It's A Free Country: Personal Freedom in America After September 11

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A 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, with a foreword by Cornel West, author of Race Matters, and original pieces by Michael Moore, Matt Groening, Howard Zinn, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Steve Earle, Tom Hayden, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and many, many more, plus firsthand stories from Middle Eastern and American victims of civil-liberty infringement.

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Danny Goldberg is Chairman of Artemis Records, an independent label with an artist roster that includes Steve Earle, Rickie Lee Jones and Warren Zevon. He has written for The Nation, The American Prospect and the LA Times. Victor Goldberg, his father, is a long-time activist for civil liberties. He is was co-publisher of Tikkun and associate publisher of The Nation. Robert Greenwald has produced more than 45 films for television in the US. He also works extensively with the poor and in gang prevention in Los Angeles.