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  • Fed Power

    How Finance Wins

    by Lawrence Jacobs, Desmond King ...
    An eye-opening analysis of the Federal Reserve's massive and unwarranted power in American life and how it favors the financial sector over everyone else. The Federal Reserve, created more than a century ago, is the most powerful central bank in the world. The Fed's power, which derives from its ability to alter the money supply and move interest rates, weighs heavily not only on the US economy, ... Read more

    $34.79 CAD

  • Who Governs?

    Presidents, Public Opinion, and Manipulation

    by James N. Druckman, Lawrence R. Jacobs ...
    A comprehensive examination of how American politicians influence the public and undermine how a democratically elected government is supposed to work.America's model of representational government rests on the premise that elected officials respond to the opinions of citizens. This is a myth, however, not a reality, according to James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs. In Who Governs?, Druckman ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Democracy under Fire

    The Rise of Extremists and the Hostile Takeover of the Republican Party

    by Lawrence R. Jacobs ...
    Donald Trump's presidency offered Americans a dire warning regarding the vulnerabilities in their democracy, but the threat is broader and deeper-and looms still. "January 6th was a disgrace," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell solemnly intoned at the end of Donald Trump's second impeachment trial on February 13, 2021. As to the culprit, Senator McConnell declared that "there is no question ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • Fed Power

    How Finance Wins

    by Lawrence Jacobs, Desmond King ...
    The Federal Reserve, created nearly a century ago, is the most powerful central bank in the world. The Fed's power, which derives from its ability to alter the money supply and move interest rates, weighs heavily not only on the US economy, but on the world economy as well. Not surprisingly, most scholarship on the Fed has focused on its economic role; however, the Fed's power isn't merely ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Fed Power

    How Finance Wins

    by Lawrence Jacobs, Desmond King ...
    The Federal Reserve, created nearly a century ago, is the most powerful central bank in the world. The Fed's power, which derives from its ability to alter the money supply and move interest rates, weighs heavily not only on the US economy, but on the world economy as well. Not surprisingly, most scholarship on the Fed has focused on its economic role; however, the Fed's power isn't merely ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Health Care Reform and American Politics

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by Lawrence Jacobs, Theda Skocpol ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Health Care Reform and American Politics

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by Lawrence Jacobs, Theda Skocpol ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Virtuous Nonsense

    Progressive America’s Epistemic Crisis

    Edited by Lawrence M. Eppard, Jacob L. Mackey, Lee Jussim ...
    Many American liberals believe that misinformation is just a right-wing problem. As a result, they ignore a similar crisis of misinformation occurring on the left—particularly within higher education—and reflexively dismiss any such claim as just another right-wing talking point. Yet, as Virtuous Nonsense makes clear, the epistemic problems in blue America are not only real but also worsening and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know

    by Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs to Know
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial nations. Affordable Care aims to control rapidly rising health care costs and promises to make the United States ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Picking Winners

    Citizenship, Central Banks, and Consumer Finance

    Edited by Lawrence R. Jacobs, Desmond King ...
    Politically independent central banks such as America's Federal Reserve have enormous sway over the financial lives of citizens globally and often affect citizens differently according to their wealth. In Picking Winners, editors Lawrence R. Jacobs and Desmond King curate a selection of chapters with innovative theoretical frameworks and new research about political institutions and organized ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Health Care Reform and American Politics

    What Everyone Needs to Know®, Revised and Updated Edition

    by Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Health Care Reform and American Politics

    What Everyone Needs to Know®, Revised and Updated Edition

    by Lawrence R. Jacobs, Theda Skocpol ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD