Liberal
Resources
These books and movies are a great start to helping
uncover the truth behind the Bush Administration, the
radical right, and our government in general.
An Inconvenient
Truth. Al Gore's
movie and book about global warming. Hopefully this will
galvanize people into action on the most important issue we
face today. (After all, if there's no Earth to live on,
nothing else matters.) Frightening
stuff.
Fahrenheit
9/11. This movie
is excellent. It won the Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film
Festival, the highest award there. It covers everything
from the 2000 election to the war in Iraq. Michael Moore
knows what he's talking about. (Go to his website to see
the proof of all of the claims made in the
movie.)
Bowling for Columbine.
Another Michael Moore movie.
It talks about the shootings at Columbine High School. Both
this movie and Fahrenheit 9/11 are not really suitable for
anyone under the age of 13 or anyone who doesn't want to
see blood or hear curses.
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell
Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al
Franken. This book
is not only very funny, but very enlightening. You should
definitely read it.
The Truth
(With Jokes) by Al Franken. Franken's done it again. By exposing some
of the more unpleasant aspects of our friends on the far
side of the political fence, Al Franken gives us what we
desperately need: The Truth (with jokes, of
course!).
Stupid White Men... And Other Sorry
Excuses for the State of the Nation by Michael
Moore. This talks
about the problems facing the country.
Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael
Moore. A bit like
Fahrenheit 9/11 in its content.
The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush,
the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill by Ron
Suskind. It's very
informative, but disturbing in the way it portrays the
daily routine of the Bush Administration. There's a lot of
complicated, technical financial talk,
though.
50 Reasons Not to Vote for Bush by
Robert Sterling. Exposes the major problems with Bush and
his administration.
House of Bush, House of Saud: The
Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful
Dynasties by Craig Unger. This book is very disturbing in the
information it gives you about the relationship between the
Bushes and the Saudi Royal Family.
Against All Enemies: Inside America's
War on Terror by Richard A. Clarke.
Richard Clarke was the
counterterrorism czar for Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
(until he resigned in 2003). This book is an account of the
past two decades of anti-terrorism work in this country,
and it specifically criticizes the policies of the Bush
Administration.
What's the Matter With
Kansas? How
Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank. The
author is from Kansas himself, and he's well qualified to
speak on the topic of the book. He talks about why people
in "red" states consistantly vote against their own
interests by voting Republican.
Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk by
Maureen Dowd. This
book is a collection of articles and columns written by the
best and funniest newspaper columnist in the
country.
Worse Than Watergate: The Secret
Presidency of George W. Bush by John W. Dean.
Compares the Bush
Administration to that of Richard Nixon, except that Dean,
who worked for Nixon, says Bush is
worse.
The Daily Show With
Jon Stewart Presents America: The Book by the writers of
the Daily Show, Jon Stewart. This is a very funny parody of a history
textbook, written the way only the Daily Show people
can!