{"product_id":"hell-no-michael-ratner-9781595585400","title":"Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in Twenty-First Century America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Compelling and useful reading\" for activists, protest groups, and individuals, from America's leading constitutional rights group (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the age of terrorism and under the current administration, the United States has become a much more dangerous place--for activists and dissenters, whose First Amendment rights are all too frequently abridged by the government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHell No\u003c\/i\u003e, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the country's leading public interest law organization, offers a timely report on government attacks on dissent and protest in the United States, along with a readable and essential guide for activists, teachers, grandmothers, and anyone else who wants to oppose government policies and actions. \u003ci\u003eHell No \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the current situation of attacks upon and criminalization of dissent and protest, from the surveillance of activists to the disruption of demonstrations, from the labeling of protestors as \"terrorists,\" to the jailing of those the government claims are giving \"material support\" to its perceived enemies. Offering detailed, hands-on advice on everything from \"Sneak and Peek\" searches to \"Can the Government Monitor My Text Messages?\" and what to do \"If an Agent Knocks,\" \u003ci\u003eHell No \u003c\/i\u003elays out several key responses that every person should know in order to protect themselves from government surveillance and interference with their rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Concluding with the controversial 2008 Mukasey FBI Guidelines, which currently regulate the government's domestic response to dissent, \u003ci\u003eHell No \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable tool in the effort to give free speech and protest meaning in a post-9\/11 world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ratner, Margaret Ratner Kunstler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595585400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595585400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 138","brand":"Michael Ratner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938530853119,"sku":"9781595585400","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_693d3352-465a-4813-9f5c-71d210bf0d4d.jpg?v=1681436233","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hell-no-michael-ratner-9781595585400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}