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On the Job
by Celeste Monforton, Jane M. Von Bergen; read by Suzie Althens
The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workers. Learn More
What's Luck Got To Do With It?
by Edward D. Kleinbard; read by Matthew Josdal
Like it or not, our lives and opportunities are determined largely by luck. In this thought-provoking book, Edward D. Kleinbard shows that while we can't undo every instance of misfortune, we can offer a path to not just a fairer America, but greater economic growth, more broadly shared. Learn More
The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen
by Linda Colley; read by Susan Ericksen
Vivid and magisterial, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen reconfigures the rise of a modern world through the advent and spread of written constitutions. Learn More
Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free
by Jed S. Rakoff; read by Joe Barrett
A senior federal judge's incisive, unsettling exploration of some of the paradoxes that define the judiciary today, Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free features essays examining why innocent people plead guilty, why high-level executives aren't prosecuted, why you won't get your day in court, and why the judiciary is curtailing its own constitutionally mandated power. Learn More
Nuclear Folly
by Serhii Plokhy; read by Keith Sellon-Wright
A harrowing account of the Cuban missile crisis and how the US and USSR came to the brink of nuclear apocalypse. Learn More
Politics in the European Union, Fifth Edition
by Ian Bache, Simon Bulmer, Charlotte Burns, Stephen George, Owen Parker; read by Bruce Mann
Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics, including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to understanding the complex nature of the EU. Learn More
International Relations Theories
by Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith; read by Grant Cartwright
Unrivaled coverage of international relations theories from leading experts whose case studies show listeners how theory can be applied to address concrete political problems. Learn More
Until Justice Be Done
by Kate Masur; read by Allyson Johnson
2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History
A groundbreaking history of the movement for equal rights that courageously battled racist laws and institutions, north and south, in the decades before the Civil War. Learn More
Collateral Damage
by Mark Shaw, read by Phil Thron
In a breakthrough book that is sure to be relevant for years to come, bestselling author (The Reporter Who Knew Too Much) and distinguished historian Mark Shaw investigates the connection between the mysterious deaths of motion picture screen siren Marilyn Monroe, President John F. Kennedy, and What's My Line? TV star and crack investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen. Learn More
Introduction to Politics 4th Edition
by Robert Garner, Peter Ferdinand, Stephanie Lawson; read by Corrie James
Combining theory, comparative politics, and international relations, Introduction to Politics, Fourth Edition provides the most comprehensive introduction to the subject for first year undergraduate students, with the most global perspective. Learn More
The Enemy Within
by David Horowitz; read by Rick Adamson
In The Enemy Within, David Horowitz argues that America's fundamental principles are under attack by the progressive left. Learn More
After the End of History
by Francis Fukuyama, Mathilde Fasting; read by David Shih
A series of in-depth interviews between Francis Fukuyama and editor Mathilde Fasting, After the End of History offers a wide-ranging analysis of liberal democracy today. Drawing on Fukuyama's work on identity, biotechnology, and political order, the book provides essential insight into the rise of authoritarianism and the greatest threats faced by democracy in our present world. Learn More
Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?
by Jesse McCarthy; read by Terrence Kidd
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist New York Times Book Review Best Books of the Year: TIME, Kirkus Reviews
A supremely talented young critic's essays on race and culture, from Toni Morrison to trap, herald the arrival of a major new voice in American letters. Learn More
Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith
by Philip Jenkins; read by Pearl Hewitt
One of the world's leading scholars of religious trends shows how climate change has driven dramatic religious upheavals. Learn More
A Short History of Police and Policing
by Clive Emsley; read by John Lee
The police are constantly under scrutiny. They are criticized for failings, praised for successes, and hailed as heroes for their sacrifices. Starting from the premise that every society has norms and ways of dealing with transgressors, A Short History of Police and Policing traces the evolution of the multiple forms of "policing" that existed in the past. Learn More
The Wealth of Refugees
by Alexander Betts; read by Jennifer M. Dixon
Refugee numbers are increasing due to a proliferation of fragile states, and this problem will be exacerbated by climate change and the impact of COVID-19. The Wealth of Refugees identifies approaches that can be effective in improving the welfare of refugees, increasing social cohesion between refugees and host communities, and reducing the need for onward migration. Learn More
Dirty Work
by Eyal Press; read by Neil Shah
A groundbreaking, urgent report from the front lines of "dirty work"—the work that society considers essential but morally compromised. Learn More
In Defense of Liberal Democracy
by Manuel Hinds; read by Timothy Andres Pabon
Manuel Hinds examines America's past and present (up to and including the 2020 presidential election) to illustrate how current events can be as dramatic as any historical legacy in warning us of the danger of abandoning our democratic principles. Learn More
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik; read by Diana Blue
Named a Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2021 by Publishers Weekly: A rigorous examination of six political myths used to deflect and discredit demands for social justice. Learn More
Rethinking American Grand Strategy
edited by Elizabeth Borgwardt, Christopher McKnight Nichols, Andrew Preston; read by Teri Schnaubelt, Steve Menasche
A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy.
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Citizen Trump
by Robert Orlando; read by Charles Constant
Writer/director Robert Orlando presents the follow-up to his acclaimed documentary Citizen Trump. Learn More
Martin & Malcolm & America
by James H. Cone; read by Sean Crisden
This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African American leaders of the twentieth century. Learn More
Saving the News
by Martha Minow ; read by Eliza Foss
A detailed argument of how our government has interfered in the direction of America's media landscape that traces major transformations in media since the printing press and charts a path for reform. Learn More
American Schism
by Seth David Radwell; read by Mike Lenz
American Schism reveals the roots of the rifts in America since its founding and what is really dividing red and blue America; the core issues that underlie all of today's bickering; and a detailed, effective plan to move forward, commencing what will be a long process of repair and reconciliation. Learn More
Charlie Brown's America
by Blake Scott Ball; read by Johnny Heller
Despite—or because of—its huge popular culture status, Peanuts enabled cartoonist Charles Schulz to offer political commentary on the most controversial topics of postwar American culture through the voices of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang. Learn More
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