{"product_id":"its-a-free-country-personal-freedom-in-america-after-september-11-hardcover","title":"It's a Free Country: Personal Freedom in America After September 11 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanny Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Greenwald\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eVictor Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A terrific collection of personal stories, legal arguments, and historical reminders about civil liberties in our society. We must never forget that we live in our faith and our many beliefs, but we also live under the law--and those legal rights must never be suspended or curtailed.\" --Reverend Jesse Jackson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking collection of new pieces examining the effects of President George W. Bush and Attorney General John Ashcroft's legislative assault on civil liberties following the terrorist bombing of the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Foreword by Cornel West, author of \u003cem\u003eRace Matters, \u003c\/em\u003e with original essays by Michael Moore (\u003cem\u003eStupid White Men, Downsize This!\u003c\/em\u003e), Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Steve Earle, Tom Hayden (former California senator, author of \u003cem\u003eIrish on the Inside\u003c\/em\u003e), Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Robert Scheer (\u003cem\u003eLA Times\u003c\/em\u003e columnist), Ira Glasser (former head of the ACLU), cartoonist Matt Groening, historian Howard Zinn, Lillian Nakano, Congressman Bob Barr, Michael Isikoff, Anthony Romero, Norman Siegel, Kenneth Roth, Nadine Strossen, Michael Tomasky, Helen Zia, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, interviews with Nat Hentoff and Congressman Barney Frank, and many more. Also, firsthand stories from Middle Eastern and American victims of civil-liberty infringement, such as the chief of police in Portland, Oregon who resisted federal pressure, and Fathi Mustafa, a Palestinian caught in the wave of racial profiling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This debut title from RDV Books is edited by the company's three publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny Goldberg is a longtime music executive and political activist. He coproduced and codirected the rock documentary No Nukes and has written for the Los Angeles Times, the Nation, AlterNet, and others. He lives in New York City and is an ACLU officer and board member. This is his first book. ROBERT GREENWALD has produced and\/or directed more than forty-five television, cable, and theatrical films, including the award-winning NBC-TV movie The Burning Bed, and the recent theatrical film, Steal This Movie, about Abbie Hoffman. Through his newly formed \"Public Interest Productions,\" Greenwald is executive producing Unprecedented--a documentary about the 2000 election. Greenwald is on the Board of Directors of \"A Place Called Home,\" a gang-prevention program in South Central Los Angeles, and of the Venice Community Housing Corporation, which provides low income housing in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.42 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45830721175749,"sku":"9780971920606","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/PaMsz5jzvC9780971920606.webp?v=1771200878","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/its-a-free-country-personal-freedom-in-america-after-september-11-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}