religion and science --- Bible and science --- Science and the Bible --- Science --- History. --- History of controversy --- astrophysics. --- big bang. --- climate change. --- controversial debate. --- cultural debate. --- einstein. --- ethos. --- evolution. --- flood myths. --- giordano bruno. --- global warming. --- human spiritual existence. --- human spirituality. --- humanity. --- ireland. --- microscopes. --- modern world. --- multiverse. --- mythology. --- mythos. --- neolithic archaeological site. --- philosophy. --- political debate. --- religion. --- religious experience. --- resource depletion. --- sacred narratives. --- sacred pursuits. --- science and religion. --- science. --- scientists. --- spiritual. --- spirituality. --- star formation. --- telescopes.

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Dreams and Nightmares takes a critical look at the challenges and dilemmas of immigration policy and practice in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. The experiences of children and youth provide a prism through which the interwoven dynamics and consequences of immigration policy become apparent. Using a unique sociolegal perspective, authors Zatz and Rodriguez examine the mechanisms by which immigration policies and practices mitigate or exacerbate harm to vulnerable youth. They pay particular attention to prosecutorial discretion, assessing its potential and limitations for resolving issues involving parental detention and deportation, unaccompanied minors, and Dreamers who came to the United States as young children. The book demonstrates how these policies and practices offer a means of prioritizing immigration enforcement in ways that alleviate harm to children, and why they remain controversial and vulnerable to political challenges.

Immigrant families --- Emigration and immigration law --- Unaccompanied immigrant children --- Immigrant youth --- Families of emigrants --- Families --- Unaccompanied children (Immigrants) --- Unaccompanied minors (Immigrants) --- Immigrant children --- Youth --- Law and legislation --- Social conditions. --- american immigrants. --- american politics. --- border crossing. --- child immigrants. --- deportation. --- dreamers. --- family. --- hispanic americans. --- human condition. --- immigrants. --- immigration and emigration. --- immigration enforcement. --- immigration polices. --- immigration reform. --- immigration. --- legislation. --- parental deportation. --- parental detention. --- political challenges. --- political debate. --- political. --- politics. --- prosecutorial discretion. --- social sciences. --- sociolegal. --- unaccompanied minors. --- united states of america. --- young adult. --- young immigrants.