Progressive Book Club
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Progressive Book Club is a unique new online destination for debate, discussion and community around issues that matter. At Progressive Book Club, our mission is to find the titles - and ideas - that can change our nation for the better, bring them to the forefront of the national debate and challenge Conservative ideology. Become part of a broader mission at Progressive Book Club, which is the only online book club for book enthusiasts who identify with liberal and progressive causes. For more information please go to www.progressivebookclub.com.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
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| 1 | VideoGail Collins: "When Everything Changed" | In this PBC interview, Gail Collins puts the women's movement of the last 50 years in perspective. She discusses the monumental shifts in the early 60's that completely transformed the way women had been perceived since the dawn of western civilization. Her book, "When Everything Changed" (which was recently named a New York Times Notable Book of 2009) continues this idea through to the present.You can buy "When Everything Changed" at | 12/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoOpen Books: Gail Collins | Progressive Book Club asks Gail Collins, the author of "When Everything Changed", about one book that was integral to the Women's Movement of the past 50 years. | 10/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoOpen Books: Max Blumenthal | Progressive Book Club asks Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah, about the books that influenced him during his writing process. He chooses The True Believer by Eric Hoffer and Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm.Republican Gomorrah is available now at http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 10/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoHoward Dean recommends True Compass | Progressive Book Club chairman Howard Dean discusses PBC's October pick, True Compass by the late Senator Edward Kennedy. True Compass deals not only with Kennedy's career as one of our country's greatest legislator's, but also gives insight into his personal life, his failings, and his many successes. | 10/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoAsk Howard Dean: Health Care Reform (part two of two) | Gov. Howard Dean responds to healthcare reform questions submitted by Progressive Book Club readers and members. (Friday, September 25, 2009) | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoAsk Howard Dean: Health Care Reform (part one of two) | Gov. Howard Dean responds to healthcare reform questions submitted by Progressive Book Club readers and members. (Friday, September 25, 2009) | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoMax Blumenthal: "Republican Gomorrah" | Max Blumenthal visits the Progressive Book Club to discuss his new book, "Republican Gomorrah", which discusses the rise of radical forces in the Republican party. In this video, he discusses the 9/12 rally, as well as the history and the motivations behind this, once fringe, group that is now getting pushed further and further into the mainstream.Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and videographer, known for his shocking exposes of the radical right. Be sure to check out his youtube channel at | 9/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoFred Kaplan "1959": Artistic Expression | Fred Kaplan talks to PBC about his newest book, "1959: The Year Everything Changed". Off the heels of the legalization of D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover came a floodtide of freedoms. In this video (part 3 of 3) he talks about the radical changes in artistic expression that took place that year, from the Jasper Johns to the beginnings of Pop Art and the implications of social networks. | 9/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoFred Kaplan "1959": Societal Changes | -- | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoOpen Books: Rinku Sen | -- | 8/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoFred Kaplan "1959", History and Politics | Fred Kaplan talks to PBC about his newest book, "1959: The Year Everything Changed". In this video (part 1 of 3) he discusses significant political changesincluding the Space Race and the 1960 election between Kennedy and Eisenhoweras well as the parallels between 1959 and 2009. 1959 is now available at http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 8/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoIrène Némirovsky: "Suite Française" | Progressive Book Club visits the "Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and "Suite Française" exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Ida Barsky, the exhibit's curator, tells us about Némirovsky's life and death, and the story behind her greatest work. "Suite Française" was published in France in 2004 after being lost for almost 60 years. The English version is available now at http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 7/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoLive: Howard Dean discusses Real Healthcare Reform | Captured from a live stream of Howard Dean at the University of California Washington Center in Washington DC for a discussion centered on the latest health care debate (sponsored by PBC and CampusProgress). Dean, a six term Governor, physician, chairman of the PBC board, and author of the newly released book Howard Deans Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform, will be there to help separate what is real and factual in the health care debate from what is simply rhetoric. As Dean writes in his book, now is the time to "take back the health care reins." | 7/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoPBC Minute: Rick Perlstein at America's Future Now! | Rick Perlstein, the author of Nixonland and Before the Storm (both available at the Progressive Book Club), discusses his new book and the conservative movement today. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoHoward Dean: "Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform" | Former Governor and current PBC chairman sits down with us at the America's Future Now conference to discuss his new book, "Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform". Pre-order it now at http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoPBC Minute: Samantha Power "Chasing the Flame" | Samantha Power, author of Chasing The Flame, on Sergio Vieira de Mello and UN neutrality. Samantha Power is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, who was recently named the director for multilateral affairs on the National Security Council. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoKim Phillips-Fein: "Invisible Hands" | Kim Phillips-Fein talks with the Progressive Book Club about her book "Invisible Hands", which documents the hidden rise of the conservative movement through a small group of American businessmen. These men helped push through anti-union and deregulative economic agendas. Kim Phillips-Fein is a historian and a professor at NYU. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoHoward Dean joins the Progressive Book Club as chairman! | "I believe Progressive Book Club has an invaluable role to play in keeping progressive ideas and values at the center of the national debate as we continue to move America in a new direction. Together we must identify and give rise to the progressive voices and ideas of a new generation and empower people take ownership in their democracy. If we dont we may well find ourselves in the midst of yet another dark chapter of conservative rule in America. I hope youll join us." - Howard Dean http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoFekkak Mamdouh "The Accidental American" | Fekkak Mamdouh, co-author of The Accidental American and co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United, sits down with the Progressive Book Club in his Manhattan office. He talks to us about his experience as an immigrant working in restaurants, the post 9/11 climate, and his organization, which fights for the rights of restaurant workers all across America. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoRinku Sen "The Accidental American" | Rinku Sen talks with the Progressive Book Club about her new book, "The Accidental American", which deals with immigration in a Post-9/11 world through the story of Fekkak Mamdouh. Sen goes through the common falsities in the immigration debate, and the changes she would like to see. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoPBC: Robert Scheer "The Pornography of Power" | Robert Scheer, the author of "The Pornography of Power", on the contradictions and deceptions in the War on Terror. Robert Scheer is the co-founder and editor of the online magazine Truthdig. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoPBC: Minute: Jane Mayer "The Dark Side" | Jane Mayer, author of "The Dark Side", discusses the troubled and inconsistent foundations of America's torture program. Jane Mayer is a staff writer at the New Yorker. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoPBC Minute: Van Jones "The Green Collar Economy" | Van Jones, the author of "The Green Collar Economy", on investing in green labor. Van Jones is the Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. http://www.progressivebookclub.com | 6/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 23 Episodes |
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