Behold A Pale Horse by William Cooper. ISBN 0-929385-22-5. This book purports a theory that there is a vast conspiracy of a group known as the Illuminati that has involved numerous other groups, including, the Masons, Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, FEMA, etc. This conspiracy has been on going for hundreds of years and its purpose is to either 1) control the world (i.e., establish the New World Order), 2) protect the world from extraterrestrial beings (UFOs, etc.) or 3) deliver the world to extraterrestrial beings to be used as a slave planet. Also contains a copy of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Cooper claims that the protocols are really the secret plans of the Illuminati.

Screwed, The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class, by Thom Hartman. ISBN 1-57675-414-6. I got this book at Powells for cheap. My copy is the first edition (2006.) There is a more recent second edition. The book is easy to read and well written. It appears to me to be well researched, many stated facts are sourced with notes/references. The book is a bit of a downer, because Hartmann paints a pretty bleak picture. He does end it with recommended actions that the reader can pursue.

What Would Jefferson Do? by Thom Hartmann. ISBN 1-4000-5209-2. This book discusses democracy in general and democracy in the USA. It describes the founding fathers and what their writings and actions indicate they believed concerning democracy and other subjects, e.g., religion. The book further discusses problems with the government in the USA and some things that the author thinks should be done to correct them. Well written and easy to read. One of the main themes is the evils of uncontrolled corporations and how they try to push the government towards fascism.