Ghost Stories, Hidden Alliances and Mass Extinction

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While winter resolutions may melt like snow in the warm air, Truthout's Progressive Picks are the darling buds of spring - each a reminder that change is possible. Of course, change isn't always a good thing. Whether it's the relentless, expanding demands of globalized capitalism or the impact of humanity's actions on the climate and on other species, the books we have on offer this month offer sobering details of the damage done by carelessness and greed. But they also offer the information necessary to fight for positive change. It's only by first recognizing the racism and exploitation suffered by billions of people worldwide, as described in Arundhati Roy's new book, that we can begin to imagine an alternative way to structure how we all live. Likewise, the examples Nomi Prins gives us of Wall Street criminality going largely unpunished, and the bankruptcy of the US-led Israel-Palestine "peace process" detailed by Ali Abunimah, can spur us to take action. Only when we understand the reality of the challenges we face can we effectively change the world for the better. Usher in change with our Progressive Picks, available for order today with a minimum donation to Truthout! Just make your choice below or from the covers on the right. To see our full catalog of Progressive Picks and order a gift, click here (for orders within the United States) or here (for international shipping). To order by phone, call (213) 489-1971 Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Capitalism: A Ghost Story By Arundhati Roy The acclaimed Arundhati Roy examines the dark side of democracy and the grave consequences of globalized capitalism in contemporary India. Capitalism: A Ghost Story shows how vast economic inequality has forced hundreds of millions of people to live on less than two dollars a day, while the country's wealthy minority own assets equivalent to one-fourth of India's gross domestic product. All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power By Nomi Prins AIn this painstakingly researched history, Wall Street journalist (and former Goldman Sachs executive) Nomi Prins details the financial industry's collusion with the White House to create a self-serving United States financial policy, and explains the long-term relationship between economic and political power that has remained unchallenged and become increasingly entrenched in the last 100 years.   The Battle for Justice in Palestine By Ali Abunimah In an incisive analysis of the plight of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, in the walled-off ghettos of the West Bank and inside Israel, journalist Ali Abunimah offers lucid insight into a people denied a national identity. The Battle for Justice contextualizes the Palestinian struggle as inseparable from the global struggle for racial equality, economic democracy and decolonization, and against all odds manages to strike an optimistic note. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History By Elizabeth Kolbert There have been five great extinctions of species on Earth, all of them due to natural causes. In this gripping, harrowing book, Elizabeth Kolbert - a staff writer for the New Yorker specializing in the environment - explores in detail the ongoing sixth extinction of a massive number of species, this time due to the destructive practices of the human race.   You can read exclusive interviews with Progressive Picks authors, as well as book excerpts, reviews and more, at Truthout's Progressive Picks section - and order more choices using the links in any Progressive Picks article or interview.   ALL THE PRESIDENTS' BANKERS Get it now!   THE BATTLE FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE Get it now!   CAPITALISM: A GHOST STORY Get it now!     THE SIXTH EXTINCTION Get it now!

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