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Beam Me Up, Jesus

A Heathen's Guide to the Rapture

By Jim Gerard


From Nostradamus to the Watchtower, prophets and scribes have been getting the date of the Rapture wrong. But who can now deny that the portents of the Second Coming are finally here? The bad news is that the Rapture has come and you've been Left Behind.

Read Jim Gerard's lateston the Huffington Post.
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101 People Who Are Really Screwing America

(And Bernard Goldberg is Only #73)

By Jack Huberman


From the bestselling author of The Bush-Hater's Handbook comes this hilarious riposte to Bernard Goldberg's absurd right-wing attack on American liberals. 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America names the real "crooks liars, and cheats" who undermine American democracy.

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Fair and Balanced, My Ass!

An Unbridled Look at the Bizarre Reality of Fox News

By Tom Breuer and Joseph Minton Amann


From the authors of Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reillycomes a hilarious skewering of America's number one cable news network.

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The Quotable Atheist

Ammunition for Nonbelievers, Political Junkies, Gadflies, and Those Generally Hell-Bound

By Jack Huberman


A treasure trove of quotes and aphorisms by philosophers, scientists, poets, writers, artists, entertainers, and political figures.

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Dictionary of Republicanisms


By Katrina vanden Heuvel


Katrina vanden Heuvel, celebrated editor of The Nation, asked her readers to help decipher Republican doublespeak. The result is Dictionary of Republicanisms, a grassroots groundswell of hilarious submissions.

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Terry Jones's War on the War on Terror


By Terry Jones


Terry Jones's War on the War on Terror proves that in times of high political anxiety, humor and irony are most potent antidotes to the spin emanating from the White House and Downing Street. From the co-creator of Monty Python comes this bitingly hilarious collection of writing about the American and British responses to 9/11.

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Brotherhood of the Disappearing Pants

A Field Guide to Conservative Sex Scandals

By Tom Breuer and Joseph Minton Amann


The team who brought us Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reillynow casts a satirical eye on the hilarious sex lives of the nation's small army of libidinous right-wing scolds.
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The GOP-Hater's Handbook

378 Reasons Never to Vote for the Party of Reagan, Nixon and Bush Again

By Jack Huberman


From the author of the bestselling Bush-Hater's Handbook, and in time for the 2008 election, here comes Jack Huberman's latest foray into the dark side of right-wing politics.
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Who Moved My Secret?

The Ancient Wisdom That Tells You It's Okay to Be Greedy

By Jim Gerard


From the author of Beam Me Up Jesus comes this hilarious parody of the self-help books that have made millions off the misery of the masses.
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The Future's So Bright, I Can't Bear to Look


By Tom Tomorrow


Welcome to a world where George Bush and Dick Cheney are secretly radical leftists trying to destroy the Republican party from within and Richard Perle hosts the "NeoCon Game Show," awarding fabulous prizes to the contestant with the most outlandishly inappropriate answers—welcome to the world of Tom Tomorrow. From Hurricane Katrina to the latest presidential campaign, these cartoons provide an unflinching look at where we've been and just how bright we can expect the future to be.

"Hail Tom Tomorrow!"
—Michael Moore

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The American Dream

Walking in the Shoes of Carnies, Arms Dealers, Immigrant Dreamers, Pot Farmers, and Christian Believers

By Harmon Leon


In The American Dream, Harmon Leon uncovers the humorous, contradictory ways in which people define themselves in relation to their country. Leon's pursuit takes him from the pot fields of Northern California to reality T.V. shows in Culver City and from swinging parties in the suburbs to Christian protests against fornicators in Kansas, offering a funny, satirical and poignant take on what it means to live in twenty-first century America.

For more information, visit Harmon Leon's blog.

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A Procession of Them: Photo Exhibition

November 26 - January 18 | 401 Projects, New York
Watch Institute Fellow Eugene Richards' photographic exhibition, A Procession of Them, at 401 Projects in New York City.

January 15 | 8:30 am
Deepa Fernandes Wins North Star News Prize
(4 Times Square, NYC)
Institute Fellow Deepa Fernandes is one of three winners of the North Star News Prize, which recognizes people of color who have made outstanding contributions to journalism, media and communications, and public understanding of the struggle for social justice. MORE

January 24 - May 16
Out of the Global City: An Uncommon Dialogue Series
(St. Mark’s Church Parish Hall, NYC)
Join us for this free lecture series as we explore what living in the global city of New York means. Through it, we hope to nurture deeper engagement between the arts and social justice sectors to imagine and work toward a more just city (and world). Speakers include artists, activists, organizers, academics, writers, media makers and more! MORE

February 6 | 7:30 pm
Eugene Richards Presents His Two Latest Books
(Fotovision, San Francisco)
Listen to Institute Fellow Eugene Richards present his two latest books of photography, A Procession of Them and The Blue Room. Richards will be signing books after the event. MORE

February 18
Lecture/Signing at the ICP
(New York City)
Renowned photographer and Institute Fellow Eugene Richards will give a lecture at the International Center of Photography in New York City, after which he will sign copies of his two latest books, A Procession of Them and The Blue Room. MORE