Bøger af Chuck Collins

In the summer of 2013, Mystery Writer and Radio Personality Chuck Collins was diagnosed with a deadly form of brain cancer. This is the story of how he and a special community of professionals, friends and family made the best of a very bad situation. Portions of proceeds (60%) will go to aid families dealing with brain health issues. Go to RobbingMind.com for more information.

YOU CAN'T JUST SAY YOU WANT TO LEVEL UP! YOU NEED THE KEYS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR LIFE GOES TO NEW HEIGHTS!People say they want to go to the next level. They even take necessary actions to begin their journey. However, it takes a "no matter what" mentality to actually take your life to new heights of peace, productivity, and prosperity. Atlanta businessman, Chuck Collins has lived the advice that he shares with readers in his debut book Level Up No Matter What: 7 Keys That Will Help Take Your Life To New Heights. Like many people, Chuck faced devastation and disappointments early on in his life. Such events such as being nine years old and having to grieve the murder of his cousin to gun violence, watching his beloved sister become a teenage mother to being robbed at gunpoint while he was working as a retail clerk. But he learned that what doesn't kill you is designed to push you to level up no matter what life brings your way.By the end of this dynamic guide that can be read by men, women, and youth, you are sure to:· Transform your pain into perseverance· Delete your negative thinking and speaking from your inner and outer dialogue · Implement Chuck's 7 Keys without hesitation to ensure your elevation to the next level

Rae Kelliher is a veteran environmental activist and pioneer in the death-with-dignity movement. Her husband Reggie calls her "party in a box" and "a weaver of people and movements." Facing a diagnosis of terminal illness, Rae engages in a shocking suicide-murder, taking the life of an oil company CEO for his complicity in delaying responses to climate catastrophe. Seven years later, Rae's friends and family gather at her Vermont farm to try to understand her violent exit and the rapid social transformations triggered by her desperate act.

"Bold in its philosophy and down-to-earth in the application of that philosophy."-Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.Praised by Sojurners as a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality, Economic Apartheid in America provides much-needed groundwork for more democratic discussion and participation in economic life (Tikkun). With a wealth of eye-opening data (The Beacon) focusing on the decline of organized labor and civic institutions, the battle over global trade, and the growing inequality of income and wages, it argues that most Americans are shut out of the discussion of the rules governing their economic lives. Accessible and engaging and illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and political cartoons, the book lays out a comprehensive plan for action.

"A devastating insider exposae of the industry that hides the plutocrats' trillions from the taxman"--

We are living in a time of extreme inequality, and few places are more unequal than the United States. In this powerful new book, Chuck Collins shows how the powerful and wealthy have rigged the system in their favor, and how ordinary Americans can fight back by transforming local campaigns into a national movement against the toxic lies of the 1%.

As heard on NPR's Fresh Air "This empowering light into a brighter future is a narrative you won't want to miss." - Ralph Nader "Collins not only talks the talk but walks the walk...this is a worthwhile book to read, digest, and share" - Publishers Weekly An essential piece of reading for anyone concerned by the increasing wealth inequality-made worse by the global pandemic and political partisanship The growing wealth inequality continues to dominate headlines. The divide between the haves and have nots in America is increasingly political and tensions are rising. On one side, the wealthy wield power and advantage, keeping the system operating in their favor―all while retreating into enclaves that separate them further and further from the poor and working class. On the other side, those who find it increasingly difficult to keep up or get ahead are desperate and frustrated ―waging a rhetorical war against the rich and letting anger and resentment keep us from seeing new potential solutions. But can we suspend both class wars long enough to consider a new way forward? Is it really good for anyone that most of society's wealth is pooling at the very top of the wealth ladder? Does anyone, including the one percent, really want to live in a society plagued by economic apartheid? It is time to think differently, says longtime inequality expert and activist Chuck Collins. Born into the one percent, Collins gave away his inheritance at 26 and spent the next three decades mobilizing against inequality. He uses his perspective from both sides of the divide to deliver a new narrative. Collins calls for a ceasefire and invites the wealthy to come back home, investing themselves and their wealth in struggling communities. And he asks the non-wealthy to build alliances with the one percent and others at the top of the wealth ladder. Stories told along the way explore the roots of advantage, show how taxpayers subsidize the wealthy, and reveal how charity, used incorrectly, can actually reinforce extreme inequality. Readers meet pioneers who are crossing the divide to work together in new ways, including residents in the author's own Boston-area neighborhood who have launched some of the most interesting community transition efforts in the nation. In the end, Collins's national and local solutions not only challenge inequality but also respond to climate change and offer an unexpected, fresh take on one of our most intransigent problems.

"We are the 99%" is the rallying cry of millions of people involved in the "Occupy Wall Street" movement. This is the first book to pull together in once place detailed information about the 1% and the 99% in all realms of society, the causes and consequences of this deep inequality, and what can be done about it. The focus of the worldwide "Occupy" protests is creating a world that works for 99% of people and businesses, not just the richest and most powerful 1%. But who are the 99%? Who are the 1%? How extensive and systemic is inequality in different areas of society? What are its causes and consequence? How is inequality changing in our world? And what can be done about it? For many years Chuck Collins has been a top leader in studying, speaking about, and writing about these questions. In this book he brings together in one place, for the first time, information that has been widely scattered in many different articles, reports, and websites. He provides revealing and powerful information about inequality in all realms of today's world, including individual wealth and power, corporate wealth and power, media control, political influence, and other areas. He then describes the functioning of the "Wall Street Inequality Machine" and describes how inequality wrecks everything we care about. And he tells how people and groups are pushing back against inequality and taking action to reduce inequality and create a world that works for the many and not just the few.