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No one could have predicted even two years ago that an African American would take the oath of office as president of the United States in January of 2009. For many, the occasion marks the climax to the civil rights movement and the fulfillment of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream that Americans could be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. This collection, with about 400 letters from Americans of all walks of life, is being created to stand as a symbol of this exciting moment in history.

In Rebuild the Dream, green economy pioneer Van Jones reflects on his journey from grassroots outsider to White House insider. For the first time, he shares intimate details of his time in government – and reveals why he chose to resign his post as a special advisor to the Obama White House. Jones puts his hard-won lessons to good use, proposing a powerful game plan to restore hope, fix our democracy and renew the American Dream.

As Reeves shows, the growing separation between the upper middle class and everyone else can be seen in family structure, neighborhoods, attitudes, and lifestyle. Those at the top of the income ladder are becoming more effective at passing on their status to their children, reducing overall social mobility. The result is not just an economic divide but a fracturing of American society along class lines. Upper-middle-class children become upper-middle-class adults.

“A sweeping chronicle of the immigrant rights movement. . . . Wides-Muñoz reminds us that thanks to the ability of young people to dream, what seems impossible today may yet prove achievable tomorrow.” —New York Times Book Review A journalist chronicles the next chapter in civil...

With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.'s most respected journalists expose one of America's most tragic ironies: How the nation's capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia.

America's power is in decline, its foreign policy adrift, its allies alienated, its soldiers trapped in a war that even generals regard as unwinnable. What has happened these past eight years is well known. Why it happened continues to puzzle. Daydream Believers combines in-depth reporting and analysis to explain how George W. Bush and his aides got so far off track - and why much of the nation followed.

In this passionate book, Newberry explains: How the Obama administration deliberately spreads envy, mediocrity, and a victim mentality among the American people; How Obama's policies violate the fundamental values held by America's founders; Why free markets could soon be a thing of the past; Why capitalism is compatible with the Bible and socialism isn't; How you can help yourself and your country and defeat the War on Success.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times; The New York Times Book Review; NPR; Publishers Weekly “This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic...

In this take-no-prisoners survey of a nation in the grip of multiple crises, Jack Cafferty turns his unflinching sights on what needs to go right in President Obama's first term. Putting his own signature stamp on Obama's campaign slogan, he tells the charismatic new leader that this is a time for "change we will believe in when we see it".

As President Obama's time in the White House draws to a close, this celebratory book documents his transformative accomplishments. Evidence indicates President Barack Obama has been tremendously successful and effective by objective measures. On economic indicators alone, he is credited with the...

A leading conservative intellectual argues that to renew America we must recommit to our institutions Americans are living through a social crisis. Our politics is polarized and bitterly divided. Culture wars rage on campus, in the media, social media, and other arenas of our common life. And...

Kentucky State Representative Charles Booker tells the improbable story of his journey from one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country to a political career forging new alliances among forgotten communities across the New South and beyond. “Charles Booker is a rising leader in our nation...

"Youth Wave Sees Possible British Exit from EU as a Threat to Dreams" is from the May 15, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Rare Visitor to Taiwan Is a Bird-Watcher's Dream" is from the June 02, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Austin Ramzy and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"How a Trip to Cuba Emerged From an MLB Dream" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by David Waldstein and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Warriors Edge Thunder to Extend Dream Season to NBA Finals" is from the May 31, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Scott Cacciola and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Consumers' Nightmares Thwart Chinese Farmers' Dream of Gene-Modified Food" is from the October 19, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Amie Tsang and Cao Li and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Iceland's Dream Run Is Ended by France's Frenetic First Half" is from the July 03, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Sam Borden and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Somalis Living an American Dream in Kansas Glimpse a Nightmare" is from the October 26, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jack Healy and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Things to Celebrate, Like Dreams of Flying Cars" is from the Columns section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Krugman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.