<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Plunkitt of Tammany Hall by Riordin. The only book you need to read to understand American politics and government. Tom Lehman "Max B. Sawicky" wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hello Left Business Observor List I am teaching introduction to U.S. Government for the first time in the fall, and I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion about a text that relates basic political structure from a critical vantagepoint. Thanks. Jacob Segal ------------ I recommend Naked Lunch, by William S. Burroughs. mbs</blockquote> </html>