PoliPoint Press (or P3Books) was a

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publishing company that was founded to print the writings of

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founder

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. In 2004 it published its first book, Sperling's ''The Great Divide'', a book of essays and full-color illustrations arguing that the

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, in order to retake the

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, must abandon efforts in the allegedly culturally backwards " red states." The company was brought into being to "bring new ideas and perspectives into the body politic, to ignite dialogue," according to publisher Scott Jordan, a former publicist for the Saudi Arabian government. Under editorial director Peter Richardson, the company went on to publish books by

Sasha Abramsky Sasha Abramsky (born 4 April 1972) is a British-born freelance journalist and author who now lives in the United States. His work has appeared in ''The Nation'', ''The Atlantic Monthly'', ''New York'', ''The Village Voice'', and ''Rolling Stone''. ...

, Rose Aguilar,

Dean Baker Dean Baker (born July 13, 1958) is an American macroeconomist who co-founded the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) with Mark Weisbrot. Baker has been credited as one of the first economists to have identified the 2007–08 United Sta ...

, Jeff Cohen,

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Marjorie Cohn Marjorie Cohn (born November 1, 1948) is a professor of law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, and a former president of the National Lawyers Guild.Kevin Danaher Kevin Danaher (Irish, ''Caoimhín Ó Danachair'') (30 January 1913 – 14 March 2002) was an Irish folklorist with a special interest in ethnography and military history. Danaher is the author of 10 books about Irish traditional customs a ...

Belva Davis Belva Davis (born Belvagene Melton; October 13, 1932) is an American television and radio journalist. She is the first African-American woman to become a television reporter on the U.S. West Coast. She has won eight Emmy Awards and been recognize ...

Reese Erlich Reese Erlich (July 5, 1947 – April 6, 2021) was an American author and freelance journalist who wrote for CBS Radio, Australian Broadcasting Corp., and National Public Radio. He also contributed to Foreign Policy and VICE News. He wrote the na ...

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Phillip Longman Phillip Longman (born April 21, 1956, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a conservative American demographer. Presently he is a Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, and he formerly worked as a senior writer and dep ...

Markos Moulitsas Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (; born September 11, 1971), often known by his username and former military nickname "Kos" ( ), is an American blogger who is the founder and publisher of Daily Kos, a blog focusing on liberal and Democratic Party p ...

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, William Rivers Pitt,

Sarah Posner Sarah Posner is an American journalist and author. She is the author of two books about the American Christian right and has written for ''The American Prospect'', ''The Guardian'', ''The Nation'', ''Salon'', ''AlterNet'', ''The Atlantic'', '' Th ...

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, and Curtis White. One PoliPoint Press book, ''The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War'' (2008), was the basis for ''Official Secrets'', the 2019 film starring

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. PoliPoint Press's offices were in

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. The company closed in 2011, selling off rights to its books to

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and Berrett-Koehler Publishers.''Publishers Weekly''
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July 12, 2011. Accessed February 11, 2015.

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