Politics

Kill Switch

by Adam Jentleson; read by P.J. Ochlan

An insider's account of how politicians representing a radical minority of Americans are using "the greatest deliberative body in the world" to hijack our democracy. Learn More

Crackup

by Samuel L. Popkin; read by John Pruden

A consistently surprising analysis of how and why the Republican Party imploded in the last decade, setting the stage for the rise of Trump and extremist candidates more generally. Learn More

Firepower

by Matthew J. Lacombe; read by Mike Chamberlain

Firepower sheds vital new light on how the NRA has grown powerful by mobilizing average Americans, and how it uses its GOP alliance to advance its objectives and shape the national agenda. Learn More

Why The New Deal Matters

by Eric Rauchway; read by Peter Lerman

This book looks at how the legacy of the New Deal, both for good and ill, informs the current debates around governmental responses to crises. Learn More

Churchill's Band of Brothers

by Damien Lewis; read by Derek Perkins

Award-winning war reporter and internationally bestselling military historian Damien Lewis explores one of World War II's most remarkable Special Forces missions during the Normandy landings on D-Day—and the extraordinary hunt that followed to take down a cadre of fugitive SS and Gestapo war criminals. Learn More

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

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