Bulldozed:'Kelo,' Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land

No domestic policy issue more angers or galvanizes the public than the controversy over eminent domain-the taking of private property for public use. The stakes in this always controversial procedure have been dramatically raised in recent years as eminent domain has been used to fund private development. As the notorious Kelo case in New London, CT demonstrated last year. The practice of using eminent domain to enrich municipalities is an incendiary issue. Veteran journalist, Carla Main, takes a hard look at this practice and delivers an incisive expose that is sure to be widely read and hotly debated.

• The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain
• Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage