Listopia > Mark Derderian's votes on the list President Obama's Summer Reading List (9 Books)
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The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
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"Obama needs to listen to Krugman and other more progressive economists who have the prescription for ending this economic slump. "
Mark
rated it 4 stars
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Party of the People: A History of the Democrats
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"Obama is in danger of going down in history as an insignificant Democrat.He should look at the history of his party to see what it is that his presidency should aspire to. "
Mark
rated it 4 stars
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Marx and the Bible: A Critique of the Philosophy of Oppression
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"Obama's cautious conservative Christianity is really not helping the people who need help most in the United States and in the world. "
Mark
rated it 4 stars
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Why I'm a Democrat
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"Obama should think about the wide variety of people who supported him and whose values keep the Democratic Party alive spiritually. He is in danger of losing connection to ordinary democrats and to progressive activists."
Mark
rated it 4 stars
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Proposed Roads to Freedom: Socialism, Anarchism and Syndicalism
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"Obama has really turned his back on the best of left wing values and ideals. He should expand his consciousness to include the left in his decision making since he is going to be accused of being a socialist anyway. "
Mark
rated it 5 stars
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Marxism: For and Against
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"Obama needs to see where Marxist analysis fits economic conditions and work to advance the genuine interests of working people within a democratic framework. He is called a Marxist by the right and yet he gives no indication that he is really working for working people at all. "
Mark
rated it 5 stars
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Ethics for the New Millennium
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"Obama needs to think of human interdependence and the ethics that is necessary to contribute to a world awakening. "
Mark
rated it 5 stars
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Karl Marx
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
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