This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States; including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality; the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.Praised by Sojurners as “a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality;†Economic Apartheid in America provides “much-needed groundwork for more democratic discussion and participation in economic life†(Tikkun). With “a wealth of eye-opening data†(The Beacon) focusing on the decline of organized labor and civic institutions; the battle over global trade; and the growing inequality of income and wages; it argues that most Americans are shut out of the discussion of the rules governing their economic lives. Accessible and engaging and illustrated throughout with charts; graphs; and political cartoons; the book lays out a comprehensive plan for action.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Remarkable WorkBy Griffith HenningerJust to say; I am finding Helen Azar and Nicholas Nicholson's book on Grand Duchess Tatiana invaluable Not only did Helen chose diary entries (1913-1918) that coincide with important historic moments. Her choice of Tatiana's diary entries often gives the reader alternative views of events that contradiction many of the myths that have been accepted as truth about the Imperial family. And just to say; Nicholas' copious and well researched footnotes are a book in themselves. Again; the historic details supplied by Nicholas Nicholson's footnotes supply the reader with many facts that have not appeared in print before. The book brings one closer to understanding Tatiana's remarkable character than other books devoted she and her sisters. Indeed; it is a book that is vital for both scholars and history enthusiasts..17 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Amazing Account of an Amazing Young Woman!By Maria C. RennaI read this remarkable book in one sitting. I literally could not put it down. From reading the fascinating diary entries and letters written by Grand Duchess Tatiana; I was swept into her world and felt a true connection to her personality and spirit. I feel as if I have always known her; a bright; witty; compassionate; warm young woman who; in my opinion; would have been a force to reckon with on an international scale; had she not been a victim of her family's fate. Kudos to the superbly talented Helen Azar for bringing Tatiana to life so vividly. This book is a must-read for every Romanov aficionado!14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. beautifully complements Azar’s translations weaving an intricate fascinating and heartbreaking ...By George MorrisRomanov author and historian Helen Azar can truly now be called the ‘voice of the Romanovs’. In this; her 5th book on Russia’s last Imperial Family; Helen has painstakingly translated the diaries and letters of Grand Duchess Tatiana; second daughter of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II. The 100 year old translations from script Cyrillic into English for the ‘Western’ audience is truly an accomplished feat all on its own.Helen has brought to life an exquisite young woman who was born to the world’s most powerful and wealthiest man; a role she did not choose but embraced with refinement; elegance; sincerity and dedication. The period Azar covers in the book are the most tumultuous of Tatiana’s young life. The eloquent Grand Duchess was a teenage girl who; in an idealistic world; should have been enjoying her youth; beaus and balls but instead was thrusted into an international spotlight as a royal and caught in the middle of war; revolution and personal tragedy. For 100 years; the children of the last Emperor and Empress of Russia were overshadowed by their famous parents and the events which would tragically end all their lives in 1918.We meet not only the daughter of the last Russian Emperor but a young woman with her own thoughts; yearnings; fears and aspirations. The guarded palace doors are opened to us by Tatiana’s words and we; the reader; enter into the private realms and drawing rooms of one of the world’s most famous and tragic families.Helen’s co-author Nicholas B. A. Nicholson; a noted Romanov expert; beautifully complements Azar’s translations weaving an intricate fascinating and heartbreaking story that sadly; is more dramatic than Hollywood could ever produce in fiction.Azar’s series of books are truly set apart from the many readily available for the Romanov enthusiast because we meet this very famous but so very normal family “in their own wordsâ€.
