Ted Rall is a prominent American political cartoonist and commentator whose work often appears in newspapers across the United States. His distinctive style blends elements of comic strips and editorial cartoons, offering a sharp, often left-leaning perspective on current events. Rall uses his multi-panel format to deliver satirical and critical commentary on political and social issues. His work provides readers with a thought-provoking and often challenging viewpoint.
Suffering from budget cuts, layoffs, and a growing suspicion that his search for the truth has become obsolete, veteran war correspondent Mark Scribner is about to throw in the towel on journalism when he discovers that his hard-earned knowledge can save his career and make him wealthy and famous. All he has to do is pivot to social media and, with a few cynical twists, abandon everything he cares about most.
Ted Rall's latest is a no-holds-barred look at the civil war raging within the Democratic Party in the graphic style of his national bestseller, Bernie. There's a split in the Democratic Party. Progressives are surging with ideas and candidates like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. 72 percent of Democratic voters are progressives. But centrists like Tom Perez and the Clintons still run the DNC party apparatus--and they don't want to compromise. Intraparty warfare exploded into the open in 2016. It's even bigger now. The struggle goes back decades, to the New Left and the election of Richard Nixon over George McGovern. It continued with the Democratic establishment's quashing of insurgent progressives like Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader and Howard Dean. The vast scale of the DNC's secret conspiracy to stop Bernie Sanders in 2016 nomination came out courtesy of WikiLeaks. Will Democrats again become the party of the working person? Or will the corporatists win and continue their domination of electoral politics? Ted Rall gets to the bottom of the story neither the Democrats nor the Republicans want you to know: how the civil war in the Democratic Party poses an existential threat to the two-party system.
The only graphic novel-style biography of the Presidential Contender. National Bestseller updated for 2020 with 24 new pages taking Bernie into the 2020 election. Ted Rall's Bernie explores the personal and political development of a man who burst onto the national stage in 2015—rallying Americans and shaking up the Democratic Party—after decades in Congress. He's leading the polls, but win or lose the Democratic nomination for 2020, he's setting a new benchmark for a revived progressivism within a party that has rejected it for half a century. Insightful, funny, and accessible, this biography-in-graphic-novel-form of the presidential candidate explains both his early life and political rise, but also shows the broader history (and decline) of progressive democratic values in the U.S. until Bernie brought them back to the forefront of the political conversation.
Real Estate Billionaire. Reality TV star. President? Donald Trump inherited a fortune from his father. But he wanted more. Shrewd and indefatigable, he never missed an opportunity to expand his holdings. He transformed himself into an international brand. He marketed his personality into a product. He built an empire. But that wasn’t enough. He wanted to be President, and he was willing to do and say whatever it took. Donald Trump, who never held political office, pulled off his ultimate acquisition: the hostile takeover of the Republican Party. Everyone was shocked — except those who knew him.
As many as 1.4 million citizens with security clearance saw some or all of the same documents revealed by Edward Snowden. Why did he, and no one else, decide to step forward and take on the risks associated with becoming a whistleblower and then a fugitive? Rall delves into Snowden's early life and work experience, his personality, and the larger issues of privacy, new surveillance technologies, and the recent history of government intrusion. Rall describes Snowden's political vision and hopes for the future. This book tells two stories: Snowden's, and a larger one that describes all of us on the threshold of tremendous technological upheaval and political change
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The author has traveled deep into Afghanistan. He made two long trips: the first in the wake of 9/11, and the next ten years later to see what a decade of US occupation had wrought. This book intends to bring the realities of life in twenty-first-century Afghanistan to the world.
Examining the rise and fall of Barack Obama, the book explores how a once-optimistic presidency devolved into political turmoil. Ted Rall reflects on his early perceptions of Obama as conservative and risk-averse, contrasting this with the emergence of grassroots movements like the Tea Party and Occupy. Rall argues that the public's disillusionment stems not from deception by leaders but from self-deception about their choices and the two-party system, suggesting a need for deeper societal reflection and action.
Exploring the potential for transformative change in a nation facing economic and political turmoil, Ted Rall presents a manifesto that challenges conventional views. Rather than lamenting the decline of capitalism, he encourages readers to envision a new government and economic system. As widespread hardship prompts a reevaluation of societal norms, Rall's work aims to inspire a collective shift towards innovative solutions for a more equitable future.