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The Everyman's Guide to knowing which way to vote    by Walker Johanson
Price: $0.99 USD. 7730 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Current affairs.

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"The Everyman's Guide to knowing which way to vote" is a Political Party Comparison Chart that clarifies the key differences--on 50 major issues--between Liberals & Democrats on the one hand...and Conservatives & Republicans on the other. It is a user-friendly 'Voter's Guide' that summarizes--and simplifies--the basic stand that each party has on the most important issues facing America today.
No More War    by Lawrence John Brown
Price: Free! 1070 words. Language: English. Published on April 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

This is the text to a YouTube video that compares American foreign policy to Florida’s Stand Your Ground law: As the law gives an individual the right to kill a person he feels threatens him, we Americans believe we have the right to kill people in other nations that we feel threaten us. This belief, which has led us to support dictators and to start three wars, essentially legalizes war crimes.
Jerusalem: Correcting the International Discourse - How the West Gets Jerusalem Wrong    by Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Price: $2.99 USD. 50040 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

The Holy City of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious facets of the Arab-Israel conflict. In this volume, Nadav Shragai, who served as a journalist and commentator at Ha'aretz between 1983 and 2009 and has documented the dispute over Jerusalem for thirty years, offers a fresh perspective that seeks to correct the international discourse on the future of the city.
译者合集 2011年度精华译文 2011 Review Yizhe Collection    by Zhe Yi
Price: Free! 1710 words. Language: Chinese (simplified). Published on March 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Activism.

从年初的”中国茉莉花”活动被严防死守,到年底”千呼万唤始出来”的动车事故报告,2011年是不平静的一年。在这本《2011年度精华译文》中,我们总结了“外媒看中国”的十大话题,并在每个话题下精选了三-四篇译文,集结成册。这些都是中国主流媒体无法报道的热点话题,也是我们一路走来的见证。
D’Hiroshima à Ispahan    by Lundi
You set the price! 880 words. Language: French. Published on February 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Arms control.

En 1945, l'objectif de Truman en larguant des bombes nucléaires sur Hiroshima et Nagasaki était avant tout d'impressionner Staline. Aujourd'hui, quel serait le véritable motif d'une possible intervention américano-israélienne en Iran ? Ne faut-il pas le chercher du côté de Pékin ?
The Year Past/The Year Ahead: The Editors and Writers of techPresident on 2011/12    by Micah L. Sifry
Price: $2.99 USD. 51320 words. Language: English. Published by Personal Democracy Media  on February 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Democracy.

As you read through this compilation of the best of techPresident from 2011, as well as the prognostications of thirty of our smartest friends and fellow travelers as they look at the year ahead, you can't help but be affected by just how much took place in 2011, and how hyper-empowered, hyper-networked people everywhere are the engine of this increased velocity of activity and tumult.
Bilan 2011, perspectives 2012    by Lundi
You set the price! 1420 words. Language: French. Published on January 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

Les prévisions que nous avions dressées en janvier 2011 se sont-elles avérées justes ? Et quelles sont nos perspectives pour 2012 ? Accélération de la vitesse d'évolution de notre civilisation, effondrement du dollar, crise chinoise, accroissement de la puissance et du rôle des très grandes entreprises : autant de « facteurs-clés » que nous analysons.
τραγῳδία… tragôidía    by Lundi
You set the price! 940 words. Language: French. Published on November 5, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

Qu'a révélé la « tragédie grecque » qui s'est déroulée fin octobre / début novembre 2011 ? Quels enseignements en tirer ? Ce qui arrive aux Grecs préfigure-t-il ce qui nous arrivera demain ?
The Revolt of the Spectacular Society    by Adam Weishaupt
Price: $2.99 USD. 30520 words. Language: English. Published by Mike Hockney on October 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration.

The elite control not just the economy but also how people think. To maintain their power, they have to seduce and condition the ordinary people into sharing their value system. By controlling what students are taught at schools and colleges and by ensuring that the media reflects only their ideology, the elite exercise total mind control over the population. It's time to revolt.
兰德报告 与中国的冲突 RAND Conflict With China    by Zhe Yi
Price: Free! 290 words. Language: Chinese. Published on October 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

本文由美国军方提供支持,兰德公司研究表明:随着中国的崛起,美国可能与中国在中国周边地区发生冲突,但是如果美国能保持威慑,则美中发生大规模冲突的几率不大。本文分析了美中冲突的前景、后果和威慑战略。由“译者”志愿翻译小组翻译,未经原作者审校。